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May 27 02:55 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — United States-based reggae singer Jahriffe is spreading positivity and spiritual encouragement with his uplifting new single “ Shi...
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May 27 02:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Odin Samuels-Smith and Courtney Clarke have been handed debuts for the Reggae Boyz as they take on India in the semifinals of the ...
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May 27 02:10 PM
Twenty years after first hitting the Billboard chart with Ms Triniti, E-Dee returns to a hardcore sound with Come Link Me and Heartbreak , his late...
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May 27 01:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to disclose whether Ambassador Anthony Anderson applied ...
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May 27 01:18 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) states of New York and New Jersey announced a probe Wednesday into whether FIFA has exploited f...
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May 27 12:58 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), under its Cleaner Kingston initiative, is continuing efforts to clear do...
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May 27 12:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The World Bank on Tuesday issued a catastrophe bond providing the Government of Jamaica with US$200 million in insurance coverage ...
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May 27 11:48 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — At least four people were taken to hospital on Wednesday following an explosion at Guardsman Group's corporate office on South Cam...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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May 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — United States-based reggae singer Jahriffe is spreading positivity and spiritual encouragement with his uplifting new single “ Shi...
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May 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Odin Samuels-Smith and Courtney Clarke have been handed debuts for the Reggae Boyz as they take on India in the semifinals of the ...
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May 27, 2026
Twenty years after first hitting the Billboard chart with Ms Triniti, E-Dee returns to a hardcore sound with Come Link Me and Heartbreak , his late...
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May 27, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government to disclose whether Ambassador Anthony Anderson applied ...
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May 27, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) states of New York and New Jersey announced a probe Wednesday into whether FIFA has exploited f...
