Financialization won't improve global health
NAIROBI: For the past half-century, the economics of global health were straightforward. Rich countries gave grants to poor countries, which used the funds to meet their populations health needs. Success was measured in services...
STARLINK RED FLAG
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz in relation to the purchase of 200 Starlink devices valued at $12.12 million. In a compliance audit tabled in...
House gives thumbs up to jury subsidy increase
Legislation aimed at increasing subsidies for persons performing jury duty was, yesterday, passed in the House of Representatives. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, who piloted the amendments to the Jury Act, told the House that following the debate...
Reggae Boyz on the move
A number of Jamaican internationals have been active in the transfer market, securing new professional environments, whether it be short-term loan moves or permanent transfers. Chief among the transfers from the Reggae Boyz camp is Dujuan ‘Whisper...
French builder Vinci wins €144-m north coast water project, employing 100
Vinci SA won a €144-million (roughly J$27 billion) contract to build a water pipeline system along the north coast of Jamaica, extending the French construction giants 25-year presence on the island. Jamaicas National Water Commission awarded...
‘Making Jamaica proud was my mission'
Perseverance has always featured heavily in her life. Indeed, she says she does not know how to quit or give up, which is why days after Hurricane Melissa almost left her homeless, she was on a plane headed to Tokyo to represent her country in the...
Editorial | Canada-CARICOM trade
With Mark Carney keen to expand Canadas global economic relationships to lessen its reliance on the United States, the time may be propitious for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to seek to rekindle negotiations with Ottawa on a free trade...
Letter of the Day | Jamaica's broken import system punishes its people
THE EDITOR, Madam: There is no polite way to say this anymore: Jamaicas import-clearing system is hostile to its own people. When the cost to clear an item routinely exceeds the value of the item itself, the problem is not logistics – it is...
Therapist Brittainy Noel on having a healed response
In the high-demand world of leadership and personal success, one of the greatest challenges women face is the weight of expectations from multiple sources. At the fifth annual Woman Ignite Success Summit (WISS), held last Saturday at The Jamaica...
It's freezing cold and you've lost power. Here's what emergency doctors want you to do
MILWAUKEE (AP): Freezing temperatures and long-term power outages can quickly create dangerous health situations. Even at seemingly routine winter temperatures, the cold can exhaust the body and overwork the heart over time. The indoor risk of...