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The main building at St Hilda’s Diocesan High School, showing some damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025.
09 Sep, 2026 0

St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return

Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full…
A Sudanese girl receives an oral cholera vaccine during a vaccination campaign conducted by health ministry workers in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 13, 2025.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Aid cuts force closure of dozens of clinics in Sudan

CAIRO (AP): An additional three dozen health facilities serving more than 400,000 people in Sudan are closing this year because of global aid cuts, worsening a dire humanitarian situation in a country…
Sports
09 Sep, 2026 0

Camperdown cautiously optimistic ahead of Manning Cup start

Camperdown High School head coach Christopher Bender says he is adopting a game-by-game approach this season as his team opens its 2026 ISSA/Digicel Manning Cup campaign against Bridgeport High today.…
From right: Annica Anderson, chief human resource officer; Edward Taylor, technology solutions manager; Pastor Dane Fletcher; and Veronica Beecher-Brown, human resource manager, participate in H&L Agro’s prostate cancer awareness initiative.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Taking charge of their health

When Edward Taylor finally decided to have his prostate examined, fear was one of the biggest obstacles standing in his way. The Technology Solutions manager had hesitated but ultimately chose to…
Letters
09 Sep, 2026 0

Cardiac amyloidosis : Why Jamaicans should know about this heart condition

THE EDITOR, Madam: Many Jamaicans know about common forms of heart disease, but how many of us have heard about cardiac amyloidosis? Until it affected my family, I knew nothing about this disease.
Letters
09 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica’s drought crisis

THE EDITOR, Madam: Perhaps the worsening drought gripping Jamaica is no longer just an environmental warning; it is a full-blown national crisis actively threatening our food security and daily…
Letters
09 Sep, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Outdoor classes at Holland Primary School are unacceptable in 2026

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is deeply troubling and, frankly, unacceptable that children at Holland Primary School are being taught outside under a bamboo structure in 2026.
Tents waiting to be erected on the school’s playing field to accommodate face-to-face classes as repair work continues on the hurricane-damaged institution.
09 Sep, 2026 0

Burnt Savannah Primary goes hybrid

WESTERN BUREAU: While the Burnt Savannah Primary in St Elizabeth opened its doors on Monday, only grade six students were accommodated as the school is still reeling from the damage caused by…
Dr Yuliya Linhares, medical oncologist and chief of lymphoma services at Baptist Health Herbert Wertheim Cancer Institute.
09 Sep, 2026 0

World Lymphoma Awareness Day

Cancer remains a major cause of illness and death in Jamaica, making greater awareness, early diagnosis, and access to quality treatment increasingly important. Ahead of World Lymphoma Awareness Day…