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Mourners at the funeral for Dr Tomlin Paul, the late deputy principal of The University of the West Indies, Mona, held yesterday at the University Chapel in St Andrew.
March 24, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Dr Tomlin Paul celebrated as a ‘Caribbean man’

Dr Tomlin J. Paul, the late deputy principal of The University of the West Indies (UWI), was yesterday remembered as a “Caribbean man”, a devoted father, and a distinguished medical professional, as…
Locksley Waites, fruit tree crop specialist, tends to fruit crops at the Bodles Research Station in Old Harbour, St Catherine.
March 24, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

3,000 acres of fruit trees by 2035

Jamaica is embarking on an ambitious drive to expand agricultural output, bolster food security and earn more foreign exchange by planting at least 3,000 acres of five key fruit trees – mango, ackee,…
March 24, 2026 by Andre Williams

Defence suggests investigators compromised murder scene in Clansman Gang trial

The handling of a bag recovered from the scene of a 2020 murder came under intense scrutiny in the Supreme Court on Monday, as the defence pressed its case that investigators may have compromised key…
Dr Cecile Walden
March 24, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Revered educator Dr Cecile Walden remembered as cultural icon

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is mourning the death of one of its most revered educators, Dr Cecile Annette Walden, whose contribution to teacher education and national development has left an indelible…
Dr Robert Mirales
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Heading home with a heavy heart

Regarded as part of the ‘dream team’ of specialist ophthalmologists at St Joseph’s Hospital, Dr Roberto Mirales has spent years restoring sight to patients once condemned to darkness. Affectionately…
Jolyan Silvera
March 23, 2026 by Andre Williams

From power to prison

Two of Jamaica’s most recent high-profile convicted killers, former policeman Noel Maitland and ex-parliamentarian Jolyan Silvera, are now housed under similar conditions inside the Tower Street Adult…
Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker.
March 23, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Mom in the margins

Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron (left), chairman of the Jamaica Police Officers’ Association, and Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cameron on interdiction

The public dispute between Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake and Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron has taken a new turn, with the senior officer – who also heads the Police Officers…
Attorney John Clarke.
March 22, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Decades of distress

Courtney Anderson would have been relieved when an assault case against him was dismissed in 1996, but little did he know that 30 years later he would still be experiencing the recurring nightmare of…