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17 Oct, 2025
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Remembering a fighter
Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for…
17 Oct, 2025
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Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland
Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Third Jamaican appointed school superintendent in NYC
Jamaica-born educator Dr Rushell White has been promoted to interim acting superintendent in the New York City (NYC) school system. White becomes the third Jamaican to rise to and currently hold the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Bustamante and Norman Manley – the fathers of Jamaica’s political Independence
ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE and Norman Washington Manley are widely regarded as the fathers of Jamaica’s political independence, the process of which ended on August 6, 1962 when Jamaica officially ceased to…
17 Oct, 2025
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Bogle and Gordon changed the government indirectly
PAUL BOGLE was born James Bogle. He was called Paul after he became a deacon in the native Baptist Church. He fathered at least three children – William, Richard and Cecelia. He was a small cane…
17 Oct, 2025
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Security guard implicated in Beryllium theft caught
The security guard who reportedly made off with over $15 million from a Beryllium money courier vehicle has been caught after a seven-day manhunt, the police have confirmed. The 42-year-old guard…
17 Oct, 2025
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US has seized survivors after Thursday strike on suspected drug-carrying vessel in Caribbean, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US has seized survivors after a strike Thursday on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, the first since President Donald Trump began launching deadly attacks in the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Appeal made for greater support for Maverley mental health centre following drive-by shooting
A month after gunmen shot and killed two people, including a two-year-old in Maverley, St Andrew, there are calls for greater support for a mental health centre in the community, which is reportedly…
17 Oct, 2025
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Advertorial | Pocket Attorney: The Jamaican App Bringing Legal Help to Your Fingertips
The following article was submitted and paid for by Reach Markets Ltd. When attorney and entrepreneur Brian Forsythe looked at Jamaica’s justice system, he saw a gap. For many ordinary citizens,…