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Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake.
07 Sep, 2026 0

Blake: Stand with colleagues, but not at expense of JCF

Citing “recent allegations” involving members of the police force, Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake has issued a caution to cops that supporting a colleague “does not mean shielding wrongdoing”.…
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07 Sep, 2026 0

Staff crunch forcing specialist school to turn blind students away

A guidance counsellor at the Salvation Army School for the Blind is calling for urgent support for the institution, as the current staffing levels are inadequate to address the needs of the students.…
Matthew Hyatt
07 Sep, 2026 0

Born to beat the odds - How an accident forced attorney Matthew Hyatt to view life differently

Matthew Hyatt was not expected to survive his one-and half-pound weight at birth and three months in the paediatric intensive care at the University Hospital of the West Indies. But, 33 years have…
Trudi Davidson (left), cruise tourism manager, Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC); Lloyd Barnett Jr (fourth left), chairman; and Joy Roberts (right), executive director, join members of the 2025 Top Five travel advisors for a photo opportunity at the Regal
07 Sep, 2026 0

JAMVAC looks beyond the ports

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC) is turning to some of its top international cruise sellers to help drive more passengers to the island – and, critically, get them to explore and…
Anastacia Williams shows her phone that she used to do her assignments along with her new laptop presented to her Dr Audrey Gregory, senior vice president of by AdventHealth, and Donmayne Gyles, president and CEO of Andrews Memorial Hospital.
07 Sep, 2026 0

NCU nursing students get a shot in the arm

For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
Regina Taylor, a youth leader from Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, eagerly contributes during an interactive session at Project STAR’s inaugural Youth Summer Leadership Camp.
07 Sep, 2026 0

From campers to changemakers

When Regina Taylor walked on to the stage before her peers at the Project STAR Youth Summer Leadership Camp, she was doing more than competing for the title of Camp Queen. For the 17-year-old from…
A construction worker hydrates at the Shedd Aquarium, on a hot day in Chicago.
07 Sep, 2026 0

A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target

For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That is no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That is not good…
(From left) Ronique Satchell, administrative assistant of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation; Simone Fisher Sobers, founder of the Winsome Wishes For KIDS; one of the participating campers and Kim Mair, CEO of the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, pause for a phot
07 Sep, 2026 0

JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation summer programmes impact nearly 1,000 youths

As schools closed for the summer, hundreds of young Jamaicans across the island remained engaged in literacy, leadership, environmental education and personal-development programmes through a series…
07 Sep, 2026 0

Weight-loss medicines and hair loss: New study finds genetic link in men

NEW YORK (ANI): Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound may be linked to a higher risk of male-pattern hair loss, with men already genetically predisposed to the condition facing a…