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Interpersonal conflicts fuel murder spike in St Elizabeth
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Marks pushing efficiency in pharma sector
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Marks pushing efficiency in pharma sector
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JPS credit union powers studies of 12 students
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Tourism plan under threat, says environmentalist
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Warns against bauxite mining in Cockpit Country
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Tourism plan under threat, says environmentalist
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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Crime reduction crucial to safer communities, national development—SSP Nicholson
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reducing crime helps to create safer communities and provides residents with greater freedom to pursue education, employment and o...
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Sxae gets real with ‘The Game,’ first release from ‘Wicked Gyal’ trilogy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Portmore artiste Sxae is turning heartbreak, disappointment and anger into musical therapy with the release of “ The Game ,” the f...
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
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Jamaica’s hope dashed as Bicknell bows out of ATP Kingston 2 tennis tournament
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KINGSTON, Jamaica  —  Jamaica’s Blaise Bicknell was eliminated from the ATP Kingston 2 lawn tennis tournament, crashing 6-3, 5-7, 2-6 to Spain’s Ivan ...
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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GHN adds US$19,000 to fund 38 more students in ‘Beyond the Backpack’ programme
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Global Humanity Network Inc (GHN), has expanded its inaugural Beyond the Backpack Scholarship Programme to support all 48 students...
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UHWI NICU receives pulse oximeters from Kiwanis New Kingston
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UHWI NICU receives pulse oximeters from Kiwanis New Kingston
August 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has received three pulse oximeters eq...
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Major updates at UHWI as access to specialist care expands
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Major updates at UHWI as access to specialist care expands
August 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Patients at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) now have greater access to specialist care following a major expansi...
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KPH says measures implemented to address operational challenges
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KPH says measures implemented to address operational challenges
July 22, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) says it has implemented a series of measures to address recent operational challenges highlighted i...
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Staff at Dutch hospital with hantavirus patient quarantined after procedure errors: hospital
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Staff at Dutch hospital with hantavirus patient quarantined after procedure errors: hospital
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Twelve staff members at a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus-positive evacuee from the MV Hondius cruise ship are in ...
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Ex-NY mayor Giuliani hospitalised in ‘critical’ condition — spokesman
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani is hospitalised in "critical but stable condition," his spokesman said Sunday, w...
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Cornwall Regional Hospital conducting review after death of baby delivered at hospital
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Cornwall Regional Hospital conducting review after death of baby delivered at hospital
April 8, 2026
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Cornwall Regional Hospital says it is now conducting an urgent review following the death of a baby delivered at the hospital ...
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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