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Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker.
March 23, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Mom in the margins

Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of…
Dr Nadeen Spence.
March 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

UWI gives platform to close-in-age defence debate

From the benches of Parliament to the debating society at The University of the West Indies (UWI), arguments for and against legalising consensual sex among minors continue to stir opposing views,…
Cuban medics and their families were hosted by Osmond Brown and his wife, Karen, on Saturday at their home on Halifax Crescent in St Andrew.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

‘Hasta la proxima’

Cuban medics are preparing to leave Jamaica this week and Jamaicans have been showing appreciation and solidarity with the men and women of the Caribbean island that has been wilting under the…
Marcia Skyers-James
March 23, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Marcia Skyers-James: Hotelier to the diaspora

Marcia Skyers-James, the director of sales and marketing at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York, is one of many examples of barrier-breaking Jamaica-born woman in the United States (US).…
Several Caribbean ministers of education at CXC’s Inaugural Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum: From left are Danny Butcher, from Saint Lucia; Octavia Afred from Dominica; Marcia Potter, deputy chair of CXC; Phillip Jackson, from St Vinc
March 23, 2026

Caribbean education finds its voice in Kingston

For four days, some 400 educators, policymakers and thought leaders from 27 countries, converged at a landmark covenant with Caribbean learners. The CXC’s Inaugural Regional Education Conference and…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron (left), chairman of the Jamaica Police Officers’ Association, and Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cameron on interdiction

The public dispute between Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake and Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron has taken a new turn, with the senior officer – who also heads the Police Officers…
St John Ambulance medical team and volunteers pose for a photo during one of their visits to assist persons in western Jamaica parishes affected by Hurricane Melissa.
March 23, 2026

St John Ambulance volunteers bring relief to hurricane-hit communities

In the difficult weeks following the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, several communities across Jamaica were left struggling with damaged homes, blocked roads and disrupted access to…
Residents gather amid debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa on a street in Black River, Jamaica, on October 30.
March 23, 2026 by Aaron Thierry

Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies

In Brownsville, Texas, three members of the Galvan family died after a malfunctioning air conditioner left them exposed to extreme heat. Aged between 60 and 82, all three had chronic health…
Nayana Williams
March 23, 2026

Lifespan boss named adviser to Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean

The Women Entrepreneurs Network of the Caribbean (WENC) has announced the appointment of Nayana Williams, CEO of Lifespan Company Limited, as an adviser to its board, strengthening the organisation’s…