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16 Oct, 2026
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Gloria Barrett-Sobers, first female UWI registrar, has died
Gloria Barrett-Sobers, the first woman to serve as university registrar of The University of the West Indies (The UWI), has died. A respected administrator, mentor and pioneer, she devoted more than…
16 Oct, 2026
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Foundation member of Jamaican Canadian Association remembered as a community builder
Pamela ‘Pam’ Powell, a founding member of the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) and a retired nurse whose life was defined by service to family, community and profession, died peacefully in Toronto…
16 Oct, 2026
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International honour awarded to Andrews nurse
Merissa Geoghagen, a registered nurse at Andrews Memorial Hospital, has become Jamaica’s first recipient of the DAISY Award, an international honour recognising nurses for exceptional clinical skill…
16 Oct, 2026
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Africa, C’bean can become AI contributors - UTech president
Africa and the Caribbean can move beyond being consumers of technology and become contributors to the innovations shaping the future, according to Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of…
16 Oct, 2026
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Tameya Brown turns pain into purpose with debut book
WESTERN BUREAU: At the age of 11, Tameya Brown experienced a deeply distressing violation of her innocence by someone her family knew and trusted. Now as an adult, the Salt Spring, St James, native…
16 Oct, 2026
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Utility consumers receive $20m in credits, compensation
Utility consumers received more than $20 million in credits and compensation during the April to June 2026 quarter, following interventions by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) and payments for…
16 Oct, 2026
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Portmore Deputy Mayor confident PNP will take control of Clarendon municipality
Portmore Deputy Mayor Alric Campbell is expressing confidence that the People’s National Party (PNP) will take control of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation following a recent floor crossing that…
16 Oct, 2026
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Businessman Bernard Henry sworn in as new Custos Rotulorum for St Elizabeth
Businessman Bernard Henry has been sworn in as the new Custos Rotulorum for St Elizabeth. He succeeds Stevon Sheriffe, who served in the position in an acting capacity following the retirement of…
16 Oct, 2026
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Two policemen shot, one fatally, in Sligoville gun battle; third cop wounded
At least two policemen have been shot, one fatally, in a firefight with gunmen who reportedly barricaded themselves inside a house in Sligoville, St Catherine. Police sources say a young girl who was…