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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
April 11 05:13 PM
KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer 
April 11 04:44 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
April 11 04:02 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
April 11 03:29 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11 02:28 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
April 11 01:42 PM
United States-based dancehall artiste Natesha is pumped about the response to her latest single, ' Sexology ', a high-octane club banger which feature...
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
April 11 12:40 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A devastating house fire in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday night has left a 14-year-old girl dead, a young man critically in...
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
April 11 11:19 AM
In 1985 when she first visited Jamaica as a teen, Ann Marie Keene fell in love with the island and its music. The sounds of reggae music often blared ...
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Gov’t assessing over 100 health centres in hurricane-hit parishes
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Gov’t assessing over 100 health centres in hurricane-hit parishes
April 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is now undertaking detailed assessments of more than 100 health centres across the five parish...
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CRH says all protocols followed after review into death of newborn
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CRH says all protocols followed after review into death of newborn
April 10, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in St James says a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a newborn at the fac...
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Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
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Filtered Feelings: The cost of comparing our lives
BY DR CHRIS TUFTON 
April 5, 2026
Has the measure of happiness evolved? It is a question I have found myself reflecting on more and more. For many Jamaicans who grew up in rural commun...
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May Pen Hospital saves life of patient stabbed in the heart, Tufton lauds medical team
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May Pen Hospital saves life of patient stabbed in the heart, Tufton lauds medical team
March 17, 2026
In a stunning display of medical mastery, a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals from the May Pen Hospital has saved the life of a patient ...
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Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme will continue – Dr Tufton
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Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme will continue – Dr Tufton
March 9, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme will continue, despite the conclusion of the technical cooperation agreement between the Govern...
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‘Only one MP’
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‘Only one MP’
Brown chides Tufton for inserting Dunn into Belfield Health Centre opening ceremony
BY INGRID HENRY Observer writer 
February 20, 2026
ST MARY, Jamaica — A political dispute erupted Thursday at the opening of the Belfield Health Centre after Minister of Health and Wellness Christopher...
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Advanced Health Centre assessment to be completed in three months
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Advanced Health Centre assessment to be completed in three months
February 9, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica —Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed a next step in the process in dealing with health centres impacted ...
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Is fat on the way to becoming extinct?
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Is fat on the way to becoming extinct?
GLP-1 medications for weight loss soaring
Dr Chris Tufton 
January 25, 2026
Over the past few weeks, my algorithm, like many others, has been filled with clips of Oprah Winfrey and Serena Williams speaking openly about GLP-1 m...
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Gov’t strengthening health system to meet hurricane, flu demands
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Gov’t strengthening health system to meet hurricane, flu demands
January 19, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica—The Government is taking steps to strengthen health services and address rising demand, as it responds to the combined impact of Hurri...
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Masters of Medicine Conference to convene global medical leaders in Jamaica
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Masters of Medicine Conference to convene global medical leaders in Jamaica
January 14, 2026
The Masters of Medicine Conference, a leading regional multidisciplinary medical education forum, returns January 17-19 2026, bringing together physic...
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WATCH: Kiwanis Division 23 East spreads Christmas joy to new mothers at Victoria Jubilee Hospital
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WATCH: Kiwanis Division 23 East spreads Christmas joy to new mothers at Victoria Jubilee Hospital
December 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Some 61 new mothers who gave birth on Thursday, December 25, at Victoria Jubilee Maternity Hospital in downtown Kingston were presen...
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Tufton reports decline in leptospirosis cases
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Tufton reports decline in leptospirosis cases
December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There has been a reduction in suspected or confirmed cases of leptospirosis and related deaths, says Minister of Health and Wellne...
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Dr Reddy’s donates US$215,000 in medicines for hurricane recovery
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Dr Reddy’s donates US$215,000 in medicines for hurricane recovery
November 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratory has donated essential medication valued at US$215,000 to bolster Jamaica’s ongoing re...
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Jamaica to get healthcare boost with arrival of Chinese naval hospital ship — Tufton
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Jamaica to get healthcare boost with arrival of Chinese naval hospital ship — Tufton
November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the country is set to receive a boost in healthcare in the aftermath of...
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Health minister confirms increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths
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Health minister confirms increase in leptospirosis cases and deaths
November 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has reported an increase in suspected and confirmed cases of leptospirosis, but...
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Six dead as Jamaica experiences outbreak of leptospirosis – Tufton
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Six dead as Jamaica experiences outbreak of leptospirosis – Tufton
November 21, 2025
Jamaica is presently experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis with nine confirmed cases. There have also been 28 suspected and or probable cases as o...
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Chinese Benevolent Association donates hurricane relief supplies to Falmouth Hospital
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Chinese Benevolent Association donates hurricane relief supplies to Falmouth Hospital
November 16, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Falmouth Public General Hospital received a boost Friday following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, thanks to a si...
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Over 5,000kg of food condemned since Melissa hit — Tufton
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Over 5,000kg of food condemned since Melissa hit — Tufton
November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that 5,661 kilogrammes of food have been condemned by public he...
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Primary care centre mobilised to support post-hurricane health recovery
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Primary care centre mobilised to support post-hurricane health recovery
November 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, has announced that several primary care facilities will play a critical su...
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#MelissaAftermath: Field hospital to be deployed to Black River, says Tufton
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#MelissaAftermath: Field hospital to be deployed to Black River, says Tufton
November 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says a field hospital is to be deployed to Black River within 24 hours as pa...
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#MelissaAftermath: Tufton says teams accessing reports of dead bodies in remote areas
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#MelissaAftermath: Tufton says teams accessing reports of dead bodies in remote areas
November 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says environmental health teams are working closely with the Jamaica Defen...
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#MelissaAftermath: Health minister urges vigilance over food safety
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#MelissaAftermath: Health minister urges vigilance over food safety
November 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton is warning the public to be vigilant about food safety in the aftermath of H...
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Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine falters
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KHARKIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's military command accused Russia of repeatedly violating a truce to mark the Orthodox Easter Saturday with nearly 470 inci...
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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Negril to receive repaired ambulance following tourist death
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The resort town of Negril, which has been without a functional ambulance for several months, is expected to receive a repaired...
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
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Farmers to benefit from Isratech Resilience Farm Tour
April 11, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hundreds of farmers are to benefit from the Isratech Resilience Farm Tour, an initiative designed to help them recover and rebuild...
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and enga...
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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