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Blood blunder
Transfusion error costs UHWI $7.6 million
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Senior staff reporter dunkleywillisa@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 23 12:20 AM
A woman mistakenly transfused with blood intended for another patient with the same first and last names at University Hospital of the West Indies (UH...
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Six charged in alleged $110-million loan fraud
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63 schools rebuilt, 81 nearing completion, ministry reports
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63 schools rebuilt, 81 nearing completion, ministry reports
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer staff reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
October 23 12:14 AM
63 schools rebuilt, 81 nearing completion, ministry reports
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WIGTON’S SOLAR SNAG
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Wigton takes concerns to energy minister as unsigned JPS agreement holds up financing
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Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years, IUCN warns
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Bert’s expands into vehicle sales with Dongfeng partnership
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
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JTA president-elect rushed to hospital following two- vehicle crash in Trelawny
October 1, 2026
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — President-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), Dr Maureen Mullings-Nelson, was rushed to hospital on Thursday afterno...
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Man dies in suspected hit-and-run in Manchester
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Man dies in suspected hit-and-run in Manchester
June 28, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a suspected hit-and-run on the Spur Tree main road in Manchester Sunday. Poli...
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Italy-US airbase in Kuwait hit by drone, no injuries
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Italy-US airbase in Kuwait hit by drone, no injuries
March 15, 2026
ROME, Italy (AFP)—Italy's military said Sunday there had been a drone attack on the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait hosting Italian and US forces, but ...
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Children among 5 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Portmore
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Children among 5 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Portmore
March 4, 2026
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Five people, including three children, were taken to hospital on Wednesday morning after a six-vehicle collision along the Bri...
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Swiss train derails, injuring five
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Swiss train derails, injuring five
February 16, 2026
GOPPENSTEIN, Switzerland (AFP)—A regional train derailed early on Monday in southern Switzerland, police said, injuring five people with more than two...
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Transfusion error costs UHWI $7.6 million
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October 23, 2026
A woman mistakenly transfused with blood intended for another patient with the same first and last names at University Hospital of the West Indies (UH...
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Six charged in alleged $110-million loan fraud
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63 schools rebuilt, 81 nearing completion, ministry reports
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