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28 Jul, 2026
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Five people already convicted in high-profile COVID-related fraud case involving Jamaican woman
Five people have already been convicted in the sprawling fraud case involving Elaine Escoe, the Jamaican woman who was deported to the United States (US) on Saturday to stand trial for her alleged…
28 Jul, 2026
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PAHO signs agreement to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it will collaborate with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the…
28 Jul, 2026
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PNP challenges McKenzie's claims on municipal road funding
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has accused Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie of overstating the level of funding available to municipal corporations, arguing that his…
28 Jul, 2026
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Former constable loses JCF fight - Privy Council tosses appeal for reinstatement
Former police Constable Joel Lewis was left disappointed after the Privy Council ruled that his challenge to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s refusal to re-enlist him three years ago raised no…
28 Jul, 2026
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Jamaica needs ‘a new kind of emancipation’, says Pastor Brevitt
WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaicans prepare to celebrate Emancipendence 2026, outspoken Seventh-day Adventist pastor Charles Brevitt is challenging the nation to pursue a new kind of emancipation – one that…
28 Jul, 2026
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Criminal gangs luring hundreds of thousands of people to work in online scam centres, UN warns
GENEVA (AP) – The United Nations migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people – many of them educated English speakers – to work in online…
28 Jul, 2026
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J'cans in US Northeast look forward to working with CG Mair
NEW YORK: Oliver Mair, who has served as Jamaica’s consul general in Miami, Florida, for the past seven years, has been tapped to be the new consul general in New York. Foreign Affairs and Foreign…
28 Jul, 2026
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Vernon calls for unity, decisive leadership ahead of Emancipendence
WESTERN BUREAU: History will judge today’s generation not by its intentions, but by its actions, according to Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is challenging Jamaicans to embrace resilience,…
28 Jul, 2026
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DAISY blooms at AMH
Andrews Memorial Hospital (AMH) has officially launched The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, becoming The DAISY Foundation’s first partner hospital in Jamaica. The programme was introduced during…