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13 Sep, 2026
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Travel scams are getting harder to spot. Here’s how to stay safe
Pickpockets were once the biggest worry for travellers heading to new destinations on vacation. But travel scams have become more sophisticated, and scammers using new artificial intelligence tools…
13 Sep, 2026
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One Tech Tip: New iPhones arrive, but you can keep your old phone longer by caring for it
Apple’s latest iPhones, unveiled this week, come with new features, better cameras and hefty price tags – including a folding model with a starting price of US$1,999. If you’re planning to splurge on…
13 Sep, 2026
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Garth Rattray | Follow-up visits are essential
A patient was well overdue for her routine follow-up and review of her medications. Before I had an opportunity to ask how she was doing, she asked me if, in the future, I could simply keep repeating…
13 Sep, 2026
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Orville Taylor | Chinese benevolence makes sense
People act on the basis of how you make them feel, not merely what you say or do. A small number of students, just more than 100, at the tiny Kew Park Primary School in Westmoreland received a rapid…
13 Sep, 2026
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TB fears in lock-up
Two persons arrested and charged, and who were being housed at the Duhaney Park Police Station lock-up, are suspected to have died from tuberculosis (TB) within 15 days of each other after being…
13 Sep, 2026
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Selling sweets, serving children
Antriesha Williams had no problem telling the two children “no”. One wanted ‘vampire teeth’. The other wanted a ‘Surprise Bag’ — an assortment of toys and candy. However, with the school day about to…
13 Sep, 2026
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Liberty Business launches AWS cloud partnership in Jamaica
Liberty Business has launched a partnership with Amazon Web Services in Jamaica, giving local companies and government agencies access to AWS cloud services through the telecommunications provider’s…
13 Sep, 2026
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Charlene Ashley | Your first export order may be your most dangerous sale
Imagine a Jamaican product lands on a foreign shelf. We take the photograph, post the flag emoji and announce that the business has “gone global”. Six months later, the shelf is empty, the distributor…
13 Sep, 2026
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Chinese electric bike imports surge as Africa’s EV investments diversify
Africa’s imports of electric motorcycles and three-wheelers from China rose sharply in the first half of 2026, an increase that highlights a divide in the continent’s transition to electric vehicles.…