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CLASSROOM CRISIS: Parents Desperate For Spaces For Disabled Children

A heart-wrenching crisis is unfolding across Jamaica as a critical shortage of school places, staggering…

Many Young Jamaicans Overly Anxious And Suicidal

A new national health survey is raising concerns about the mental well-being of Jamaican adolescents,…

Every Child Needs Jesus! Young Jamaica under attack: Alcoholism, ganja addiction, depression and suicidal thoughts

As policymakers come to terms with recent findings that many of the nation’s children are…

Israel Faces Unusual Water Restrictions

Israel has imposed temporary water conservation measures after severe turbidity in the Mediterranean Sea forced…

Registration Of Charities Now Fully Digital

The process to renew status or register as a charitable organisation became fully digitised on…

Churches to be governed by Non-Profit Organisations Authority

Churches in Jamaica will have to register as charities under the proposed Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs)…

Elder Fraud Rises As Scammers Use AI

Similar to how scammers are using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate CEOs to defraud businesses,…

Man Fleece Elderly At ATM

 A 34-year-old man was charged in February in connection with a card-switching scheme that targeted…

ENEMIES OF THE ELDERLY: Unsuspecting seniors losing millions to online hackers

In early August, Valora Rhoden*, 85, of Portmore Municipality City, was well into her afternoon…

Churches partner with health practitioners to get Jamaicans healthy

Many Jamaican families look forward each year to free health fairs often hosted at churches…