Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter
May 28, 2026
by Kimone Francis
J’can medical students in Cuba there by their own volition, says foreign ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Jamaican medical students who continue to study in Cuba do so at their "own volition", even as it continues to monitor the situation in the…
May 27, 2026
by Kimone Francis
HARSH REALITY - Jamaican medical students in Cuba plead for help amid deepening crisis
Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions,…
May 24, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Taxpayers face $8m bill as NSWMA axes legal director - Agency says contract termination resulted from ‘loss of confidence’
Taxpayers will be left footing the bill for nearly a year of unearned salary and benefits after the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) abruptly cut ties with its director of legal…
May 21, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Hip-Hope Hero - Jamaican in Singapore donates more than $1m to aid special-needs mom with AVN cover cost of surgery
A Jamaican woman living overseas has injected more than $1 million into a medical fund for Mishcah Hamilton, a special-needs mother battling avascular necrosis (AVN), brought on by sickle cell…
May 12, 2026
by Kimone Francis
BEYOND AID - EU signals new era in Jamaica relations; sees country as partner of solutions amid global turmoil
The European Union (EU) is seeking to rebrand its relationship with Jamaica, signalling a shift away from traditional donor-recipient dynamics to a partnership of potential amid a crumbling global…
May 7, 2026
by Kimone Francis
GG’s former press secretary demands $31m in unpaid wages
Attorneys representing the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers have remained tight-lipped amid a demand for more than $31 million in unpaid wages filed by the legal team for discarded King’s House Press…
May 6, 2026
by Kimone Francis
'Illegal' - Review Committee says UHWI’s tax break abuse violates Customs Act
The Institutional Review Committee tasked with assessing the affairs of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) says the use of its tax- exempt status to import items for private companies…
April 17, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Dr Roger Hunter’s suspension overturned
The Medical Appeals Tribunal has set aside the suspension of neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter just under a year after it was imposed by the Medical Council of Jamaica in May 2025. The three-member panel…
April 10, 2026
by Kimone Francis
NO FIRING FIX
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the removal of individual heads at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will do little to cure a “dysfunctional culture” that has…