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Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, chief medical officer for Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

NO SPACE FOR MORE INTERNS

WESTERN BUREAU: Following recent complaints from several China-trained doctors that their internship applications in Jamaica were reportedly rejected one month after their expected response deadline,…
Jamaica’s 4x100m relay members (from left) Jodean Williams (who ran in the heats), Jonielle Smith, Tina Clayton, Tia Clayton and Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce on the podium to receive their silver medals.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

10-MEDAL HAUL

For the fourth World Championships staging in a row, Jamaica has earned a double-digit medal haul as they closed out nine days of competition at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships with 10 medals;…
Carlton ‘Buggy’ Watson, another resident, claimed to have planted breadfruit trees on the land and said he had occupied it for more than two decades.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

'I don't make it bother me'

A decades-long dispute between retired politician Pearnel Charles Sr and residents in Old Pera, St Thomas, has flared up once again, sparking verbal confrontations and threats of displacement. The…
Kymberli Whittaker, defence attorney.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Defence attorney wants urgent review of penalties under firearms law

Concerned about the harsh penalties faced by individuals, including children, for possessing imitation firearms, a defence lawyer is calling for an urgent review of Jamaica’s firearm legislation.…
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December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Health ministry to open cognitive clinics for dementia screening

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is set to open cognitive clinics to screen individuals displaying symptoms of dementia – a degenerative disease that impairs daily functioning, including memory…
Then Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller (right) poses with birthday girl Pamela Redwood at her party in this January 2013 photo.
December 9, 2025

Ode to Portia

Pamela Redwood has worked closely with Portia for more than 30 years. Following the disclosure by Simpson Miller’s husband that his wife is suffering from dementia, Redwood paid the following tribute…
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

China-trained doctors in limbo

WESTERN BUREAU: Several Jamaican doctors, who got their training in China, are alleging that they cannot secure placements here in Jamaica for their internships despite making multiple applications.…
Bryan Levell of Jamaica celebrates bronze in the men’s 200m finals at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday Levell took the bronze in a time of 19.64, a personal best.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘Nothing to be ashamed of’

JAMAICA PICKED up a pair of bronze medals at the end of day eight at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, with Bryan Levell and Shericka Jackson finishing third in the men’s and women’s 200…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett and Jovan Johnson

Cameron alleges political victimisation; Chang denies claims

Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron has accused National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang and Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake of harassment and political victimisation, according to an…