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Nickeisha Black, of Bethel Town, Westmoreland, is currently a patient of the Hope Institute in St Andrew, being treated for Stage-3 colorectal cancer. She is seeking assistance to manage her medical expenses.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Mom of three renews appeal for help fighting colorectal cancer

WESTERN BUREAU: Nickeisha Black, the 34-year-old mother of three children who is battling Stage-3 colorectal cancer, says she is placing her fate in the hands of God and the prospective kindness of…
Dr Suman Vemu, senior medical officer at Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, speaks on the importance of donations to support the facility’s busy maternity unit during Friday’s presentation.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Girlfriends Foundation comes good for Sav Hospital’s maternity department

Western Bureau: A simple act of care, which was sparked by a newborn baby wrapped in a worn towel, has blossomed into a meaningful donation for mothers and babies at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General…
Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (left), Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States and permanent representative of Jamaica to the Organization of American States, greets Jamaica Defence Force Lieutenant Colonel Zavian Phipps (right), a participant
21 Mar, 2026 0

Anderson bats for regional security, defence cooperation

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, last Tuesday reinforced a commitment to the Caribbean’s regional defence and security cooperation, as he addressed…
Bishop Donald Maxwell gives a New Year message to the Pentecostal City Mission Church- Far Rockaway in 2022.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Jamaica-born church leader and wife killed in 6 car pile-up in New York

An elderly Jamaica-born couple were killed in a six car pile-up on the Southern State Parkway in Long Island, New York, caused by a drunken driver last Sunday night. Dead are 82-year-old Bishop Donald…
Town Clerk Robert Hill (left) looks on during a recent Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation meeting.
21 Mar, 2026 0

KSAMC enlists JCF support ahead of signage regularisation enforcement

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is preparing to transition into the second phase of its signage regularisation campaign, which will focus on enforcement measures to…
Ed and Lily Pottinger with their book outside The Real Jerk restaurant in 2013.
21 Mar, 2026 0

Jamaican founder of iconic restaurant in Toronto has died

Edward John Pottinger, popularly known as Ed Pottinger, the co-owner of the iconic The Real Jerk restaurant in Toronto – a cultural institution in the community – died recently, and is being…
Dr Sasha‑Kaye Blackwood (right), clinical coordinator at CHARES, and Racquel Brown, programme director (centre) at CHARES, guide Chargé d’Affaires Scott Renner through the features of the medical field kits.
21 Mar, 2026 0

US hands over field‑visit kits to support HIV treatment outreach

The United States on Thursday handed over 18 medical field-visit kits valued at US$23,000 ($3.6 million) to support HIV care in Jamaica, marking a boost to outreach services for patients unable to…
President of the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen (right), and Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and CEO, Dr Wayne Wesley, sign the Partnership Engagement Agreement (PEA) during the 2026 CXC Ministerial Forum opening ceremony,
21 Mar, 2026 0

CXC–employer agreement aims to ready youths for modern workforce

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has signed a partnership engagement agreement (PEA) with four major regional employer bodies, a step intended to bring the region’s education systems closer to…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives.
20 Mar, 2026 0

Holness pressing FAST-forward

Signalling that delays in the implementation of critical national investment projects will soon be a thing of the past, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that his administration is…