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02 Oct, 2025
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Rehab over prison
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is calling for a more compassionate approach to dealing with mental health and dementia, emphasising…
02 Oct, 2025
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Universal Service Fund targeting upgrade of community access points islandwide
The Universal Service Fund (USF) is looking to revamp community access points (CAPs) across the island. This was disclosed by Minister of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy, Daryl Vaz, during…
02 Oct, 2025
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Patricia Green | The day I drove through raging rivers
Last week my gardener used a piece of wire and began pulling out a variety of empty banana, potato, cheesy wrappers, etc., from the underside of my vehicle. I was caught in the flooding of September…
02 Oct, 2025
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‘One Nation, New Symbols’ exhibition opened at National Gallery of Jamaica
THE NATIONAL Gallery of Jamaica (NGJ), located in the Kingston Mall in downtown, was swarmed with patrons on the evening of Sunday, September 28, as it opened its newest exhibition, ‘One Nation, New…
02 Oct, 2025
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From missionaries to Rastafari
FOR YEARS, there has been the saying that Jamaica has the highest number of churches per square mile, according to The Guinness Book of World Records. I am yet to see for myself that record. A quick…
02 Oct, 2025
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Wang Jinfeng | New starting point, new vision
I am honoured to come to this beautiful “land of wood and water” and serve as the 17th Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica. Reputed as the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Jamaica is…
02 Oct, 2025
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11 police officers in Dominican Republic arrested in rare move following killing of five suspects
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have detained 11 police officers following the killing of five suspected criminals during a police operation last month. …
02 Oct, 2025
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Christopher Burgess | Kingston’s Friday flood: Building resilience
On September 19, Kingston’s urban corridors and transport hubs uptown were flooded in just ninety minutes of intense rain, and resulted in probably over a billion dollars in damages. Flooding in…
02 Oct, 2025
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Adekeye Adebajo | The King’s speech: Trump at the UN
American president, Donald Trump’s recent extraordinary speech at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, once again demonstrated his monarchical delusions, as he haughtily proclaimed to…