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16 Mar, 2026
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Large turnout for free kidney screenings at Mandeville Health Fair
Scores of people turned out for free kidney screening tests at a health fair hosted by the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) Renal Department, as part of activities marking World Kidney Week. The…
16 Mar, 2026
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Experts push for climate-resilient road design
Following last October’s devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, large sections of Jamaica’s road network were left damaged or destroyed, cutting off communities and exposing long-standing weaknesses…
16 Mar, 2026
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Editorial | Waiting for transformation
The 2026/27 Budget Speech by Minister Fayval Williams was to a large extent an update on the post Hurricane Melissa recovery plans. It told a good story about surviving a great shock, restoring…
16 Mar, 2026
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Family, friends celebrate Jo Mersa at eternal earthstrong tribute concert
Bob Marley’s former home and recording studio provided the backdrop to music, movement and memories on Saturday, as Joseph ‘Jo Mersa’ Marley’s tribute concert unfolded at the Bob Marley Museum before…
16 Mar, 2026
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After attacks on oil facilities, toxic black rain endangers the public
Clouds of toxic smoke unleashed into the atmosphere by US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian oil facilities made a dangerous return to Earth in the form of ‘black rain’, prompting international health…
16 Mar, 2026
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Zelenskyy waiting on US and Russia for next round of talks
KYIV (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he was ready for the next round of trilateral peace talks to end Russia’s more than four-year-old invasion of Ukraine, but that it was up…
16 Mar, 2026
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Harry and Meghan slam author of new book on royals for ‘deranged conspiracy’
LONDON (AP): Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, have hit back at the author of a new book on Britain’s royal family, describing his writing as “deranged conspiracy and melodrama”. In…
16 Mar, 2026
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Lloyd Barnett | Combating corruption
Corruption has a corrosive influence on the machinery of government. For several decades, the issue of corruption in public offices has received widespread public attention and frequent intense…
16 Mar, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Weak foundations
Last Thursday, I met Bobby at Newell High School in St Elizabeth. After two years in a basic school and six years at primary level, Bobby was placed in Grade 7 at Newell, 20 miles away and a $800…