News
September 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Lilliput mourns 13-y-o student found dead at home
WESTERN BUREAU: The quiet district of Bugs Bunny in Lilliput, St James, was plunged into mourning following Thursday’s tragic death of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, a second-form student at…
September 2025
Wilson sues former friend Frith for $800m in defamation clash
Businessman Tyrone Wilson has filed an $800 million defamation lawsuit in the Supreme Court against fellow entrepreneur and former friend Kevin Frith, who has dismissed the claim as baseless and…
September 2025
by Paul H. Williams
African to Jamaican: Music and Creolized Black Culture exhibition officially opened
SINCE FEBRUARY, the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) has been giving access to the public to its exhibition, ‘African to Jamaican: Music and Creolized Black Culture’, in its main gallery situated inside…
September 2025
by Bryan Miller
Sister city partnership forged between Negril and Zanzibar City in Tanzania
Western Bureau: Everything is now in place for the formalisation of the twinning of the resort town of Negril, in western Jamaica, and Zanzibar City, in the United Republic of Tanzania through a…
September 2025
by Christopher Thomas
WRHA blames miscommunication for issue with pharmacy interns, says matter settled
WESTERN BUREAU: St Andrade Sinclair, the regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says poor communication was responsible for last Thursday’s outcry by pharmacy interns, who…
September 2025
The nest is empty
It’s that time of year when many parents see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from their children can…
September 2025
Facing stiff competition, remote workers up their game
NEW YORK (AP): When Kate Smith worked a 9-to-5 office job, she was burned-out, suffering from daily migraines and thinking, “I can’t do this for the rest of my life.” She didn’t have to. For her next…
September 2025
Beyond awareness: Action for autism
In support of the care and development of families within the autism community, the Sandals Foundation has partnered with Autism Speaks, The Bob and Rita Marley Foundation, and The Color of Autism…
September 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Captured, and arrived in Jamaica
TWO SUNDAYS ago, we conclude Part I with: “The distinction of his funeral was conveyed not only by the attendance of white landowners, who turned up at the funerals of black elites, such as…