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Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
Published 17 hours ago by Corey Robinson

Tufton calls for law changes to tackle hospital ‘social cases’

Jamaica will have to change its laws and policies to address the perennial problem of patients remaining in public hospitals long after they are medically discharged, Health and Wellness Minister Dr…
Published 2 hours ago

Teenager arrested in robbery of Spanish Town taxi operator

Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the robbery of a taxi operator along Thompson Pen Road in Spanish Town. Reports are…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
Published 2 hours ago

Gov’t to develop programme to address squatting

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will develop a programme to address irregularly settled communities, as part of measures to prevent further squatting and informal settlement. …
Edna Lindsay Francis
Updated 13 hours ago by Earl Moxam

75 years later, the scars of Hurricane Charlie remain

The Gleaner headline of Friday, August 17, 1951, was ominous: “Hurricane may hit Jamaica today: Bad weather from noon, Crisis in evening.” It was not a sensational prediction. By the time it was…
From left: Newly appointed Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr Brian Langrin; Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and the Public Service; and outgoing BOJ Governor Richard Byles. – Contributed photo
Published 59 minutes ago

Dr Brian Langrin appointed new Bank of Jamaica Governor

Dr R Brian Langrin has been appointed the new Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), succeeding Richard Byles, whose seven-year tenure ends on Tuesday. Langrin will take office on Wednesday,…
Updated 13 hours ago by Erica Virtue

Drafting law in the age of AI

With a chronic shortage of legislative drafters and the often urgent need for new legislation, artificial intelligence (AI) could be an answer for overburdened professionals, despite significant…
Updated 13 hours ago by Karen Madden

Medical technologists sue Gov’t over unpaid wages

Five medical technologists have sued the Government over an alleged breach of contract and unpaid wages. The claimants – Nika Palmer, Damois Barnett, Rachael Adenigbagbe, Naidia Rachel James and Karon…
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Updated 13 hours ago by Lester Hinds

Jamaicans in Florida seek primary election wins in US

When voters in Florida go to the polls tomorrow to vote in the Democratic Party primary elections, a number of candidates with Jamaican roots are hoping they will come out victorious and go on to the…
Phillip Paulwell, East Kingston and Port Royal Member of Parliament
Published 38 minutes ago

Over 150 Burger Gully residents to be relocated

More than 150 residents along Burger Gully in Kingston could be relocated as the Government moves to address persistent flooding that has repeatedly forced families from their homes. The announcement…