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27 Jul, 2026
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Oliver Mair appointed Jamaica’s next Consul-General in New York
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has appointed Jamaica’s current Consul-General in Miami, Roderick Oliver Mair, as the country’s next Consul-General in New…
27 Jul, 2026
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COVID relief fraudster caught in Ja, extradited to US
CMC: A Jamaican woman who was on the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Most Wanted Fraudster list has been extradited from Jamaica to face charges arising from an alleged…
27 Jul, 2026
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Outgoing Nurse of the Year sets sights on NAJ presidency
Just moments after relinquishing her crown as LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year, Fione Collins revealed her next ambition — to one day lead the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ). The announcement drew a…
27 Jul, 2026
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Health ministry reimagines care for older people with geriatric clinic
Jamaica has taken what is being described as a step towards transforming healthcare for its ageing population with the official opening of the first state-operated Golden Care geriatric clinic, a…
27 Jul, 2026
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Kemelia ‘Kem Kem’ Paul laid to rest as family remembers a joyful peacemaker
Against a sea of pink and the familiar strains of Great is Thy Faithfulness, family, friends, classmates and teachers on Sunday bid a tearful and emotional farewell to 13-year-old Kemelia Paul, whose…
27 Jul, 2026
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Christie’s blueprint for an AI-ready SBA
Rather than scrapping traditional School-Based Assessments, Christopher Christie believes CXC should modernise them through what he calls an AI-Transparent SBA. His proposal includes: Declare AI use:…
27 Jul, 2026
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Pace of $300m post-Melissa rehab at Noel Holmes hailed by health minister
Western Bureau: With a budgeted $300 million earmarked for post-Hurricane Melissa rehabilitation work at the 60-bed Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr…
27 Jul, 2026
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Yoga: The quiet art of coming home to yourself
There is a moment, somewhere between the first deep breath and the final stillness of a yoga session, when the noise of the day simply falls away. For many practitioners, this is not merely relaxation…
27 Jul, 2026
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Natalie Garre | Don’t deprive yourself of nature’s benefits
Do you crave early afternoon hikes on a dirt path that curves through a thick, green forest with thousands of trees to entertain you for miles? Or do you find the ‘great’ outdoors to be not so much…