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Security guard awarded damages after cops detain him for 15 days without explanation
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$3.5m for false imprisonment
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Ding Dong leads Rock representation at 2026 BET Awards
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JABA gets timely backing for crucial qualifiers
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Martinelli magic gives Brazil late win after early Japan scare
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Camperdown Primary teacher named ICT Innovation Teacher of the Year
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Not Every Bride Has a Dad at the Wedding — And That’s Okay
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May 13, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With research suggesting that up to one in four Jamaican children are routinely “given” to the wrong father, with such children co...
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March 18, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Deveta McLaren has been appointed the acting regional director for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA). The announcement ...
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February 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging members of the public to take the necessary precautions as the island experiences high...
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January 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) and the Ministry of Health and Wellness have reaffirmed their readiness to respond effectively in th...
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November 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The island has recorded 14 leptospirosis-related deaths, six of which have been confirmed. This was revealed by Principal Medical ...
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November 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — With the mosquito population already showing an increase in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, including the dengue-carrying Aede...
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November 10, 2025
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is currently in the process of establishing a field hospital at the Savanna-la-Mar Public ...
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November 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — More than 250 volunteers mobilised by St John's Ambulance Jamaica and the JN Foundation provided first aid and essential medical s...
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November 2, 2025
More than 200 staff members from the Ministry of Health and Wellness and the Southern Regional Health Authority are en route western Jamaica today in ...
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October 26, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is appealing to families to promptly collect relatives who have been discharged from ...
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October 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — As Jamaica braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding Jamaicans to pay atte...
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October 24, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA), a department of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is advising the public that its he...
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October 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Health and Wellness is moving to improve support for women experiencing perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause...
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July 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A whopping 98.0 per cent of the 76,469 clients served by family planning clinics across Jamaica in 2024 were female. A comparative...
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July 23, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sagicor Life Jamaica has announced a sponsorship valued at $2.5 million in support of the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ 8x8 Cor...
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June 10, 2025
Some 36 per cent of the nearly 290,000 Jamaicans who have been tested for various non-communicable diseases (NCDs) under the Know Your Numbers campaig...
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May 9, 2025
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says that more people are going to health centres for medical services. ...
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February 23, 2025
In terms of economic impact, Jamaica is projected to lose US$18.45 billion for the period 2015-2030 due to the prevalence of non-communicable diseases...
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February 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - A total of 2,480 people, who attended the ministry of health and wellness’ job fair recently, met the qualification requirements f...
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January 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica -The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host its inaugural career expo and employment fair at the University of the West Indies (U...
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December 14, 2024
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica -- The Greater Portmore Health Centre in St Catherine is being upgraded to a Type 5 (Comprehensive) facility with state-of-the-a...
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December 13, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) Spokesperson on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes, is calling on the prime minister and minister ...
Security guard awarded damages after cops detain him for 15 days without explanation
June 30, 2026
$3.5m for false imprisonment
Football, ...
Martinelli magic gives Brazil late win after early Japan scare
June 30, 2026
Germany dumped out by Paraguay in seismic World Cup shock
