St Thomas healthcare services being strengthened in anticipation of population growth

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith several major developments taking place in St Thomas, healthcare professionals have acknowledged the need to make additional preparations to respond to the anticipated population growth in the parish.

IDB Invest, LAAD boost food security for small and midsized businesses in Latin America, Caribbean

Reading Time: 2 minutesIDB Invest provided a $40 million loan to LAAD Americas N.V. and Agronegocios LAAD S.A. de C.V. SOFOM ENR, both subsidiaries of Latin American Agribusiness Development Corp (LAAD). The seven-year…

Jamaica’s inflation outlook looks steady but geopolitical uncertainty remains a threat—BOJ

Reading Time: 3 minutesInflation in Jamaica has remained largely steady and has remained in the 4 per cent to 6 per cent band. Hurricane Beryl on July 3, 2024, and the subsequent heavy…

Founder of Haitian orphanage convicted for sexual abuse

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) says a man has been convicted of sexually abusing boys at an orphanage he founded for impoverished children in Haiti.

He is 73-year-old Michael Karl Geilenfeld of Littleton, Colorado, who founded the St Joseph’s Home for Boys in Haiti in 1985.

PNP spokesperson, Dr Dawes demands Justice for healthcare workers amid islandwide sickout

Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople’s National Party (PNP), spokesperson Dr Alfred Dawes, demands justice for healthcare workers as the island wide sickout continues.

PNP says it suspended SSL to protect Jamaican Investors, JLP lifted suspension

Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Finance Julian Robinson has condemned what he calls false claims made recently by Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Abka Fitz-Henley at a party rally,…