Antony Anderson, ambassador to US and former police, army chief, to head NaRRA

Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions, threatening both their career training and mental health.

Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) CEO Owen Hill says the organisation had a huge burden lifted off its shoulders ahead of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) playoffs when the Supreme Court denied an injunction brought by Pivott LLC.

Macka B, widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s most respected reggae voices, was asked to sing a song on the iconic Real Rock riddim, and he delivered a song that shows the depth of his understanding of the assignment.
 The artiste recently linked up with one of reggae’s most enduring and respected rhythm sections, the Firehouse Crew, at Gusse Clarke’s Anchor Recording Studio in Kingston for the production of the song titled Di Real Rock. From the opening bars of the track, he rides the riddim with trademark precision and cultural depth. 

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) expects inflation to climb above its six per cent target ceiling for at least two consecutive quarters and warned it stands ready to adjust interest rates if price pressures prove persistent.

Sprinkling pops of pink and florals across the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel last Thursday, the Credit Unions of Jamaica staged its inaugural Brunch and Bloom: A Co-operative Leadership Experience, celebrating leadership, empowerment, wellness and connection among women across the co-operative movement and wider society. Led by President of the Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union League (JCCUL), Andrea Messam, the experience– sponsored by In Bloom Floral Studio– welcomed guests to don ‘corporate chic’ attire, channelling their most confident selves. Complementing the shades of pink affair, a portion of the event’s proceeds will be donated to the Women’s Centre Foundation of Jamaica. Something Extra has the social highlights.

By most public accounts, the pilot in Jamaica – before the full rollout next year – of the Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) modular or bite-sized exam in mathematics went more than reasonably well.
While it wishes for the best, The Gleaner’s Editorial Board defers on the applause, awaiting clear evidence that this is not a case of the necessary hard work to fix a deep and systemic problem being side-stepped for the numbing effect of a palliative.