Polack Post: Caribbean Incarceration Rates – The Endless Train
By Peter Polack PeterPolack A local media report in the Cayman Islands last year described a failing prison system that has seen 150% overcrowding at HMP Northward and a 80% recidivism rate among convicted persons after release. Every afternoon, incarceration…
Jamaica: Chinese nationals strike at children’s hospital construction site
From Jamaica Observer Chinese workers in St James strike in protest citing wage discrepancies ST JAMES, Jamaica — A number of Chinese nationals employed at the construction site of a Child and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay are on strike….
UWI Scientists Make Historic Contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report as New Voices from the Caribbean
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Wednesday, 17 September 2025— Six of the seven scientists from The University of the West Indies (The UWI) named among the authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC’s) Seventh Assessment Report (AR7)…
Aaron Silk issues call to action with his new single
Painful Birth – Aaron Silk issues call to action with his new single Aaron Silk Kingston, Jamaica. September 14, 2025. For the period 2020 – 2024, roughly 168 Jamaican children were murdered while from 2019 – 2023, 619 women were…
Jamaica’s Fraser-Pryce set to retire
By Devika Ragoonanan From Caibbean Life Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Team Jamaica after finishing 2nd during round 1 of the women’s 100m at the Stade de France during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. Photo By Sam Barnes/Sportsfile via…
UWI to Honour 11 Visionaries at 2025 Graduation Ceremonies
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Tuesday, September 9, 2025— The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is set to continue its tradition of recognising exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions to their fields. During the 2025 graduation…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness, Jamaica Labor Party win third consecutive term
By Bert Wilkinson From Caribbean Life Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness addresses supporters, next to his wife and member of parliament Juliet Holness, their son Adam, and Holness’ mother Sonia Harvey, after the ruling Labour Party declared victory in the general…
Jamaica Labour Party Wins Historic Third Consecutive General Election
By: LATONYA LINTON & DONIQUE WESTON From JAMAICA INFORMATION SERVICE Photo: Donald De La HayePrime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the audience at the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) headquarters on Belmont Road in Kingston, following Wednesday’s (September 3)…
Voting Underway in 2025 Jamaica General Election
Photo: Yhomo Hutchinson – Director of ElectionsG lasspole Brown THE FULL STORY Voting is in progress at more than 7000 polling stations across the country’s 63 constituencies as Jamaicans cast their ballot to choose the next government. Polling stations opened…
Caribbean Justice Systems – The Grapes of Wrath
By Peter Polack Peter Polack A recent turn of events in a very old case saw the Holness led Government of Jamaica ordered to pay J$120 million for the unlawful detention of a mentally ill man for 50 years. Some…
