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Hugh Reid, managing director of JN Life Insurance
March 10, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Micro-pensions offer path to wider retirement coverage, says insurance expert

Hugh Reid, managing director of JN Life Insurance Company Limited, says the introduction of a micro pension scheme in Jamaica could significantly expand retirement coverage and help the country avoid…
The entrance sign for Discovery Bay High School in St Ann.
March 10, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Early CSEC push pays off at Discovery Bay High

WESTERN BUREAU: Discovery Bay High School in St Ann is hailing its four-year-old Grade Nine Acceleration Programme (GNAP) – which exposes students to the rigours of the Caribbean Secondary Education…
Cuban doctors arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba, June 8, 2020, after travelling to Italy to help with the COVID-19 emergency response. (Ismael Francisco/Pool via AP, File)
March 9, 2026

Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island’s medical missions

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island instead of…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (centre, front), responds to questions during a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives at Gordon House on March 6. He is joined by Minister of State
March 9, 2026

Streetlight programme to resume following hurricane disruption

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has assured citizens that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will soon resume the installation and repair of streetlights across…
A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Students stage sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes

HAVANA (AP) — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a United States…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. - File photo.
March 9, 2026

Tufton: Steps already taken, more measures being implemented to boost health sector

Jamaica’s Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, says he is “focused on moving forward” and addressing challenges that may result from Cuban health personnel withdrawing from the island…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. - File photo.
March 9, 2026

Jamaica–Cuba Eye Care Programme to continue until March 20 amid transition plans

The Jamaica–Cuba Eye Care Programme at St Joseph's Hospital in St Andrew is set to continue until Friday, March 20, with plans for alternative arrangements to be implemented after it ends,…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditu
March 9, 2026

Gov’t pledges trained teachers in all early childhood institutions by September 2026

By September 2026, every early-childhood institution (ECI) across Jamaica will be staffed with at least one trained teacher. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and…
In this August 28, 2019, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse speaks during an interview in his office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 9, 2026

Jury seated in South Florida trial of four charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the United States federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates…