The future, long-term viability and resilience of government-operated facilities situated near the shoreline in Jamaica are now under scrutiny following severe devastation inflicted on several as a result of the passage of Hurricane Melissa on...
Old Harbour and Greater Portmore high schools in St Catherine have become the new homes for several students displaced by Hurricane Melissa, which devastated sections of the island in late October, leaving hundreds without a school to continue...
Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson says small island states like Jamaica, which are highly vulnerable to climate change despite contributing little to global emissions, must use every international platform to demand climate justice. His call...
Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who, alongside Bob Marley, helped bring reggae, ska, and rocksteady to the world, has died from a seizure and pneumonia on Monday at 81. His wife, Latifa, announced on social media that he passed following...
Excited chatter filled Godfrey Stewart High School in Westmoreland last Wednesday as children’s voices echoed across the compound. From the main office, teachers could be heard giving instructions to students gathered in a nearby classroom. Vice-...
Interdicted from his post at the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon for running as a candidate in the September general election, Dr Aujae Dixon returns to court on Tuesday to learn whether he will secure an injunction blocking disciplinary action...
Unless shelter occupants relocate within the next four days, upper-school students returning on Monday to three Westmoreland high schools will return with hurricane evacuees on the compounds. At least two institutions – Belmont Academy and Godfrey...
Ahead of Monday’s meeting with the Ministry of Labour and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) about the planned redundancy exercised to accommodate refurbishment exercises Bahia Principe’s managing director, Jonay Guerra, says the planned...
The full weight of the damage to schools in the parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa could be known this week as officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information get a better assessment of the impact on plants in the storm’s...
Retired former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has indicated that the island’s two main political parties and parliamentary system must be pivotal in the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, and that now is not the time for...
Former colleagues of the late Professor Christopher Andre Duane Charles, who died last week, are remembering him as a brilliant academic and fearless researcher whose incisive commentary and deep analyses shaped thr understanding of Caribbean...
Two powerful stakeholder bodies in the education sector have given full support to the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s anti-bullying campaign, stressing that any attempt to stem the dangerous physical and emotional tide...
Jamaica has officially become the 89th country to launch iamtheCODE, a global initiative aimed at empowering young girls and women through digital literacy and coding. The programme, which seeks to develop one million coders by 2030, targets...
After last week’s public acknowledgement that former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has been suffering from dementia, Professor of Public Health and Ageing Denise Eldemire Shearer says there should be no shame associated with the condition...
At 15 years old, Joshuah Channer is captain for Wolmer’s Boys’ School under-16 cricket team and vice-captain for its under-19 team. But, his biggest cap to date is his mastery of the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) in the last...
By Presidential Decree No. 1039 on July 10, 2025, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez awarded Jamaica’s former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller the Medal of Friendship, one of Cuba’s highest honours for foreign leaders who have supported...
Failure by successive administrations to declare an enumeration period in Jamaica, for a complete reverification and purging of the voters’ list has fuelled concerns about the low percentage of the population perceived as having decided who should...
Dr Andrew Michael Holness etched his name in Jamaica’s political history books last night after leading the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to victory in the island’s 19th general election – securing an unprecedented third consecutive term in power for...
More than a dozen young Jamaicans engaged in multiple professions and areas of study say the Government’s constitutional reform process has failed miserably and that there is no surprise that it has been rendered comatose. The 16-member group,...
Sixteen young Jamaicans engaged in various professions and areas of study are warning that, while electors in their age group are willing to participate in the political and governance process, they are being turned off by a sense that their voices...
More than 45,000 election day workers (EDWs) and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are eligible to vote today, under special provisions ahead of next Wednesday’s general election. According to...
Edmund Bartlett has given nearly half a century of contribution to public life with service in education, community development, tourism and economic development, and, after five decades, he says there is no greater calling. However, despite his...
Despite the continuity and party identity offered by family dynasties in Jamaican politics, former media manager and social commentator Kay Osborne believes they may create significant risks to democratic renewal, which she says must be a concern...
The tenure of Dr Peter Phillips as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew East Central came to an end on Friday when Parliament dissolved ahead of the September 3 general election, also bringing to a close the longest simultaneous representation...
When Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness set the date for Jamaica’s 19th general election in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, last night, he joined a long line of leaders who have used the St Andrew capital as a rally point to make that announcement. It was...
