One of the over 1,000 medical doctors now facing the axe over a contract dispute has hit out at the Government for its handling of the arrangements.The doctor, who asked not to be named, is, like his colleagues, facing the possibility ...

Refusing to be distracted by her overnight fame in becoming the first person in the United States to take the COVID-19 vaccine, Clarendon-born Jamaican critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay has received her PhD in health sciences at the ce...

THE teachers' union and school principals appear to be heading toward an agreement to allow students who deferred their 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) examinat...

THERE are hardly words to describe the joy Nation Builders Development Centre's p rincipal Lois Hamilton Forester felt after learning earlier this year that her school would be getting a new bathroom, courtesy of a few University of Te...

The consequences of a lack of equitable access to vaccines continue to be evident in Jamaica and in many other developing countries. The shortage of vaccines in developing countries, due partially to hoarding by developed countries, ha...

MORE men have committed suicide than women since 2000, data recorded by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) have revealed.Between 2000 and 2019 1,008 cases of suicide have been reported, with men accounting for 84 per cent of that figu...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the People's National Party (PNP) Mark Golding says the party is gearing up for the local government election which was postponed last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Amendments to the R...

AWESTRUCK, a young Jordan Diedrick would be at home in Cumberland in Portmore, St Catherine, looking up at passing airplanes. One day, he even drew a picture of a plane with himself inside as the pilot.Today, the 27-year-old spends most...

Vaccine shortage due to Jamaica's poor overseas linksJAMAICA'S image in the eyes of the world, despite the scourge of crime and violence, is laced with uncountable positives.The performances by sportsmen and artistes over the years, des...

IN the space of a day, a four-year-old girl lost her mother, a younger, unborn sibling and her stepfather. The girl's mental burden started last Sunday after she discovered her pregnant mother's body shortly after 2 o'clock in Rhoden Ha...

Cherrita Bailey Martin, a registered midwife at the Sandy Bay Health Centre in Clarendon gets comfortable with the new chair and desk donated to the health centre by the JN Circle, May Pen and Old Harbour. JN Circles, which are located ...

Executive director of Mustard Seeds Communities in St Andrew Darcy Tulloch Williams (left) and Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, director of Mustard Seeds Communities help cut the ribbon for a newly renovated physiotherapy room at Mustard S...

Director of Eve for Life, Joy Crawford, is demanding that the Government makes the sex offenders registry open to the public. Crawford was speaking at a sexual abuse and child trafficking seminar on Friday, initiated by the Ministry of...

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced that Jamaica and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to sign a document of intent to aid in boosting air connectivity between the Middle East and the Caribbean.The minister made the ann...

MORE pre-retirees plan on taking their mortgages with them into retirement. In Jamaica you have up to 40 years to repay an NHT mortgage. Therefore, if you were given a mortgage at age 30, your mortgage would expire at age 70. Some mortg...

SINCE June is Men's Health Month, what better time to help the men we know and love remember to take a little time to care for themselves, too?Unfortunately, recent studies show that men are less likely than women to take care of their ...

SIX public health facilities were last Thursday presented with renewable and energy-efficient systems, including LED lighting solutions and solar PV systems that will help to lower energy costs in the health sector. The facilities are B...

PRIOR to the novel coronavirus pandemic, it was accepted that our pool of mental health resources was, at best, inadequate. However, the anxiety and stress that accompanied the infectious disease will now require the implementation of i...

IN the race between infection and injection, injection has lost. Public health experts estimate that approximately 70 per cent of the world's 7.9 billion people must be fully vaccinated to end the novel coronavirus pandemic. As of June ...

AS populations the world over continue to embrace online spaces for interacting and even transacting business, a local cybersecurity practitioner is urging Jamaicans, especially senior citizens, to educate themselves about the cyber wor...

MANDEVILLE, Manchester - Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Floyd Green has said that the ministry will continue with its plan to buy drones to bolster its extension services."We are purchasing four drones that we will use across Jam...

As women heads of household struggle to feed their families in the face of food insecurity and the novel coronavirus pandemic, Jamaican non-governmental organisation (NGO) INMED Caribbean has embarked on an innovative solution that is s...

OLDER adults should do some type of physical activity every day. Any type of activity is good for you. The more you do the better.Adults aged 65 and over should:* Aim to be physically active every day. Any activity is better than none. ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, June 27, 2021: You have an easygoing, gentle charm. You are creative, playful, and like to converse with others. You appear quiet and unassuming, but you are intuitive and observant. Justice and fairness matte...

He took the bride about the neckAnd kissed her with such a clamorous smackThat at the partingAll the church did echo.- ShakespeareMaybe that's the nearest thing to sex that the Church will publicly approve of. Any other activity will b...

