Estuary on edge Western Bureau: With the 2026 hurricane season just months away, some residents of Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme, in St James, are worried about the slow pace of the rehabilitation work on a section of their community, which caved in...
‘Quite frankly, I was afraid’ Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green testified on Thursday that fear had prevented him from giving an immediate statement to investigators following a fatal 2013 police shooting along Arcadia Road in St Andrew. “Quite frankly, I was afraid,” Green...
Former JTA head loses lawsuit against teachers’ body The wage agreement for a 20 per cent minimum increase in basic salary after tax, between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has been upheld after the Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by former JTA President La Sonja...
Ports under pressure Jamaica’s ports and cargo warehouses continue to face significant congestion, weeks after the traditional holiday rush. The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and key stakeholders yesterday urged importers and cargo owners to take immediate...
Sav hospital reckons with disturbing pickup in patient load post-Melissa In the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, doctors at the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital began noticing a troubling pattern among patients seeking care. Dr Suman Vemu, orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital, described the surge in injuries...
Centenarian Ethlyn Clarke stood tall through sickness and Hurricane Melissa WESTERN BUREAU: In August last year, Ethlyn Clarke suffered a major health scare. Two months later, she survived the brutal assault of Hurricane Melissa, so, when she celebrated her 100th birthday on January 20, she was full of gratitude to God for...
44 candidates nominated for Global Diaspora elections Forty-four persons have been nominated across Canada and the United States to compete for seats on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GDYC). Of those individuals, 17 were nominated to represent...
Hemmingay’s 50th anniversary celebrations in limbo WESTERN BUREAU: The Hemmingay Preparatory and Kindergarten School in Norwood, St James, which was in the middle of planning this year’s 50th anniversary celebrations when Hurricane Melissa impacted the island last October, is contemplating putting...
‘Where’s my girl?’ “I still want to know where my daughter is.” That was the haunting refrain from a tearful Sophia Lugg as she struggled to contain her emotions outside the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, moments after a jury found Constable Noel Maitland guilty of...
Hospitals feeling side effects of Christmas There is a reported spike in patients being hospitalised for non-communicable diseases in the weeks after Christmas – particularly as many, often elderly persons, indulge in unhealthy lifestyle practices, while not adhering to taking their...