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21 Oct, 2026
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Top matriculant sets sights on serving Clarendon
Seventeen-year-old medical student Jamoya Seaton is already looking beyond her own ambitions. After completing medical school and specialising in neurology, she plans to return to her native Clarendon…
21 Oct, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Are Jamaica’s national heroes adequately commemorated?
October is marked as National Heritage Month. This year, National Heritage Week is marked from Sunday, October 18, National Thanksgiving Day to Saturday, October 24. National Heroes Day, established…
21 Oct, 2026
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Breast cancer matters: Why early detection cannot wait
Breast cancer is not a death sentence, but a delayed diagnosis can make the journey to treatment more difficult. Understanding personal risk, recognising changes in the breasts and seeking appropriate…
21 Oct, 2026
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Cedric E. Stephens | Why are so many Jamaicans uninsured? Can anything be done about it?
Last week, we examined one of the most important lessons from Hurricane Melissa. The storm damaged homes, businesses, infrastructure and livelihoods on a scale never seen in Jamaica. According to a…
21 Oct, 2026
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Setting a goal to run your first 5K: Five tips to get you started
For many people looking to embrace a more active lifestyle, completing a 5K run is becoming a motivating goal. The 5-kilometre distance offers beginners a manageable challenge, whether they hope to…
21 Oct, 2026
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Tap mass culture to unlock wider mobile money adoption
Incentivising consumers to use digital currency in a few cash-heavy sectors, including transportation, lottery sales, liquor purchases, or linking to the National Identification System (NIDS), could…
21 Oct, 2026
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Movie Review | ‘Street Fighter’ is a ’90s nostalgia ride and a complete mess
Since we’re going back to the 1990s in Street Fighter, let’s use a Seinfeld episode to describe how I felt coming out of Kitao Sakurai’s adaptation of the vintage arcade game. When Cosmo Kramer starts…
21 Oct, 2026
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Mayor hails St Elizabeth’s resilience ahead of Melissa anniversary
WESTERN BUREAU: With St Elizabeth still rebuilding from the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, Richard Solomon, chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and mayor of Black…
21 Oct, 2026
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Court orders buyout of sister’s one-quarter stake in Ramson $2.1bn family business
Jamaica’s Supreme Court has ordered Chas E. Ramson Ltd, or its directors, to buy out Sally Fulton, the sister of its chairman, after finding the directors exercised their powers in a way that…