
Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to report suspected medicine side effects
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging Jamaicans to report any unusual symptoms experienced after taking medication, as the country joins this years global #MedSafetyWeek campaign being observed from November 2–8. The campaign – undertaken
Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to report suspected medicine side effects

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging Jamaicans to report any unusual symptoms experienced after taking medication, as the country joins this years global #MedSafetyWeek campaign being observed from November 2–8. The campaign – undertaken
ISSA rejects Vauxhall's claim against KC over quota rule

The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has rejected a claim from Vauxhall High School questioning whether Kingston College had breached the governing bodys Quota Rule during a Manning Cup game between the teams. According to the Quota R
Elite gets buyout offer, directors issue caution

Resource Assets Ltd, a St Lucia-registered company, has offered to buy all of Elite Diagnostic Ltd's issued ordinary shares at $1.60 each, a price that equates roughly to the medical-imaging company's book value. The stock fell 5.0 per cent on the Jamaica
Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026

Matea Mahal Smith has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2026, emerging from a pool of 23 contestants. The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who wore the Miss Aveeno sash, was named the winner at the grand coronation held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jam
Editorial | Funding CAFFE

You dont have to admire Winston Churchill, or his hypocrisy over who deserved this form of government, to embrace the essential truth of his observation about democracy. “Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin
Making pothole repairs last
THE EDITOR, Madam: Potholes are common on Jamaicas roads. Yet some return soon after initial repairs are completed. This raises a question: are repairs addressing the conditions that caused the damage, or simply filling the holes? A checklist could he
FDA approval of cheap version of HIV-prevention shot lenacapavir raises hopes in low-income countries

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the worlds only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV — a big step toward making the drug available inexpensively and more quickly in 120 low- and middle-income countries. The announce