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19 Oct, 2026 0

Managing uncertainty - Life rarely goes according to plan. Here’s how to get better at adapting

Will you get the job? What will the medical test results show? And what’s with that ominously vague email your boss sent? Uncertainty and change have always been challenging to handle, for some people…
Julane King-Walker, principal of Claverty Cottage Primary School in Portland, watches as the five students attending the school use their tablets last month.
19 Oct, 2026 0

Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health?

The Conversation: The year 2026 has been an expensive one for social media platforms. Since March, YouTube and Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, have settled or paid out in multiple…
Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa.
19 Oct, 2026 0

PAHO calls for stronger regional role in global health reforms

BERLIN, (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling for greater involvement of countries and regional institutions in reshaping the global health system amid tightening financial…
The house in St Catherine where the deadly shooting took place on Friday morning.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Bloodshed, bullet holes and doubts

Residents question account of deadly Sligoville main road shooting; second cop succumbs to injuries Questions are being raised about the circumstances surrounding Friday’s deadly confrontation…
Professor Jennifer Knight Madden (left) and Dr Lesley King during an interview with The Sunday Gleaner at the Sickle Cell Unit.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Sickle cell not a race-specific disease

Sickle cell disease is a genetic disorder that affects people of all races. Although it occurs predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and is prevalent in Jamaica, it is not exclusive to people of African…
Medical students Ashli McCarthy (left) and Tiara Hayles pictured at the University of Guyana. McCarthy, who is in her final year, and Hayles, who is in her second year, have made their country proud in the South American country, retaining high grades thro
18 Oct, 2026 0

Their parents wore the badge, they chose the stethoscope

WESTERN BUREAU: When 24-year-old Ashli McCarthy arrived in Guyana four years ago, she knew almost nobody, had no local currency, and carried little more than her ambition to become a doctor. “All I…
Shernett Annon, the managing director of Shipping Services of Jamaica and a 16-year breast cancer survivor.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Breast cancer survivor Shernett Annon chooses life, laughter and love

WESTERN BUREAU: As a breast cancer survivor of 16 years, Shernett Annon, managing director of Shipping Services of Jamaica, says she has developed a greater appreciation for life, having experienced…
Interior shot of Jamaica’s first casino, the Adamas Grand Casino Jamaica at Princess Resorts in Green Island, Hanover.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica’s first casino to open February 2027

WESTERN BUREAU: After more than a decade of legislative preparation, regulatory hurdles and anticipation, Jamaica’s first casino is scheduled to open in February 2027 at Princess Grand Jamaica in…
Keira Ledgister
18 Oct, 2026 0

Keira’s hard work pays off

For 11-year-old Keira Ledgister, a resident of Junction, St Elizabeth, the news that she had been awarded a scholarship to the Hampton School was exciting and at the same time, unexpected. The former…