Hope for Ackalia

FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD St Elizabeth burn victim, Ackalia Dunkley surprised her father and others Monday morning as she sat up for the very first time on her own in hospital in the United States (US),…

No need to panic yet

Amidst the jitters created by investment bank Goldman Sachs’ prediction that artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300-million full-time jobs worldwide, the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) says it…

DPP issues caution

MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has offered a word of caution to the Integrity Commission: Be wary of triggering particular perceptions about people by words, actions or non-actions….

Inside the criminal mind

Renowned psychiatrist Dr Geoffrey Walcott says efforts to stem crime and violence will need to be underpinned by an understanding of what drives the individuals responsible for the acts which have tarnished Jamaica’s…

Sickle cell torment

Labelled as too sick to work, a 37-year-old man was robbed several chances of obtaining employment as employers believed he would not be competent to carry out regular functions. In another case, a…

NOT GIVING UP US PASSPORT

SOUTHFIELD, St Elizabeth — Businessman Mervin “Baboo” Myers, one of two people vying to represent the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) in St Elizabeth South Eastern, has said that he will renounce his…