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December 9, 2025
Hurricane tips
The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) has urged all Jamaicans to take immediate steps to safeguard their health, property, and well-being as the country braces for the impact of Tropical Storm…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Storm wary market vendors warn consumers to brace for price increase
With Tropical Storm Melissa now threatening sections of the island, vendors at Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are taking no chances, though not everyone is convinced the system will make a…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
PM marshals monetary resources to mitigate potential impact of Melissa
With Tropical Storm Melissa projected to cause major damage to Jamaica’s infrastructure amid widescale flooding and landslides, the country is expected to be forced to draw on several monetary sources…
December 9, 2025
VMBS relocates New York office
VM Building Society (VMBS) has relocated its New York Representative Office to 2700 Church Avenue, in the heart of Flatbush, Brooklyn. This new, larger space, which is set to officially open on…
December 9, 2025
by Neil Armstrong
Heritage Singers Canada archival collection now accessible
Grace Lyons, the founder and music director of Heritage Singers Canada, is overjoyed that the Heritage Singers Canada archival donation is now housed in the Clara Thomas Archives and Special…
December 9, 2025
Crash survivor donates medical equipment to hospital
Over a decade later, Don-Juanique Gardener is using his second chance at life to give back to the hospital that helped save his life after a near-fatal crash in St Ann. The JN Bank merchant…
December 9, 2025
Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds of instruments in the hospital: a thermometer, a stethoscope and sometimes his guitar and ukulele. In the recovery unit of UC San Diego Health, Salaysay helps…
December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | Nurses power economies
STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS the education, finance and health sectors have issued a collective call to recognise nurses as critical to national productivity and economic growth, urging stronger investment in…
December 9, 2025
During cold and flu season, the youngest kids really are the germiest
Forget colourful leaves. Any caregiver knows that the real signs of fall are kids with coughs, sneezes and sniffles. Autumn marks the start of respiratory virus season, when colds, flu and other bugs…