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April 16, 2026
Fighting poverty with policy and purpose
THE EDITOR, Madam: “ Massive poverty and obscene inequality are such terrible scourges of our times – times in which the world boasts breathtaking advances in science, technology, industry, and…
April 16, 2026
The UN and its Security Council are becoming irrelevant
THE EDITOR, Madam: The United Nations and its Security Council are becoming increasingly irrelevant – not because the founding idea has failed, but because its most powerful members have. They…
April 16, 2026
Jada Morrison | Hidden struggles of living with sickle cell disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects an estimated 18,000 persons in Jamaica. Common complications include chronic fatigue, frequent infections, severe pain, and damage to vital organs. While many people…
April 15, 2026
Senior citizen injured in Westmoreland crash
Traffic along the Sheffield main road in Westmoreland was reduced to single lane on Wednesday night following a vehicular crash. Residents along the main road say they were startled when a Honda…
April 15, 2026
UHWI says funding shortfalls led to non-payment of statutory obligations
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has blamed "structural underfunding" for its ballooning tax debt. Acting chief executive officer of the UHWI, Eric Hosin, told members of…
April 15, 2026
Couple allegedly caught with illegal gun
Police have arrested a couple reportedly found in possession of an illegal firearm in Lyssons, St Thomas. The man and woman were nabbed along a beach around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Sleuths said…
April 15, 2026
Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a…