As the trade war between the world’s two largest economies heats up, China has reportedly warned it will hit back at countries making deals with the United States (US) that negatively affect Beijing’s interest. According to a BBC article, the...
A Jamaican immigration attorney in the United States (US) believes the Trump administration is headed for a major legal showdown with universities there as the slashing of student visas threaten their funding. Attorney-at law Oliver J. Langstadt...
The leadership, compassion, and commitment to service of community advocate Nehemiah ‘Miah’ Bailey, 92, will be remembered for many years to come. The beloved Jamaican-Canadian was born on October 7, 1932, in Ipswich, St Elizabeth in Jamaica, and...
On the very day that marks the passage of the landmark Public Defender (Interim) Act in 1999, the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) commemorated a historic 25 years of unwavering service to the people of Jamaica. The significant milestone was...
Dr Dayton Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party (PNP), has declared that a future PNP government will revolutionise housing in Jamaica using savings from the National Housing Trust (NHT), ensuring that more Jamaicans can afford...
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has again pledged to introduce one meal a day for all needy children in school if his party forms the next government. Addressing supporters at Silent Hill in Clarendon last weekend, Golding said...
A Pope of the people; admired for his humility, his advocacy for the poor and marginalised, and his commitment to “synodality” is how Archbishop of Kingston Kenneth Richards will remember the late Pope Francis. Francis, the first Latin American...
Just around 10 per cent of the approximately 200 facilities being operated across Jamaica as nursing homes are formally registered, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has disclosed. The estimate was derived primarily from data gathered by public...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday. He was 88. Bells...
Although it has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of the long-awaited school nutrition policy, stakeholders are urging the Government to implement strong mechanisms for inclusive consultation, public education, and rigorous enforcement and monitoring. “...
It could take up to three months for the results of a basic Pap smear examination to be returned to patients due to a chronic shortness of local cytologists in a profession that is arguably losing steam among tertiary students regionally and...
In what is being described as a groundbreaking medical milestone for Jamaica and the wider English-speaking Caribbean, Andrews Memorial Hospital Limited (AMH) successfully performed what it said was the region’s first lumbar (lower back) disc-...
Heather Dillon, 67, a Jamaican missionary on a tour of duty in Ghana, was among three people killed in a bus accident in rural Ghana last week. Dillon, who is from Ocho Rios in St Ann, had been doing missionary work in Ghana as a training...
After 20 years, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is being touted as essential in guarding democracy and shaping a unique identity for the region – even though some, despite many monumental CCJ rulings and the academic probity of the institution...
Steve Lawrence, 45, never imagined that a spontaneous decision during a holiday in Montego Bay, St James would change the course of his life. What began as a relaxing family getaway turned into a pivotal moment when he opted, on a whim, to take a...
The revocation of hundreds of student visas in the United States has left many Jamaican students currently studying or planning to study there feeling anxious and uncertain, as universities scramble to support those ordered to leave the country...
WESTERN BUREAU: A dispute over compensation has left a St James family scrambling for a new residence after receiving an eviction notice from the National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (NROCC). Eurel Francis said that when he...
A high-stakes legal clash has erupted in the private security sector, as industry giant KingAlarm Services Limited takes legal action to stop a Montego Bay-based rival, KingGuard Security Services Limited, from using the word ‘King’ in its branding...
An activity included in a widely used primary school textbook that requires seven- and eight-year-olds to discuss polygamy-type relationships is facing the heat from at least one parent, who charges that it goes against Jamaican laws and is “highly...
Easter is one of the most significant and celebrated holidays in the Christian calendar. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, as described in the New Testament. Easter follows the Season of Lent – a 40-day period in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: On a quiet Good Friday afternoon, the streets of Montego Bay, St James, were transformed into a sacred journey of reflection, as the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral led a citywide observance of the Stations of the Cross. In a powerful...
The Easter season in Jamaica may pass without the release of a single non-violent inmate through Food For The Poor’s (FFTP) long-running prison ministry – a stark departure from a tradition that has reunited hundreds of families and offered hope to...
Under the blazing midday sun, a crowd of devout Christians gathered on the streets of Kingston to take part in a moving re-enactment of the Passion of Jesus Christ – a cherished tradition held each year on Good Friday. This solemn procession,...
When Orthia Watson heard gunshots echo through her Olympic Gardens community in Kingston on Thursday, she rushed towards the chaos – never imagining she would find her 14-year-old daughter lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to the head. She...
