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07 Sep, 2026
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Blake: Stand with colleagues, but not at expense of JCF
Citing “recent allegations” involving members of the police force, Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake has issued a caution to cops that supporting a colleague “does not mean shielding wrongdoing”.…
07 Sep, 2026
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Staff crunch forcing specialist school to turn blind students away
A guidance counsellor at the Salvation Army School for the Blind is calling for urgent support for the institution, as the current staffing levels are inadequate to address the needs of the students.…
07 Sep, 2026
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Born to beat the odds - How an accident forced attorney Matthew Hyatt to view life differently
Matthew Hyatt was not expected to survive his one-and half-pound weight at birth and three months in the paediatric intensive care at the University Hospital of the West Indies. But, 33 years have…
07 Sep, 2026
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JAMVAC looks beyond the ports
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Vacations Limited (JAMVAC) is turning to some of its top international cruise sellers to help drive more passengers to the island – and, critically, get them to explore and…
07 Sep, 2026
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NCU nursing students get a shot in the arm
For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
07 Sep, 2026
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From campers to changemakers
When Regina Taylor walked on to the stage before her peers at the Project STAR Youth Summer Leadership Camp, she was doing more than competing for the title of Camp Queen. For the 17-year-old from…
07 Sep, 2026
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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target
For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That is no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That is not good…
07 Sep, 2026
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JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation summer programmes impact nearly 1,000 youths
As schools closed for the summer, hundreds of young Jamaicans across the island remained engaged in literacy, leadership, environmental education and personal-development programmes through a series…
07 Sep, 2026
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Weight-loss medicines and hair loss: New study finds genetic link in men
NEW YORK (ANI): Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound may be linked to a higher risk of male-pattern hair loss, with men already genetically predisposed to the condition facing a…