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Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr Davon Mitchell (right), explains the function of a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Oc
05 Oct, 2025 0

Manchester Regional Hospital receives urology equipment

The delivery of urology services at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million. The…
Samuel K. Golden poet and recording artiste.
05 Oct, 2025 0

Samuel K. Golden preaches ‘love and unity’ through poetry and music

There aren’t many musical experiences more beautiful than when a dancehall-reggae waxes poetic honest gems of wisdom or earnest expressions of love over an earth-shattering beat. That’s the reason…
Letters
05 Oct, 2025 0

Jamaica’s demographic winter: a crisis ignored

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is quietly sleepwalking into a demographic winter, a chilling reality that threatens not only our population numbers, but the very soul of our culture, productivity, and…
DJ Stokey Love from Kool FM (left) and Brian Ribbi Chung, co- director Ribbiz Ultra Lounge, celebrate with Judith Grant after she won the prize for best dressed at the Groovy 70s 80s Edition of Big People Sundays at Ribbiz on Ardenne Road recently.
05 Oct, 2025 0

Vintage flavour at Ribbiz Big People Sundays Groovy Edition

Ribbiz Ultra Lounge was transformed into a nostalgic time capsule as the end-of-month Groovy Edition of Big People Sundays brought together a vibrant crowd ready to relive the golden eras of music.…
Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a new US government holding centre for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, on July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
05 Oct, 2025 0

Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop transfers to adult facilities that advocates…
Community leader Patricia Durrant-Young (left), shares her experience with Project STAR’s impact in Parade Gardens, as resident Kevin Josephs (second left), Perrin Gayle (second right), CEO of NCB Foundation, and Ian Neita, chair of Project STAR’s Moni
05 Oct, 2025 0

‘Parade Gardens has changed for the better’

“Since Project STAR came to Parade Gardens, we’ve seen less crime, more people finding jobs, and children playing outside without fear. Parade Gardens has changed for the better,” said Patricia…
Dr Mark Stevenson (left), a dental practitioner with 34 years of experience, performs a root canal on a faculty member at William Knibb Memorial High School as part of the Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Mission, hosted at the school. Assisting him is Daniel
05 Oct, 2025 0

William Knibb High students receive free dental care

More than 200 students at William Knibb Memorial High School received free, professional dental care this past week, thanks to the Sandals Foundation-sponsored Great Shape! Inc. 1000 Smiles Dental…
Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr Davon Mitchell, displays a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Friday.
05 Oct, 2025 0

Mandeville Regional Hospital receives urology equipment

The delivery of urology services at Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million. The instruments,…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange cuts the ribbon to open the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Visual Arts Competition Gold Medal Winners Exhibition at the Olympia Art Centre in St Andrew on October 2
05 Oct, 2025 0

Regional exhibitions for JCDC Visual Arts Competition medallists

Jamaicans across the island will have the opportunity to view the medal-winning pieces in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) 2025 Visual Arts Competition at regional exhibitions…