The dismissals in June and September of two senior Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) managers have raised serious concerns, prompting three trade unions to seek the intervention of Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie. The first dismissal occurred...
The atmosphere was heavy with a palpable sadness early last Tuesday morning as Dr Nigel Clarke, Jamaica’s former finance minister, faced his last day in office. Just 48 hours before he was set to step into his role as deputy managing director of...
Despite year-on-year declines in all major categories across the island, crime and violence continue to be the foremost concern for Jamaicans. Up to October 12, police statistics showed that murders have fallen by 19.2 per cent since January when...
Almost three decades have passed since Jamaica conducted its last national enumeration exercise, and 20 years since addresses were reverified. Officials are now raising concerns that a new enumeration is needed to provide the country with its most...
Three years ago, Mickel Jackson stepped into the role of executive director of the 25-year-old Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ), succeeding a legacy of formidable Jamaicans who have championed the rights of the voiceless and underrepresented. With a...
The political spotlight is firmly on Manchester, the central Jamaica parish where the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) are bracing for an intense showdown. The PNP aims to win all four parliamentary...
The National Democratic Movement (NDM), the most recognisable small party in Jamaica over the past 50 years, may not field candidates in future elections unless it emerges from its current political coma. This is the view of Michael Williams, one...
While the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) intends to hold on to the nine of 15 constituencies it currently has in Kingston and St Andrew, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) believes it has a shot at at least three of four it believes are in...
Dr Maziki Thame believes it is unfortunate that partisanship appears to be clouding objective reality as Jamaicans react to the findings of an Integrity Commission (IC) investigative report following a yearslong illicit enrichment probe triggered...
With no overseas guest set to address the public session of the People’s National Party (PNP) 86th annual conference today, President Mark Jefferson Golding will take the spotlight. This event might be the final major gathering of this magnitude...
Once thought of as an ailment predominantly affecting older adults, strokes are now increasingly impacting younger Jamaicans, including those in their 30s. Local experts have identified this trend of patients over 18 having this affliction as ‘...
With speculation rife that Prime Minister Andrew Holness will call the next general election before September 2025, the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says its house is in order as it prepares for its annual conference next weekend. PNP...
The urgency to prepare for the new academic year was clear at several schools in southern Manchester last week. Many were still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, which had caused significant damage to their facilities. School...
Sixteen years after Jamaica and the European Union (EU) struck a duty-free deal, shelves devoid of each other’s goods on both sides have left former EU Ambassador Marianne Van Steen and local business leaders disheartened. Van Steen, whose tour of...
European Union (EU) Ambassador Marianne Van Steen concluded her tour of duty on August 7, heading back to Brussels with a pledge to enhance EU- Caribbean partnerships as she maintains a keen interest in the region in a new post that will keep her...
Medical social workers (MSWs) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are wilting under the weight of thousands of case files as they support patients through trauma and recovery, relying on each other for emotional strength when the...
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is grappling with a staggering $16 billion in unpaid debt accumulated over more than a decade from chargeable services provided to hundreds of patients. The St Andrew-based teaching hospital is not...
Dr Theresa Rodriguez- Moodie is deeply concerned about the repeated actions of mankind that harm the environment. As the CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), she fights daily for the protection of the environment, arguing that without a...
Despite ongoing concerns over maternal and infant mortality at some hospitals, specialists across the island are employing advanced medical techniques to ensure the health and survival of vulnerable children. In recent years, Jamaica’s medical...
The aftermath of Hurricane Beryl – the earliest storm to develop into a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic – left a stark and unmistakable trail of destruction across Jamaica’s south central coast. The storm brushed the south coast of Jamaica as...
The history of racially motivated experimentation on black Americans within the United States health system – often conducted without their knowledge or consent – has had a detrimental impact on black healthcare in the country, asserts Jamaican-...
Senior members of Jamaica’s two main political parties say they are treating their respective upcoming annual conference seasons as the last major internal mass mobilisation efforts before the next general elections. The next parliamentary polls...
As mysteriously as they vanished 13 days prior from Jacob’s Ladder, the Mustard Seed Communities home in St Ann caring for Haitian orphans, 10 Haitian adults returned to the facility on Friday morning. However, a hydrocephalic orphan boy who...
On September 7, Deputy Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey will retire from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) after serving for 40 years and seven months. And although he would pursue his dream job as an accountant if given an opportunity to start...
Of all the crime scenes seared in the memory of retiring Deputy Police Commissioner Fitz Bailey, none has shaken the father of three more than the 2022 Cocoa Piece massacre in which a mother and her four children were slaughtered by a relative. “I...
