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While medicines are essential for treating illnesses, managing chronic conditions and improving quality of life, they can sometimes also cause unwanted or unexpected effects.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to report suspected medicine side effects

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging Jamaicans to report any unusual symptoms experienced after taking medication, as the country joins this year’s global #MedSafetyWeek campaign being…
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness responds to a question during the opening ceremony of the Joint Forums at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, on Monday.
02 Nov, 2026 0

PM Holness urges reform of development financing for small island states

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for reforms to the international development financing system to better address the needs of vulnerable small island economies. “We’re not asking for…
Senator Keith Duncan.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Duncan: Productivity key to breaking Ja’s low-growth cycle

Government Senator Keith Duncan has signalled that the only way for Jamaica to make a meaningful breakthrough to break the low-growth cycle dogging the economy for several years is to increase…
Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Gov’t says no parliamentary instructions defied in Cuba vote abstention

Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected an assertion by former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson that the Government flouted the authority of Parliament when Jamaica abstained from…
Valda Gayle, mother of Glenmuir High School head boy Melteno Lopez, sells handmade jewellery on the streets of May Pen in Clarendon to send her son to school.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Beyond the badge

At 18, Melteno Lopez has already learnt that leadership comes with scrutiny. His appointment as head boy of Glenmuir High School drew criticism from some members of the student body, who believed…
Hurricane Melissa left the St. John Anglican Parish Church in Black River, St Elizabeth in ruin.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Gov’t looking at new economic model for Black River coastline

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government has no intention of abandoning the hurricane-ravaged coastal communities of Black River, St Elizabeth, but will instead pursue a…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes
02 Nov, 2026 0

Sykes: Judges can cut gun sentences

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has pushed back against claims that Jamaica's tough firearms legislation ties judges' hands, pointing to provisions that allow the Court of Appeal to slash…
A section of the audience at last Tuesday’s launch of the BECOME campaign. At centre (seated) is Senior Assistant Registrar Dr Marsha Morgan-Allen.
02 Nov, 2026 0

UWI Mona launches BECOME campaign to boost student enrolment

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, has launched a new recruitment campaign aimed at increasing undergraduate and postgraduate enrolment by at least five per cent, as it seeks to strengthen…
Lawrence Chisolm, president of the Raft Captains Association at Rio Grande Rafting in Portland.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Flood of woes for Portland raft captains - River guides face fight for survival as floods, financial hardship drive them away

BERRYDALE, Portland: One of Jamaica’s oldest and most iconic tourism attractions is facing an uncertain future, as repeated flooding, mounting financial losses and a lack of meaningful support…