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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre), the member of parliament for St James East Central, in a group shot with several primary school students from the constituency who received computer tablets during a handover service at the Montego Bay Convention
April 6, 2026

St James East Central students gifted tablets

WESTERN BUREAU: Fourteen primary school students from St James East Central are now more empowered to further their education after being gifted with computer tablets by their member of parliament,…
Dr Francene Gayle, consultant stroke neurologist, and her husband, Dr Steve Lawrence, an expert in technology, curriculum, eLearning, artificial intelligence, and research, are the co-owners of Everbrook Brain Institute & Cognitive Clinic, located at 80 Mu
April 7, 2026

Bringing brain care home

Jamaica’s push to expand advanced neurological care is getting a boost from the return of a locally trained specialist, whose new facility is aiming to reduce the need for patients to seek treatment…
From left: Suraj Guwalani, coach Eric Raul Urdaneta, and Shreya Guwalani during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the presentation of a 600-gallon tank to the SailFish Swim Academy in Tucker, St James, on Saturday, March 28.
April 6, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Herbert Morrison student gifts $100k award to swim club

At just 15 years old, Suraj Guwalani isn’t thinking about spending, he’s thinking about giving. The Herbert Morrison Technical High School student, recently named Sports Boy of the Year at the Jill…
Jamaica’s Leon Bailey (right) and Yoane Wissa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) battle for the ball during the inter-continental World Cup playoff final in Guadalajara, Mexico, on March 31. DR Congo won 1-0 in extra time to qualify for the
April 7, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Ricketts: Things just never went our way ...

Though disappointed with Jamaica’s failed attempt to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, through the intercontinental playoffs in Mexico recently, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)…
Annica Hamilton
April 6, 2026

Spanish Town woman found dead at home

Police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside her bedroom at her home in Eltham Acres, Spanish Town. She has been…
Dr Marcia Johnson-Campbell, regional coordinator for priority non-communicable diseases at the Western Regional Health Authority.
April 6, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Jamaica’s bittersweet reckoning

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is facing a bitter truth about its sweetest habit. From vending machines on university campuses to roadside coolers and taxi stands, sugary drinks have become the nation’s…
Ariel Bowen (centre), the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, joined colleague ambassadors, high commissioners, and consuls-general in Kingston for a heads of mission meeting convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trad
April 6, 2026

Ariel Bowen leads New York consulate’s efforts to help Jamaica recover from Melissa

Ariel Bowen, the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, has emphasised that even as media attention surrounding the impact of Hurricane Melissa fades, the push towards full recovery…
Ophthalmologists operate on two patients during a marathon cataract event, in Tsakane, South Africa.
April 6, 2026

'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight

TSAKANE (AP) Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn't visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133…
Anthony Minott/Freelance Photographer DON KWESI, ridden by Demar Williams, wins the Linval McFarlane Trophy over six-and-a-half furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
April 4, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Don Kwesi makes light work of Linval McFarlane team

DON KWESI made light work of fellow non-winners-of-an-overnight, beating last year’s Jamaica Oaks winner, LINGUIST, by seven lengths in the restricted event for the Linval McFarlane Trophy at six and…