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Dr Rohan Maharaj is a senior lecturer in family medicine and a fellow of the Caribbean College of Family Physicians. He is the alcohol policy advisor, The Healthy Caribbean Coalition. Send feedback to columns@gleanerjm.com
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Rohan Maharaj | Alcohol and the commercial determinants of health

‘He’s a real rum head, he doesn’t know when to stop.’ All too often, we blame others for their lack of self-control – for not stopping after “just one” alcoholic drink. Our medical models reinforce…
Josh Morgerman (right), fields questions from the fireside chat audience, along with the Golf View team, Kemilee Mclymont-Campbell (centre), co-owner; and Dr. Richard Smith, general manager.
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Earth Today | Hurricane hunter, Golf View Hotel keep spotlight on Melissa recovery efforts

NOTED HURRICANE Hunter, Josh Morgerman, visited Jamaica recently and partnered with the Golf View Hotel to host a fireside chat as a part of a bid to keep international attention on hurricane recovery…
Tracy-Ann Spence, executive vice-president and chief investment officer of Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited, added patterns in leopard-print leggings.
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Something Extra | Thursday

Sagicor’s A Pilates, Plates & Prosecco Experience took centre stage on Saturday at Body Forté at the Sovereign Commercial Centre in St Andrew, delivering a chic, wellness-infused afternoon in aid…
Pastry Cravingz by V proprietor Venessa Waugh welcomed ‘Food’ last weekend to her former culinary school to present her trio of decadent treats.
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Venessa Waugh makes it from scratch

Love reigns supreme in Venessa Waugh’s heart. This Valentine’s Day, though, it will not be love of the romantic kind sustaining the pastry chef who runs her three-year-old start-up, Pastry Cravingz by…
Hudson’s Cocktail Story’s Wynton Hudson pours his watermelon cucumber cordial into a goblet.
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Wynton Hudson crafts Valentine’s-themed libations

Jamaican-produced rums and vodkas are must-add ingredients for mixologist Wynton Hudson’s cocktails. “I am a local bartender first. I find an abundance of amazing ingredients here, spices, fresh herbs…
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Reasonable force

The Supreme Court has ruled that police personnel acted lawfully in self-defence during an armed confrontation
The 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit that was commissioned in the community of Darliston, Westmoreland, on Sunday.
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Darliston misery mounting

Western Bureau: More than three months after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, life in sections of Darliston in Westmoreland remains defined by darkness, uncertainty, and mounting…
Herbie Miller.
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Steve Turre for Herbie Miller’s Thursday Night Jazz at Pegasus

What used to be Herbie Miller’s Friday Night Jazz at the F&B Restaurant in downtown Kingston, moved uptown a few months ago into a new home, The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. And the…
Dr Carolin Thomas Boyd.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Beware of the cold

At least two medical professionals are cautioning parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to their children when the country experiences colder-than-usual temperatures. Two recent cold fronts…