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April 4, 2026

Letter of the Day | Improving highway connectivity critical for growth

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing in response to the letter by Dudley McLean II, published on March 30, regarding the expansion of Highway 2000 through the creation of an integrated highway network. Mr…
Letters
April 4, 2026

Companies Office of Jamaica digitising its processes

THE EDITOR, Madam: We are writing in response to the concerns raised by Richard Weir in his letter to the editor regarding the experience of doing business and the role of the Companies Office of…
Residents gather to get food at the World Central Kitchen location in Beeston Spring, Westmoreland, during the first month after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica last October.
April 4, 2026

Corent McDonald | Building back better must include building back the mind

In a recent national address, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness laid out a compelling and necessary vision for rebuilding Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. He outlined four forward-thinking…
Ramon Smith, a JN volunteer, carries relief packages for residents of Harmony Hall. The JN Foundation with funding from Corus International, an ensemble of faith-based organisations, organised a mission to the community to provide residents, slowly recover
April 4, 2026

JN, St John continue post-Melissa relief in remote communities

For JN Foundation and St John Ambulance Jamaica, ongoing visits to Hurricane Melissa-battered communities in western Jamaica have reinforced a sense of resolve rather than fatigue. With the next…
Professor William ‘Bill’ Aiken (centre), district governor for Rotary District 7020, explains how the defibrillator should be used to Dr Wendy-Ann Byfield-Lyons (second from right), medical officer in charge of the Duhaney Park Health Centre in St Andr
April 4, 2026

Duhaney Park Health Centre gets first defibrillator

It’s a universal fact in Jamaica that cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of sudden death. According to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, deaths from cardiovascular diseases account for…
Letters
April 4, 2026

Caribbean allegiances – treason and traitors

THE EDITOR, Madam: The outside world has become a complicated place, with conflicts, targeted assassinations and renditions of government leaders being the new Caribbean order. In this paradigm,…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, delivers the keynote address at RNFJ’s Inaugural Gala, held at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland on March 28.
April 4, 2026

Resilience by design

Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) has put its money where its mission is. During the organisation’s inaugural fundraising gala, held March 28, at the Royal Ballroom in Maryland, the diaspora group…
Cally Co-Designer Calethia Campbell was excited to support Trendzy by Ackeilia’s latest collection, Island in Bloom.
April 5, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Celebrating the start of spring in style, Trendzy by Ackeilia debuted its latest collection, Island in Bloom, at Rhythm Sundays at Ahmeraki Café. The poolside venue buzzed with activity as attendees…
April 4, 2026

No ease-up for convicted serial rapist

A convicted serial rapist who carried out a string of brutal attacks on multiple victims, including an eight-year-old who was sodomised, will remain behind bars for 40 years after the Court of Appeal…