RIVAL gangsters in Hannah Town and Denham Town, west Kingston, appear to be giving in to cries from residents for peace, following the murder of several people in both communities since the start…
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Custos, Mandeville Hospital hosting 5K to raise money for renal unit
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — With more than 100 people on the waiting list for dialysis at the Mandeville Regional Hospital’s renal unit Jamaicans are being encouraged to maintain healthy lifestyles, even as leaders and…
Some retirees returning to work as caregivers
A recent survey done by American human resource company Paychex revealed that one in every six retirees contemplated going back to work, while 55 per cent went back to work due to financial…
Justice Batts’s remarkable feat
Justice David Batts has revealed that the seed that germinated into his recently released book, The Law and Constitution for Every Jamaican, was planted from his first year in law school. At the…
Only living Maytal returns to Jamaica after 43 years in US
News of serious crimes in Jamaica kept Nathaniel “Jerry Maytal” Mathias away from the north Caribbean island for a long time after he immigrated to the United States of America. Mathias turned 88…
It’s now Dr Duvaughn Dick
IT’S as if Duvaughn Dick added the last piece to a puzzle when he graduated with his doctorate. Overwhelmed with pride, Dick can finally add his graduation photo to his house’s family wall…
Social media scourge
As social media algorithms generate content for viewership across various platforms, several Jamaican children have expressed concern about the effects of that content on their mental health. A recent poll done by the…
Miller Simpson rises with the sun in Manchester North Eastern
THERE is an energetic voice waiting to be unleashed in Manchester North Eastern, even as word emerges that the incumbent Member of Parliament will walk away from elective politics. Educator, women’s advocate, and…
Bad parenting hurting children’s mental health, poll finds
Several children across the island are less than impressed with their parents who, they believe, are leaving them to navigate the pressures of teenage years alone. That is one of the major findings…
A SLAP IN THE FACE
More than a slap in the face. Those were Pamela Green’s seven words after learning of the massive, eight-figure pay increases for legislators and other members of the political directorate, while her schizophrenic…