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25 Jul, 2026 0

21-y-o St Catherine man accused of indecent assault of 8-y-o girl granted $400,000 bail

A 21-year-old St Catherine man accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl was on Friday granted $400,000 bail with surety in the parish court. The man is answering a charge of indecent…
Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)
25 Jul, 2026 0

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the…
Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Constant Same Bagalwa)
25 Jul, 2026 0

More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Health workers at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo went on strike on Saturday, demanding their pay. The walkout disrupted care for patients in the epicenter of the…
Shani Coke
24 Jul, 2026 0

FEELING FORSAKEN

WESTERN BUREAU: The arrest of a Troy resident in connection with the mob killing of convicted sex offender Delroy Coke has reignited anger among residents who say the justice system failed to protect…
24 Jul, 2026 0

NHF’s EduCare offers $25 million in grants to healthcare students

The National Health Fund (NHF) is inviting eligible healthcare students to apply for its 2026 EduCare Grant, marking the seventh year of an initiative that has helped Jamaican students overcome…
Marlon Morgan, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information
24 Jul, 2026 0

School leaders encouraged to take advantage of $75-million allocation to improve literacy and numeracy

School leaders are being encouraged to take advantage of a $75-million allocation by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to implement targeted intervention programmes aimed at…
Regional and international leaders, policymakers, academics, innovators, development agencies, youth representatives and private-sector stakeholders came together for the two-day Caribbean Artificial Intelligence Forum (CAIF) 2026 in Trinidad and Tobago. T
24 Jul, 2026 0

Caribbean charts united course for artificial intelligence

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is underscoring the need for a structured regional framework to guide the responsible development and…
Commander Alvin Gayle, Director General of ODPEM
24 Jul, 2026 0

National Disaster Fund Committee now in place, says Commander Gayle

Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place. “In January of this…
Donor and philanthropist Branatic Neufville giving remarks during the handover ceremony at May Pen Hospital on Thursday, July 16.
24 Jul, 2026 0

Hospital donor urges first responder training for police

A former ward of the State who donated more than $5 million worth of medical equipment to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) last Thursday is urging the Government to consider providing…