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June 27 12:37 AM
SEATTLE, United States (AFP) — Iran were deprived of a certain place in the World Cup knockout phase when a goal in stoppage time that would have give...
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Parents outraged after Ascot Primary splits graduands based on PEP performance
June 27 12:30 AM
Graduation apartheid
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June 27 12:28 AM
Third-country nationals row rocks Senate
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June 27 12:26 AM
Prayer warrior juror gets down on knees in court
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June 27 12:26 AM
Mandeville comedy Loaves of Laughter returns July 5
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June 27 12:24 AM
JTA slams ministry over slow hurricane recovery at schools
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June 27 12:24 AM
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Dembele hat-trick as France swat Norway; Senegal stay alive
June 27 12:23 AM
Dembele hat-trick as France swat Norway; Senegal stay alive
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June 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Health & Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has directed the management of the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) and the ...
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Why our elders deserve better
June 21, 2026
If you spend any time on social media these days, you have probably stumbled upon them: the short clips of older folks that make you stop scrolling an...
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June 16, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has revealed that a formal signing ceremony for the recently introduced account...
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Health minister wants older citizens to age with dignity, independence
June 14, 2026
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton started his CARE Agenda last week with a focus on the elderly, less than a month after the announce...
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May 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has used the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA) to push ahead with h...
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May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Subsidised nursery and daycare fees, universal pre-K for all four-year-olds, and after-school care at primary schools to support pa...
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May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With research suggesting that up to one in four Jamaican children are routinely “given” to the wrong father, with such children co...
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May 12, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of prescriptions under the National Health Fund (NHF) has increased from less than one million in 2016 to approximately t...
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May 8, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 40 Cuban healthcare workers, formerly part of the bilateral arrangement between Jamaica and Cuba, have chosen to remain ...
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April 12, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Catherine Hall Health Centre in St James, which sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Melissa last October, is set to re...
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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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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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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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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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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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Brown chides Tufton for inserting Dunn into Belfield Health Centre opening ceremony
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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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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GLP-1 medications for weight loss soaring
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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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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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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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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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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June 27, 2026
SEATTLE, United States (AFP) — Iran were deprived of a certain place in the World Cup knockout phase when a goal in stoppage time that would have give...
Parents outraged after Ascot Primary splits graduands based on PEP performance
June 27, 2026
Graduation apartheid
June 27, 2026
Third-country nationals row rocks Senate
June 27, 2026
Prayer warrior juror gets down on knees in court
June 27, 2026
Mandeville comedy Loaves of Laughter returns July 5
