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January 21, 2026
Disrupting the scroll
AP: It’s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a…
January 21, 2026
Jamaican workers left with 4.0 per cent of salary after core expenses, says new survey
Jamaican workers are scraping by as salaries barely cover living costs, according to a new regional survey conducted by human resource (HR) professionals. The survey, which covers 20 Caribbean…
January 21, 2026
by Antoine Lodge
Two graduations, one triumph
For 72-year-old Joan Crooks, the realisation came quietly but powerfully. Within the space of a single week, two of her granddaughters would walk across separate graduation stages, marking the end of…
January 21, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Westmoreland women get a day of HERS empowerment
WESTERN BUREAU: More than 300 women from across western Jamaica were given a rare opportunity to pause, breathe, and be nurtured during A Day of HERS, a women’s empowerment event hosted in…
January 21, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
‘The years just pass on and I just take it easy’
If Henrietta Adina Williams, popularly known as ‘Miss Heady’, divulges her age to those who do not know her personally, the disclosure could be met with gasps of denial as her physical appearance…
January 21, 2026
Current and emerging role of AI in echocardiography
Heart failure is a clinical syndrome in which the heart cannot pump blood sufficiently to meet the body’s needs, leading to symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue, and fluid build-up in tissues.…
January 21, 2026
Why diabetes is a cardiovascular disease
At the Masters of Medicine Medical Conference: The Weight of the Matter: Redefining Health and the Heart, held January 16 to18, 2026, at the AC Marriott Hotel in Kingston, leading clinicians and…
January 21, 2026
by Keisha Hill
Obesity, genetic heart disease as regional health priorities
As cardiovascular disease continues to rank among the leading causes of death in Jamaica and across the Caribbean, regional and international medical leaders convened in Kingston for the 2026 Masters…
January 21, 2026
by Kavarly Arnold
Concern in the west after blockage at emergency exit
Western Bureau Concern is being expressed in the west after an emergency exit was blocked by unruly fans for more than 20 minutes during last Saturday’s ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup match between hosts…