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Life coach Nicola Clarke.
April 16, 2026

When strength needs support -Rebalancing life during menopause

There is a quiet moment many women encounter in midlife; one that rarely makes headlines but is deeply felt. It is not marked by outward crisis, but by an internal shift. A heaviness and a fatigue…
The ScripTalk device and medication containers with the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology tags. The assistive technology reads prescription information aloud, helping persons who are blind, visually impaired, or have reading challenges manag
April 15, 2026

Talking prescription technology improves medication access for the visually impaired

For persons who are blind, visually impaired, or living with reading challenges, something as routine as taking medication can be stressful and risky. Small print and complex medication instructions…
Nicolette Holness, a human resources professional from Toronto, poses in a plunging neckline mini, paired with matching heels and handbag.
April 15, 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday

Just a day before the Carnival in Jamaica road march, Sunnation Jamaica ushered in its fête experience with its signature all-inclusive Sunrise Breakfast Party at Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew.…
This image released by Disney shows Chase Infiniti (left), and Lucy Halliday in a scene from ‘The Testaments’.
April 15, 2026

Hulu’s ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ spinoff ‘The Testaments’ is about girlhood in Gilead

Throughout the six-season run of The Handmaid’s Tale, dread hung over the series like a perpetual rain cloud. It made sense because the US had turned into a totalitarian society called Gilead, where…
Pilates Instructor at Blūma, Divina Mahtani, assists attendee Shanique Sinclair, managing director of Global Insight International Exchange during the recent session.
April 15, 2026

NCB stretches into wellness with ‘She Means Business’ experience

As fitness experts and enthusiasts welcomed a fresh start to the fourth month of the year, the National Commercial Bank (NCB) on March 28 wrapped up International Women’s Day celebrations with a…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness piloting the NaRRA Bill on April 14, 2026.
April 14, 2026

FAST threshold to be lowered to US$15 million

The Government has announced it will lower the threshold to be met by investors seeking to take advantage of its Facilitated Acceleration of Strategic Transformation (FAST Jamaica) programme from…
The company is before the court on breaches of the Wildlife Protection Act.
April 14, 2026

St Catherine man charged with murder of 80-y-o mother to return to court June 2

Fifty-three-year-old Paulo Grant, who is charged with the murder of his 80-year-old mother, was again remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday. The body of Jasmine…
Dante Patmore
April 14, 2026

Stunt rider in viral carnival video arrested

The police say a motorcyclist who was featured in a viral social media video performing motorcycle stunts and eluding the police during Sunday's carnival road march has been arrested. He has…
Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, addresses the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation in Savanna-la-Mar on April 9.
April 14, 2026

Westmoreland residents urged to guard against gastroenteritis

Residents of Westmoreland are being urged to strengthen hygiene practices, following an increase in gastroenteritis across the parish. Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr Marcia Graham,…