With the 2020 deadline to achieve the 90-90-90 global HIV/AIDS goals fast approaching and international funders becoming scarcer, at least one local civil society group is appealing to Government and the business community for help. Executive...
As a blind woman, 34-year-old Camille Wilson has to navigate potholes, light posts and, unfortunately, the perception held by some Jamaicans that blind women require far less help than men who have visual challenges. “Sighted people are more...
Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica Malgorzata Wasilewska has called for the establishment of more safe spaces for women who are victims of gender-based violence and has revealed that she has started exploring opportunities for the...
The reluctance of some parents to seek help for their toddlers diagnosed with developmental challenges is a serious concern for one special-needs educator who fears that these children are not getting the help needed to better transition into...
The average hospital stay is three days, but Joseph Graham has already spent 13 months at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) despite being discharged, following treatment for a dislocated hip. Graham now calls the downtown Kingston-based hospital...
Getting likes on Facebook has become so important to 14-year-old Shanice James* that she has resorted to posting raunchy photos on her page to increase her chances of securing more friends and...
