Canada Drops Travel Restrictions Effective October 1 

Canada Drops Travel Restrictions Effective October 1 

The Ministry of Tourism is welcoming Canada’s decision to remove it is Covid-19 travel restrictions. On Monday, Canada announced it is in a much better position than it was earlier in the pandemic, due in part to the availability of vaccines and treatment...
PNP Calls for Labour Minister’s Resignation

PNP Calls for Labour Minister’s Resignation

The Opposition’s Dr. Angela Brown Burke is again calling for Labour Minister Karl Samuda’s resignation. The call comes after investigations revealed Jamaican farm-workers in Canada were in fact, being mistreated, despite the Minister’s initial...
Central Kingston Politicians Condemn Student Killing

Central Kingston Politicians Condemn Student Killing

The local representatives in Central Kingston have agreed that the recent tragedy at the Kingston Technical High school is a cry for greater intervention and conflict resolution in schools. Both the Member of Parliament and the caretaker showed up to lend support to...
Exploring the Effects of the Flood on Clarendon

Exploring the Effects of the Flood on Clarendon

Clarendon is once again under water. Regarded as Jamaica’s most flood-prone and ecologically vulnerable parish, Clarendon once again was inundated as a result of hurricane Ian. We discuss its current state, its vulnerabilities and what is possible for the future with...
National Badminton Star Gets 14 Grade Ones

National Badminton Star Gets 14 Grade Ones

Breanna Bisnott, who is 18-year-old and Immaculate Conception’s Student Council head, and a member of Jamaica’s National Badminton Team, exits high school in fine style. She achieved an astonishing fourteen (14) grade one passes across the Caribbean...