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22 Jun, 2026 0

Campion College old boy honoured in US with Michigan Man of Excellence Award

Jamaica-born Dr. Gavin Beckford has been honoured as one of The Michigan Chronicle’s Men of Excellence. Each year, The Michigan Chronicle recognises African American men in Michigan who inspire…
22 Jun, 2026 0

Hanover Health Department boosts mosquito control with new fogging machines

Having acquired eight new fogging machines, the Hanover Health Department (HHD) is now confident that it can reduce the Aedes aegypti mosquito index in the parish to below the target of five per…
22 Jun, 2026 0

Savanna-la-Mar hospital gifted US$30,000 laparoscopic tower

Western Bureau: The Jamaica Awareness Association of California (JAAC), in the United States, has donated a laparoscopic tower valued at US$30,000 to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in…
Letters
22 Jun, 2026 0

Building modern, resilient, and equitable healthcare system 

THE EDITOR, Madam: Recent concerns about the state of Jamaica’s hospital infrastructure must not be dismissed. They reflect a real and long-standing challenge. Many of the main public hospitals…
Letters
22 Jun, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Let’s not forget that spirit of hospitality is engrained in our culture

​THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica has a proud history of welcoming people from many lands with warmth and hospitality. Opening our shores and our hearts to those in need is a profound expression of…
22 Jun, 2026 0

Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide…
Letters
22 Jun, 2026 0

Helping Cubans and others is a Caribbean necessity

THE EDITOR, Madam: It was once unlawfully forbidden by the Cayman Islands government, as well as their owners, the United Kingdom, to help Cuban migrants passing through the islands. Not with water,…
22 Jun, 2026 0

Allan Bernard | A national day of recognition for the security forces? 

The proposal to establish a National Day of Recognition for Jamaica's security forces may, at first glance, seem reasonable and even commendable. Few Jamaicans would dispute that police and…