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Experts say there are small steps individual caregivers can take themselves to prevent burnout.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Caregivers need to take care of themselves, too

CONCORD, New Hampshire (AP): For Jessica Renda, the breaking point was a particularly chaotic Christmas season. Consumed by her eldest daughter's mental and behavioral health struggles, she…
May Pen Mayor Joel Williams.
09 Oct, 2026 0

OUSTER LOOMS - PNP caucus plans to boot May Pen mayor, deputy; tackle permits, water

The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will move a no-confidence motion against Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams and his deputy, Clive Mundle, at a special sitting it has…
Councillor Tanyalee Williams of the May Pen North Division rises to speak during Thursday’s meeting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation.
09 Oct, 2026 0

JLP rift rocks Clarendon MC with councillor, MP at odds

Soured relations between Councillor Tanyalee Williams and Clarendon Central Member of Parliament (MP) Delroy Williams have boiled over, triggering her dramatic resignation from the Jamaica Labour…
From left: People’s National Party (PNP) councillors Carla Watt, Anthony O’Connor and Scean Barnswell welcome Tanyalee Williams (second right) following her announcement that she has severed ties with the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and crossed the floo
09 Oct, 2026 0

May Pen mayor puts brakes on move to hand PNP majority

An announcement by May Pen North division Councillor Tanyalee Williams that she would be crossing the floor to join the opposition People’s National Party caucus triggered an abrupt end to the monthly…
Attorney-at-law Hugh Wildman.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Wildman seeks Sykes’ intervention over clash of court dates

Attorney Hugh Wildman has called for Chief Justice Bryan Sykes to intervene in conflicting court commitments that he says are making it difficult for him to attend the multimillion-dollar fraud trial…
Racheal Daley, Jamaica’s first master teacher at the early childhood level, who works at the Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine.
09 Oct, 2026 0

More than A-B-C, 1-2-3

Racheal Daley gently led her four-year-old students at the Waterford Infant School in Portmore, St Catherine, to identify and pronounce words beginning with the letter ‘T’ on Wednesday afternoon. As…
Live Soil technology.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Hope for drought-stricken farms

WESTERN BUREAU: FarmLinkr CEO Shelly Heaven is confident that a locally developed soil technology can help to address the worsening water challenges in agriculture as it allows farmers to grow crops…
Carol Narcisse, civil society advocate.
08 Oct, 2026 0

‘Cushy office’ scale down - Civil society advocates question Gov’t decision-making as backlash leads to pull back on NaRRA office space . PM warns adjustment will slow roll-out of projects, impact delivery

The Government’s decision to scale down the office space that will house the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) and cut rental costs, though welcomed, is raising questions about…
Guyana President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali (right) accepts a gift from new Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization, Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Tourism, Charles Fernandez, while Secretary General and CEO of the CTO, Dona Regis-Prosper shares in
08 Oct, 2026 0

Ali warns Caribbean to scale up or risk being left behind

GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Guyana’s President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has warned Caribbean tourism leaders to “scale up” or risk being left behind as destinations in the Middle East and Latin America pour…