Lead Stories

Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…
From left: Tamara Bernard, hospital administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James; Leset Stephenson, departmental manager of the CRH’s Dialysis Unit; Patrick Williams, president of the Jamaica Awareness Association of Cal
April 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

JAAC donates four new dialysis machines to CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The Dialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, S James, has received four new dialysis machines, courtesy of the Jamaica Awareness Association of California…
Scientific and Medical Supplies Managing Director Howard Lau.
April 19, 2026

NOT MY BILL

Scientific and Medical Supplies has rejected findings by the auditor general that the company benefited from a “misuse” of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) tax-exemption status for…
The main entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
April 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Consultant rejects blame for report lag

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) did not turn over hundreds of documents that were critical to an operation and turnaround plan it commissioned for millions of dollars, the Canadian…
Sergeant Arleen McBean, chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation.
April 19, 2026

Served and unprotected

After nearly three decades protecting the public, retired Jamaican police officer Marlon Campbell* sits at home, sometimes unable to pay his light bill. He gave his working life to the State, but more…
Neville Clarke said the accomplishment of owning a home has been dampened by the fact that he has, for years, been living without basic social amenities. 
April 19, 2026 by Sashana Small

Forgotten Frontier

Just minutes from St Mary’s seaside capital of Port Maria, the Frontier (Phase 2) Housing Scheme appears at first glance to be an idyllic residential enclave with its elevated lots gazing out towards…
Popular vlogger Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards.
April 19, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle and Andre Williams

Survival stories

Defence attorney Isat Buchanan has raised concerns about what he describes as a troubling signal being sent by law enforcement following charges laid against popular podcaster Jhaedee Richards, more…
Cordell Williams, president of the Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica.
April 18, 2026

MSMEs facing triple threat crisis

The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for urgent, targeted support for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) following the sharp rise in global oil prices to…