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31 Oct, 2026
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Tony Deyal | School days with boys and girls
Why did the children send letters to school? Because they wanted to go to high school. Worse, they were not even close to going to school, but they already had things to say to the others like, “Why…
31 Oct, 2026
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Optimist Club marks 38 years of service
Thirty eight years after its founding, the Optimist Club of North St Andrew continues to create opportunities for young people while supporting vulnerable communities across Jamaica. During the…
31 Oct, 2026
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Sygnus boosts breast cancer screening, treatment efforts with $1m donation
Sygnus has donated $1 million to the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) and Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R), marking its largest annual contribution to breast cancer initiatives since launching its support…
31 Oct, 2026
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Stewart joins Shakira, Beyonce among Town & Country’s ‘Philanthropists of the Year’
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaican hotelier Adam Stewart has joined global superstars Shakira and Beyoncé among Town & Country magazine’s 2026 ‘Philanthropists of the Year’, earning international…
31 Oct, 2026
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The unseen lifesavers - JDF brigadier credits inspectors with helping avert post-Melissa disease outbreaks
Western Bureau: The nation’s public health inspectors have received high praise from Brigadier Mahatma Williams of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) for the professional and lifesaving role they played…
31 Oct, 2026
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Recovery requires actual data, says GrassROOTS president
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Janice Johnson Dias, president of the New Jersey-based GrassROOTS Community Foundation (GCF), says Jamaica’s academic community should have conducted more comprehensive studies in…
30 Oct, 2026
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First body retrieved from Kenyan collapsed building after weeklong search
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The first body was recovered on Friday from the rubble of a multistorey building that collapsed a week ago in Kenya’s capital, with 16 people still missing. Authorities had…
30 Oct, 2026
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Man fined $200,000 after pitbulls maul jogger in Spanish Town
A St Catherine man whose two pitbull dogs escaped his yard and mauled a man jogging along Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town was fined $200,000 or 30 days in prison when he appeared in the parish court…
30 Oct, 2026
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Holness welcomes UK PM's willingness to discuss slavery apology
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica welcomes news that United Kingdom Prime Minister Andy Burnham has indicated that he is open to calls for Britain to formally apologise for chattel slavery…