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18 Jan, 2026
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Alfred Dawes | University Hospital of the West Indies needs an overhaul
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) stands as a beacon of healthcare and medical education for the Caribbean. Yet, a recent performance audit by the Auditor General’s Department has…
18 Jan, 2026
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The hills that hold us: The island’s cooler parishes
In Jamaica, geography is a quiet instructor. Long before classrooms, curricula, or civic institutions leave their mark, the land itself teaches us how to live. Nowhere is this more evident than in…
18 Jan, 2026
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Be in prayer
Do you pray? How often have you wondered whether your prayers were answered or ignored? Over time, many of us have turned prayer into a habit, a request list, or a ritual performed in moments of need.…
18 Jan, 2026
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Mark Wignall | Pain, aches, and persistent coughs
I was 22 years old and still living with my parents. It was a terrible Sunday afternoon. I had come home with aches in just about muscle group. At the arrival in the doctor’s office, the pain…
18 Jan, 2026
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Dena Spence Hyatt | Supporting women beyond career versus motherhood debate
As a society, we repeatedly stress the importance of women bearing children, often warning that “time is running out”. At the same time, recent demographic data show declining fertility rates,…
18 Jan, 2026
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Dennis Minott | Wealth’s pretence and the academy’s duty
There are moments in history when a civilisation does not collapse noisily but drifts — slowly, comfortably — away from its moral bearings. We may be living through such a moment now. Wealth, greased…
18 Jan, 2026
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Hello mi neighbour | Ways to experience behaviour change
Today’s piece is intentional. I don’t want you to miss the message. Sing these words with me: If I can help somebody, as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody, with a word or song, If I can show…
18 Jan, 2026
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Aubrey Stewart | Body-worn cameras record violence, they do not prevent it
As Jamaica intensifies its crackdown on crime, confrontations between the police and criminal suspects have become more frequent. These encounters, often unfolding in high-risk and highly visible…