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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
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Regional leaders encouraged by first round of engagement with Rubio
February 25 02:28 PM
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) – Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they are encouraged by statements made by visiting United States Secretary of S...
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‘I feel loved’: Irish MP overwhelmed by Jamaican response to viral speech
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Thomas Gould, the Irish politician who recently captured global attention because of his distinctive accent, says he has been overwhelmed by the volum...
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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Brazil politicians convicted for ordering murder of black activist councillor
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BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's Supreme Court on Wednesday convicted two former lawmakers of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro council...
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US eases Venezuela oil ban to Cuba as crisis alarms Caribbean
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BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis (AFP)—The United States on Wednesday notched down sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after the communist-ru...
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Jamaican man answers to drug trafficking charges in Florida
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February 25 01:04 PM
A Jamaican man reportedly appeared in a Florida federal court Monday to answer to charges stemming from the seizure of millions of US dollars worth of...
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
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Jackson chides Chang over comment that JFJ ‘living off blood money’
February 25 12:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson has chided Dr Horace Chang for the national security minister's remark th...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25 11:45 AM
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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Iran negotiators head to Geneva for US talks
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Iran negotiators head to Geneva for US talks
February 25 11:32 AM
PARIS, France (AFP)—An Iranian delegation headed by its top diplomat set off for Geneva on Wednesday for talks with the US, as the Islamic republic's ...
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Hospital-grade disinfectant donated to combat mould, viruses in health facilities
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Hospital-grade disinfectant donated to combat mould, viruses in health facilities
February 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A local manufacturer has donated two pallets of Vital Oxide, a hospital-grade disinfectant product, to the Ministry of Health and ...
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
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Percy Junor Hospital get US$30,000 in supplies
February 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Percy Junor Hospital (PJH) in Manchester has received a donation of supplies from newly formed United States (US) based diaspo...
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Mayoral candidate Markland Edwards hails development of Type C hospital in Portmore
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Mayoral candidate Markland Edwards hails development of Type C hospital in Portmore
January 31, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Mayoral candidate Markland Edwards has welcomed the news that the Government is in the process of acquiring land in the Greater Be...
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Fire forces evacuation at KPH
January 30, 2026
Eighteen patients and 16 staff members had to be evacuated from the Accident and Emergency Department at the Kingston Public Hospital on Friday mornin...
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One-third of beds active at Falmouth Hospital despite Hurricane Melissa damage
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One-third of beds active at Falmouth Hospital despite Hurricane Melissa damage
January 25, 2026
FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Despite extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, approximately one-third of the bed capacity at the Falmouth Public General ...
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WATCH: Five-year-old injured in Greenvale, Manchester accident
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WATCH: Five-year-old injured in Greenvale, Manchester accident
January 23, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A five-year-old girl has been admitted to hospital in serious condition after she was hit by a car in her community, Greenvale. ...
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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
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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