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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
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Shoppers urged to exercise caution for a safer Christmas season
December 24 02:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
December 24 12:25 PM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
December 24 11:24 AM
  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
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Regional private sector group re-affirms commitment to Caricom
December 24 11:15 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) has reaffirmed its commitment to regional integratio...
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
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Bethlehem celebrates first festive Christmas since Gaza war
December 24 09:45 AM
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Scouts marched under a clear blue sky in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the Palestinian city emerged from the s...
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
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Bolt Foundation donates $900,000 to Mustard Seed children’s home for annual Christmas treat
December 24 09:32 AM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt, through his foundation, has joined the Janet Richards Foundation in a nearly $1 million donation to...
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Miss Universe Organization addresses ‘speculation’ surrounding Miss Jamaica
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Miss Universe Organization addresses ‘speculation’ surrounding Miss Jamaica
... says beauty queen 'nearing discharge'
November 24, 2025
The Miss Universe Organization has issued an official statement addressing what it says has been "speculation" surrounding Dr Gabrielle Henry, Miss Un...
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Four in hospital after bear attack on Canada school children
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Four in hospital after bear attack on Canada school children
November 21, 2025
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Four people were in hospital on Friday, including two with critical injuries, after a grizzly bear attacked a school group in...
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Emergency field hospital established in Black River
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Emergency field hospital established in Black River
November 5, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — An emergency field hospital has been deployed at the Black River High School in St Elizabeth to provide extensive medical services...
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Black River Hospital gets $1 m donation from in-service education department
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Black River Hospital gets $1 m donation from in-service education department
August 11, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The In-service Education Department at the Black River Hospital has donated medical equipment and supplies valued at more than $1 ...
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
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Grenadian gov’t restrict public access to hospital amid criminal gang activity
July 23, 2025
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — The Grenada Government has restricted public access to the male surgical ward of the General Hospital in response to rece...
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Doctors Without Borders warns last of trauma hospitals in Haiti nears its limit
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Doctors Without Borders warns last of trauma hospitals in Haiti nears its limit
May 7, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti- Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Haiti is warning that “extremely high levels of violence” in the capital, Port-au-Prince, may ...
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Land identified in Bernard Lodge for Portmore Hospital
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Land identified in Bernard Lodge for Portmore Hospital
February 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The Government has identified land in the Bernard Lodge area to build a new hospital for Portmore, and the feasibility study is no...
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Pope Francis hospitalised with bronchitis
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Pope Francis hospitalised with bronchitis
February 14, 2025
ROME, Italy (AFP) - Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems ...
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Opposition representatives bemoan human resource crisis currently crippling Annotto Bay Hospital
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Opposition representatives bemoan human resource crisis currently crippling Annotto Bay Hospital
February 4, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) representatives are calling for an “honest and immediate examination” of the needs at the Annotto Bay...
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Haiti hospital out of commission after blaze set by armed groups
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Haiti hospital out of commission after blaze set by armed groups
December 17, 2024
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) - A major hospital in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince went up in flames after an attack by armed groups, hospital and p...
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WATCH: Police Federation renews call for hospital protocols for cops
October 31, 2024
Jamaica Police Federation chair, Sergeant Arleen McBean is repeating the organisation’s call for the implementation of protocols at hospitals for memb...
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‘Babsy’ released from hospital
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‘Babsy’ released from hospital
August 31, 2024
Cabinet Minister Olivia "Babsy" Grange was released from hospital on Saturday. Grange, the culture, entertainment, and sport minister, spent almost a ...
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Burchell’s comments on Tufton getting hospital bed were disgraceful, vulgar — G2K
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Burchell’s comments on Tufton getting hospital bed were disgraceful, vulgar — G2K
June 3, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) young professional arm, Generation 2000 (G2K) is refuting the suggestion by a People’s National P...
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WATCH: PNP’s Burchell criticises ‘special treatment’ for Tufton after bike accident
June 2, 2024
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Pointing out that Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton got a hospital bed immediately after he injured his wrist in a bicycle a...
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King Charles III admitted to hospital for prostate surgery
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King Charles III admitted to hospital for prostate surgery
January 26, 2024
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- King Charles III was on Friday admitted to a London hospital for scheduled surgery, Buckingham Palace said, a week aft...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica —Members of the public are being urged to limit the amount of cash carried, plan shopping activities carefully, and take proactive m...
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Milton Blake joins forces with Luciano for ‘It nuh Over Yet’
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Roots singers Milton Blake and Luciano were friends for over 20 years before they recorded a song together. That first collaboration was done in 2016,...
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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Southern California braces for devastating Christmas storm
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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Flash flood warnings were in effect in Los Angeles and most of southern California on Wednesday as one of the worst...
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Manchester police push safety reassurance amid four murders in 48 hours
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Police in Manchester have moved to reassure the public that the parish is safe to conduct business amid four murders in Mandevil...
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers impacted by Melissa
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  KINGSTON, Jamaica —In a bid to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has announced it will temporarily relax th...
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