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January 18, 2026

Gabriel Agbo | Alpha and Omega

God is perfectly in control. Stop panicking! The right understanding of God’s authority over the affairs of all creation will always enhance our relationship with him, and also inspire our confidence…
January 18, 2026

Sean Major-Campbell | Faith from the desolate pit

The world has moved into a difficult season. There are more questions than answers. The resource of religious faith is also tested in the face of natural disaster, the threat of pandemic, and the…
January 18, 2026

Hello mi neighbour | Ways to experience behaviour change

Today’s piece is intentional. I don’t want you to miss the message. Sing these words with me: If I can help somebody, as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody, with a word or song, If I can show…
Protesting nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.
January 17, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Doctors join nurses in distress

Western Bureau: For the second time in recent months, the medical staff at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has gone public in registering their disgust with the…
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie (left) in discussion with employees of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation.
January 17, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie commits container offices for displaced StEMC

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has given a commitment to the representatives at the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation (StEMC) that he will provide them with four…
Earl Jarrett, chairman of the Jamaica Diaspora Conference’s planning committee.
January 17, 2026 by Lester Hinds

11th Diaspora Conference set for Montego Bay in June

The 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference has been set for June 14 to June 18 at the Montego By Convention Centre in St James, with Diaspora Day – a day of service – scheduled to take place on June 16. …
Andrea Purkiss.
January 17, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Purkiss unhappy with the treatment of tourism workers post Hurricane Melissa

Western Bureau: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on tourism, says she is deeply troubled by the way workers in the tourism industry have been treated since…
Cover of the book ‘Shine Like You: There Is a Light Inside You’.
January 17, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Dr Rene Level invites readers to embrace their inner light in ‘Shine Like You’

Educator, international academic adviser, and inspiring poetic voice Dr Rene Level continues to leave an indelible mark on readers worldwide with her latest work, Shine Like You: There Is a Light…
A view of one of eight tents erected on the compound of the William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, to serve as classroom spaces for the institution’s students following damage to the property during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28
January 17, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Tents help keep classes going at William Knibb

WESTERN BUREAU: In response to dislocation caused by Hurricane Melissa, William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny has resorted to tents to ensure students continue their lessons while repairs are…