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Photo of Hermitage Dam taken on August 24 when the water level stood little over 31 per cent.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Christopher Burgess | Drought resilience: Store more, move more, lose less

Jamaica is not short of water resources, nor are we short of plans. Yet, when drought comes, taps in homes and schools still run dry. The problem is that we store too little, move too little to where…
Orville Taylor
11 Oct, 2026 0

Orville Taylor | Money must reach the vulnerable

Last week, a word of caution and patience was extended to the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) and, after a wait of asinine proportions, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) handed down…
Three-year-old Ayana Wilson with her parents Rosalee Eccles and Aeon Wilson.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Ayana’s family makes plea for a helping hand

Three-year-old Ayana Wilson cannot hold a ball and play like other children her age. Even holding her sippy cup is a challenge, as a condition affecting the nerves in her shoulder and arm has left her…
Dr Garth Rattray
11 Oct, 2026 0

Garth Rattray | “I cannot recall”

When then government minister Dwight Nelson (God rest his soul) repeatedly said, “I cannot recall” during the probing and intensive 2011 Manatt-Dudus Enquiry into the events leading up to the…
Adeniyi Bamidele
11 Oct, 2026 0

Adeniyi Bamidele | Rebuild Black River’s economy now before poverty takes root

At 8 p.m., Black River once became quiet by habit. Shop lights dimmed, the streets emptied, and the town settled into the familiar stillness of night. Today, Black River is quiet for a different…
Professor Jennifer Knight Madden speaks with The Sunday Gleaner on issues related to sickle cell at the Sickle Cell Unit on the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies in St Andrew recently.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Sickle cell warning

Nearly 20,000 Jamaicans are living with sickle cell disease and suffering its debilitating effects, making it the most common genetic disorder affecting Jamaicans from all walks of life. About one in…
AP Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington, Jan. 21, 2026.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her

US President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false…
Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson
11 Oct, 2026 0

Patterson urges Global Africa to organise power

Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has challenged Africa, the Caribbean and the worldwide African diaspora to move beyond goodwill and organise their collective power, warning that others…
Contributed Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon (right) is moved to tears on receiving a cheque for US$108,000 (approximately J$17 million) from Ray Fong, chairman of the fundraising committee of the Miami-based Paquee Golf Club.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Paquee Golf Club drives $17m to Mustard Seed

Moved to tears, Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, founder of Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, was overcome with emotion during a ceremonial cheque handover marking a donation of US$108,000…