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March 19, 2026
Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
March 19, 2026
BVI to continue Cuban health programme
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) says it will not be ending its Cuban health programme and, for now, will be maintaining its agreement with…
March 19, 2026
Four of six containers that will house infirmary in Trelawny in place
Four of the six prefabricated containers designated for the new Falmouth Infirmary have now arrived on site, marking a significant step in efforts to rehouse residents who were displaced following the…
March 19, 2026
Florida hospital sues to evict patient who won’t leave room five months after discharge
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being…
March 19, 2026
SSP Damion S. Manderson | Today’s solution, tomorrow’s problem…If we do nothing
A few years ago I had a lecturer whose profound words resonate with me to this day: “many of today’s solutions will prove to be tomorrow’s problems”. Jamaica continues to grapple with the painful…
March 19, 2026
Leroy Fearon | More care, less cost: NHF expands coverage for Jamaicans
In a significant and people-centred advancement in public healthcare, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), has…
March 19, 2026
Met Service projects below normal rainfall for early wet season
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is projecting that the early months of the upcoming wet season (April and May) will produce below normal rainfall across the island. This was…
March 19, 2026
US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries, including Grenada
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for US visas. Effective April 2,…
March 19, 2026
by Livingston Scott
‘We are still fighting’
Waterhouse Football Club rebounded from their devastating 4-0 defeat to league leaders Montego Bay United on Sunday with a 4-0 win over Molynes United in the Jamaica Premier League yesterday at the…