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19 Oct, 2025 0

National healthcare body to receive US$300,000 worth of donated medical supplies

A trailer load of medical supplies, valued around US$300,000, is to be handed over this week to the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF). The handover ceremony is set to take place at the…
18 Oct, 2025 0

‘Innocent right through’

J.D. Brown* visited the Oracabessa Police Station in St Mary on the night of July 8, 2016, to deliver food for a relative in custody. He chatted with the cops on duty at the time and described them as…
A branch of Erin Radiology.
18 Oct, 2025 0

In limbo

A Supreme Court case has temporarily frozen the award of a government contract for the lease of medical diagnostic equipment, exposing apparent failings in Jamaica’s procurement oversight system. The…
Dr Jason Copeland, head of the Breast Oncology Unit at Kingston Public Hospital.
18 Oct, 2025 0

SILENT SPREAD

When Ashley*, 53, started experiencing a sharp pain in her stomach and bleeding from the breast where she’d had a lump removed seven years earlier, she instinctively knew something was seriously…
Athlete, entrepreneur and philanthropist Yohan Blake admires one of his many awards received over the years. This one he received for partnering with Food For The Poor to build at least 10 houses annually for families in need.
17 Oct, 2025 0

Running for a greater cause

World champion, Olympic medallist, and a key part of Jamaica’s sprinting legacy – Yohan Blake’s accomplishments in athletics are well-documented. But in recent years, it’s his YB Afraid Foundation…
Hugh Wildman, attorney-at-law.
17 Oct, 2025 0

Wildman wrangles with judge over omissions in Reid indictment order

Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman has put Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell on notice that he will be seeking an order to pause the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman made…
The family of Faith Gifford (from left) son Christopher Spence; daughter-in-law Petrena Spence; grandson Christopher Spence Jr; sister-in-law Hyacinth McFayden; husband Kelvin Gifford; and sister Kay Irving.
17 Oct, 2025 0

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…
Dr Lincoln Cox speaks about the high incidence of breast cancer in Westmoreland, the challenges of late-stage presentations, and the urgent need for better diagnostic equipment and early detection.
17 Oct, 2025 0

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…
Dr Rushell White
17 Oct, 2025 0

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…