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January 27, 2026
Nursing student turns heartbreak into healing
Chellae Simmonds’ route to nursing was shaped by both vocation and loss. On Saturday, January 31, she will graduate from the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica with a Bachelor of Science in…
January 27, 2026
by Paul H. Williams
Ghana follows up on hurricane aid, seeks closer partnership
Ghana has sent senior officials to Jamaica to review its hurricane-recovery assistance, encourage deployed troops and advance stalled bilateral agreements, according to the country’s foreign affairs…
January 27, 2026
by Sashana Small
Ghanaian specialist nurses to fill gaps in health sector
The deployment of Ghanaian health workers and teachers to Jamaica topped the agenda during the first official visit of the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto, as he…
January 27, 2026
Parents urged to reinforce handwashing, water safety for children in schools
With children back in school, parents, guardians and teachers are being urged to reinforce basic public-health practices to reduce the risk of illness among students and staff, particularly during the…
January 27, 2026
Agriculture Ministry launches initiatives to address crop surplus
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has launched several initiatives, including farmers’ markets and the accelerated implementation of cold-storage facilities, to address the surplus of…
January 27, 2026
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Portmore man charged for setting home on fire
Another psychiatric evaluation is to be conducted on a 52-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man who set his home on fire. Albert Buchanan is charged with arson. Buchanan appeared before the St…
January 27, 2026
Westmoreland man arrested for stealing JPS poles, another held while attempting to steal electricity
The police in Westmoreland have made arrests as law enforcement intensifies efforts to clamp down on the theft of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) property and illegal activities. In one incident, a man…
January 27, 2026
Spanish Town Hospital seeing sharp decline in births, maternity ward offering other services
The Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine is reporting a steady decline in births as Jamaica’s decreasing fertility rate persists. So reduced are births at the hospital that it is using space in the…
January 27, 2026
Update | Bail denied for men charged for $2 million robbery at store in Angels in Spanish Town
The two men—one from Westmoreland and the other from Manchester—charged for stealing more than $2 million worth of items, including cell phones, from a store in Angels, Spanish Town, St Catherine were…