Forty-six per cent of the ventilators in the South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) are non-operational, an internal audit by the Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed. Of the 91 life-saving machines spread across the Kingston Public (...
Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Dawes says the health of mothers and neonates is at risk due to an inadequate public healthcare system in Jamaica. Dawes, who has been sparring publicly with Minister of Health and Wellness...
Calling Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton’s report on the number of ventilators in Jamaica’s public health system “fuzzy math”, Dr Alfred Dawes yesterday insisted that most of the life-saving machines donated during the coronavirus pandemic...
A $530,000 National Water Commission (NWC) bill generated for an unoccupied house in New Harbour Village, St Catherine, has left the homeowner “distressed” amid her inability to move in. Sylvia Saunders said the state-run entity sent her a text...
Amid multiple reports of tragic incidents and a call for an audit of the life-saving machines, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is adamant that there is no evidence that ventilators are missing from the island’s public healthcare facilities....
Thirty-eight years after struggling to secure his immigration status in the United Kingdom (UK), the British Home Office has granted Jamaican Dennis Henry leave to remain in the country. However, he will have to wait 10 additional years – renewing...
The family of a British woman who drowned while on vacation in the island has been left distressed after trying unsuccessfully for almost three months to obtain a death certificate from Jamaican authorities to bury her. Kerita Solomon died in...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says political operatives have created a negative mood in the country that has left Jamaicans feeling “conflicted” about his Government’s achievements, rallying the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) base to counter this...
There were terror-filled screams on board American Airlines flight 850 from Miami to Kingston late on Thursday when overhead cabins flew open and the aircraft “skidded off the runway” as the pilot navigated poor weather to land at the Norman Manley...
The Constitutional Reform Committee’s (CRC) recommendation to extend the life of Parliament for two years in certain circumstances has drawn opposition from former Prime Minister PJ Patterson. Patterson, the guest speaker at Wednesday’s University...
Former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has declared that qualification for sitting in Jamaica’s Parliament should be based on Jamaican nationality, while at the same time arguing that Section 40 of the Constitution should not be confined to...
Jamaicans who travel to the United States’ southern border in attempts to secure asylum in the North American country may face immediate rejection amid a new immigration policy announced by the Biden administration. United States (US) President Joe...
After five unsuccessful attempts to unseat Prime Minister Andrew Holness as member of parliament (MP) for St Andrew West Central, Patrick Roberts is leaving the uphill task to a more seasoned colleague, former St Andrew West Rural parliamentarian...
A six-year-old boy diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), who reported being beaten at two public schools months apart, has been at home since March after his mother determined that he was not safe. In a statement that...
Jamaica has an enrolment shortfall of more than 90 per cent in three of the four subjects the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it will no longer certify, Education Minister Fayval Williams has disclosed. Two of those subjects are seeing...
Describing the furore over Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s British citizenship as “cass cass”, University of the West Indies professor Dr Christopher Charles says he is alarmed Prime Minister Andrew Holness has joined the talk even though there is...
The group of Jamaicans who identify as Tainos says the issue of the country’s final court should be determined by citizens, arguing that a referendum is the ideal way to settle the more than decade-long contentious matter. Robert Pairman, Kasike/...
The International Student Affairs and Travel Services (ISATS) is facing severe criticism and allegations of mismanagement after failing to deliver on the work and travel experience paid for by several university students over the last two years....
Daryl Vaz on Tuesday declared that “nothing is private or secret” in the face of mounting concerns over whether his disclosure of Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s passport and citizenship information amounted to a breach of data privacy. “No public...
As debate on Jamaica’s final appellate court intensifies, its King’s Counsel Group has written to the registrar of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC), objecting to its proposed ‘review of merit’ rule, calling it a violation of the...
Senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) member Michael Stern says Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s credibility must be questioned following his call for constitutional amendments that would allow Jamaicans with dual citizenship to run for office. Stern,...
The Opposition showed no sign of avoiding a clash with the Government over Jamaica’s constitutional reform process, declaring that a redline is “absolutely” necessary in the decision on a final court. Opposition Leader Mark Golding on Tuesday noted...
Former president of Jamaica’s Court of Appeal Retired Justice Seymour Panton says the Government should flatly reject the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council’s (JCPC) offer for judges from jurisdictions it serves to sit on the court. Panton...
The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is the latest state-run agency to be hit by a cyberattack that has affected some aspects of the entity’s service delivery. BSJ, the statutory body established to promote and encourage standardisation in...
