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Jamaicans being warned of sophisticated property scams after sign theft
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Jamaicans being warned of sophisticated property scams after sign theft
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The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) is issuing an urgent advisory to the public to exercise discernment and caution when engaging in real estate...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – More than 150 people marched around National Heroes Circle in Kingston on Tuesday to express their solidarity with the Cuban gover...
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GK pushes reformulation as better option than sugar tax
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GK pushes reformulation as better option than sugar tax
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March 17 09:43 AM
AS local manufacturers get ready to take on the recently imposed Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks, food and ...
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May Pen Hospital saves life of patient stabbed in the heart, Tufton lauds medical team
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In a stunning display of medical mastery, a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals from the May Pen Hospital has saved the life of a patient ...
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Man feared dead after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
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Man feared dead after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
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ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- A man is presumed dead after the vehicle he was driving veered off a section of the road leading to the Flat Bridge and plung...
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Iran ‘negotiating’ with FIFA over moving World Cup games to Mexico
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MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Iran's football federation is "negotiating" with FIFA to relocate the country's first-round matches at the World Cup to M...
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Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100
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Nigeria suicide bombings kill 23, wound more than 100
March 17 07:02 AM
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AFP) -- Coordinated blasts by suspected suicide bombers tore through a busy market and other areas in the Nigerian city of Maidugu...
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Oil prices climb as fresh strikes target infrastructure
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Oil prices surged Tuesday as Iran launched fresh attacks on crude-producing neighbours, while several countries pushed...
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Cutting-edge brain technology launched in Jamaica
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Cutting-edge brain technology launched in Jamaica
…expected to transform treatment for stroke, traumatic brain injury and autism
March 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The introduction of cutting-edge brain stimulation technology at the Everbrook Brain Institute and Cognitive Clinic in the Corpora...
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US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, says PM
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US wants St Lucia to ban nationals from studying medicine in Cuba, says PM
February 2, 2026
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) – St Lucia Prime Minster Phillip J Pierre says the United States has called on the Caribbean country to stop sending its nati...
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Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine
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Cuba battles virus outbreak despite shortages of food, medicine
November 20, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba has been gripped by an outbreak of the viral disease chikungunya, as it battles shortages of clean water, food, fuel and medic...
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Recipients heap praises for Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship
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Recipients heap praises for Dr Barry Wint Memorial Scholarship
BY KEVIN JACKSON Observer Writer 
August 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — On Friday August 22 when 24-year-old Philadelphia, St Ann resident Christakay Nash walked on stage to receive the Dr Barry Wint Sc...
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UK approves ‘landmark’ breast cancer drug
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UK approves ‘landmark’ breast cancer drug
April 11, 2025
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A new drug that helps slow the spread of an incurable type of breast cancer has been approved for use in Britain's stat...
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PAHO sends essential medicines to Haiti
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PAHO sends essential medicines to Haiti
April 4, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has sent a shipment of almost three tonnes of essential medicines an...
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Dr Dawes tells Senator Thompson to stay true to higher calling of medicine
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Dr Dawes tells Senator Thompson to stay true to higher calling of medicine
April 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes, has expressed disappointment in the response of newly appointed G...
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GK pushes reformulation as better option than sugar tax
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March 17, 2026
AS local manufacturers get ready to take on the recently imposed Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic beverages and sugary drinks, food and ...
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May Pen Hospital saves life of patient stabbed in the heart, Tufton lauds medical team
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In a stunning display of medical mastery, a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals from the May Pen Hospital has saved the life of a patient ...
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Man feared dead after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre
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