OPPOSITION spokesman on finance, Julian Robinson, has recommended that the Government uses unclaimed bank balances to fund concessionary loans to small and micro businesses which have suffered significantly during the novel coronavirus ...

MAY PEN, Clarendon - Two men who pleaded guilty to murdering Anglican priest Father Larius Lewis say they met on the homosexual website Grindr and jealousy reared its ugly head on the day he was killed. Tafari Wilson and Lloyd Thompso...

THE House of Representatives concluded its Sectoral Debate at Gordon House last week, and today the Senate will commence its State of the Nation Debate.Opening the debate will be Government Senator Don Wehby, who is also the chairman of...

THE latest police statistics show that, despite increased crime-fighting activities by the security forces, the murder figures continue to inch ahead of last year's toll.The January 1 to June 19, 2021 figures made available by the Jamai...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - The St James Municipal Corporation says it has lost $35 million in revenue because of the downturn in business at the Old Fort Craft and Heritage Park and the Harbour Street Craft & Culture Village in Montego...

THE estimated $1.2 billion to $2.7 billion raked in between January and May this year by 12 laboratories for testing visitors for the novel coronavirus has shaken the hotel sector and raised queries as to what is behind the exorbitant c...

ADELPHI, St James - As of the first week of July, residents of Adelphi and surrounding areas will benefit from a new, modern health centre which is being built about 100 metres from where the old one was located. According to parish man...

Today is the 176th day of 2021. There are 189 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT2009: Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who emerged from childhood superstardom to become the entertainment world's most influential singer and dancer...

AS of this summer, Jamaican residents will be able to enjoy a special rate at a number of local hotels as stakeholders ramp up efforts to boost domestic tourism. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett could not provide a specific date for the...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Former president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MBCCI), attorney-at-law Nathan Robb, affectionately called "Natty Robb", who died on Wednesday, has been hailed for his strong push for the de...

KEY players in the alcohol and beverage industry are making a new push for responsible consumption and selling of alcohol, following the restart of the live entertainment and social activities on July 1. Prime Minister Andrew Holness an...

THE Jamaica 4-H Clubs, which has been significantly impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic, says it is using the opportunity to repurpose its training programmes to online modality, while a number of its usual face-to-face events ar...

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Already grappling with challenges such as cerebral palsy, autism, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the transition to online learning has been yet another mountain to climb for some students of...

MONTEGO BAY, St James - Two municipal police officers assigned to the St James Municipal Corporation were hospitalised after sustaining injuries in separate attacks while on anti-vending operations here on Monday and Tuesday.On Monday, ...

THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) and Recycling Partners of Jamaica held a plastic bottle separation drive in the town of Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday.The activity sought to raise awareness and interest surroundi...

HOMESTEAD, St Catherine - A joint police-military team seized a 9mm Taurus pistol with six live rounds during an early-morning operation on Mansfield Avenue on Thursday, which left an unidentified man dead, his alleged crony on the run ...

STAFF at Sandals Montego Bay on Monday received pre-screening and eye testing at a health clinic staged by the resort in collaboration with Professional Eye Care.The effort was part of Professional Eye Care's outreach programme dubbed '...

AFTER being unnerved by a possible curtailment of this year's BridgeUSA programme, several tertiary-level students are now content, having gained employment in the United States for the next three to four months.The programme, which was...

Increased efficiency, lower cost, satisfied guests. Those are just some of the benefits Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Clifton Reader has seen from digitisation.And, he's convinced the COVID-19-induced changes t...

THE p0lice yesterday extended the curfew that was imposed in sections of Kingston Central at the start of this week for another 48 hours, with it now scheduled to end at 7:00 pm today, June 25, as the orgy of violence related to a gang ...

JAMAICA seems set to play a big part in the developing market for psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms.HAVN Life Sciences Inc, a biotechnology company pursuing standardised extraction of psychoactive comp...

Digicel Foundation has donated approximately $2 million in supplies to support the national vaccination plan as part of the private sector resource mobilisation being facilitated by the Private Sector Vaccine Initiative (PSVI).The item...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - The novel coronavirus can infect brain cells, leading to a reaction that could possibly trigger neurological and psychological complaints, Dutch researchers said yesterday.Although the spread of coronaviru...

DIRECTOR of tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board Donovan White says Wednesday's tour of the Bob Marley Museum by the Minister of Tourism for Saudi Arabia, Ahmed Al Khateeb, bodes well for destination Jamaica."To have the honourable mini...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - The British Government said yesterday it will bring in an evening watershed for junk food ads in a move to tackle the nation's obesity problem.The State-funded National Health Service (NHS) estimates that ...