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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
May 16 04:51 PM
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the tw...
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Westmoreland health authorities heighten hantavirus surveillance
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Westmoreland health authorities heighten hantavirus surveillance
May 16 04:12 PM
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica—Health authorities in Westmoreland are maintaining heightened surveillance amid regional concerns about hantavirus, even though J...
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ATL Automotive wins legal fight over alleged faulty vehicle repair
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ATL Automotive wins legal fight over alleged faulty vehicle repair
May 16 04:09 PM
The Supreme Court in Kingston has ruled in favour of ATL Automotive in a lawsuit brought by a customer who alleged that the company failed to replace ...
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Trump, Nigeria claim killing of Islamic State group leader
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Trump, Nigeria claim killing of Islamic State group leader
May 16 04:07 PM
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—A senior Islamic State group leader, described as "the most active terrorist in the world", has been killed in a joint operation ...
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Jamaica developing menopause/andropause policy
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Jamaica developing menopause/andropause policy
May 16 03:20 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica is in the final stages of developing a dedicated menopause and andropause policy which will guide the governance of men and ...
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‘Bunny’ on the double as City beat West Ham to cap WSL title-winning campaign
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‘Bunny’ on the double as City beat West Ham to cap WSL title-winning campaign
May 16 02:39 PM
Manchester City defeated West Ham 4-1 on Saturday to claim the Women's Super League (WSL) trophy with Jamaican striker Khadijah 'Bunny' Shaw scoring t...
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Keller Williams gives back on RED Day
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Keller Williams gives back on RED Day
May 16 02:34 PM
Kingston, Jamaica— Worldwide, operations paused on Thursday across offices of Keller Williams as the organisation observed its annual RED Day, a power...
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Police urge caution on roads after pedestrian killed in Huddersfield crash
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Police urge caution on roads after pedestrian killed in Huddersfield crash
May 16 01:19 PM
ST MARY, Jamaica—Huddersfield main road claimed another life on Thursday, May 14, after a pedestrian was struck by a motor truck. Dead is 28-year-old ...
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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
May 11, 2026
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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Ex-NY mayor Giuliani hospitalised in ‘critical’ condition — spokesman
May 3, 2026
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
... 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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Israel strikes south Lebanon day after ceasefire extension
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BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP)—Israel launched a massive series of airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, despite an extension of the truce between the tw...
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Westmoreland health authorities heighten hantavirus surveillance
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Westmoreland health authorities heighten hantavirus surveillance
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica—Health authorities in Westmoreland are maintaining heightened surveillance amid regional concerns about hantavirus, even though J...
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ATL Automotive wins legal fight over alleged faulty vehicle repair
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ATL Automotive wins legal fight over alleged faulty vehicle repair
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The Supreme Court in Kingston has ruled in favour of ATL Automotive in a lawsuit brought by a customer who alleged that the company failed to replace ...
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Trump, Nigeria claim killing of Islamic State group leader
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Trump, Nigeria claim killing of Islamic State group leader
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LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—A senior Islamic State group leader, described as "the most active terrorist in the world", has been killed in a joint operation ...
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Jamaica developing menopause/andropause policy
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Jamaica developing menopause/andropause policy
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica is in the final stages of developing a dedicated menopause and andropause policy which will guide the governance of men and ...
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