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The Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) Jamaica Chapter successfully hosted a toy drive aimed at bringing seasonal cheer to children impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Westmoreland and St Elizabeth. The initiative received overwhelming support fr
April 16, 2026

Corporate Hands | Women in Maritime Association Caribbean hosts toy drive

Jennifer Gordon, Laparkan Shipping’s administrative and maintenance manager, hands over essential items to Fabian White, a representative from the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service Group. Mr. White spearheaded the outreach to the private sector for d
April 16, 2026

Corporate Hands | Laparkan Shipping delivers essential items to Sidney L. Blake Basic School

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa in October 2025, the Guardsman Group Foundation provided approximately $27 million in relief assistance funds to support officers who were most severely affected by the hurricane. The foundation or
April 16, 2026

Corporate Hands | Guardsman Group Foundation delivers financial support to officers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Korie-Page Jones (right), promotions & execution manager at Continental Baking Company Limited, is pictured with members of Waterhouse Football Club (from left): Mario Simms, Colorado Murray, Jodian James, and captain Kymani Campbell, during the handover o
April 16, 2026

Corporate Hands | Waterhouse Football Club treated with HTB Easter buns

PAC Chairman Julian Robinson.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

$40B HOLE

The financial standing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is now under scrutiny following revelations yesterday that the teaching institution has a ballooning tax debt amounting to…
Damion Gordon, lecturer in the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI tax debt raises questions about ministry’s oversight

Economist Keenan Falconer says the more than $40 billion in tax, interest, penalties and surcharges for which the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is liable represents approximately 15…
April 15, 2026

Five charged with murder over attack on man in Manchester

The police in Manchester have charged five people with murder following the killing of a man who was allegedly attacked after a dispute in his community. Dead is 31-year-old Otis Moore, an…
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April 15, 2026

Ammunition found in abandoned vehicle in Portland

The police in Portland have seized several rounds of ammunition following an operation in Barracks, Manchioneal. Reports from the Portland police are that about 1:20 p.m. on Monday, a team carried…
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April 15, 2026

Former UHWI board chairman Chai Chong ready to face PAC

Former University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) board chairman Wayne Chai Chong, who alerted the country to alleged procurement breaches in 2023, says he is ready to face Parliament’s Public…