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20 Oct, 2026
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NHF doubles subsidies for persons with disabilities
Jamaicans with disabilities who are registered with the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) can now receive twice the standard National Health Fund (NHF) subsidy on eligible…
20 Oct, 2026
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From Ramble, Hanover to King’s House
When Justice of the Peace Oral Donovan Lewis got his Badge of Honour for Meritorious Service from Governor General Patrick Allen on the lawns of King’s House in St Andrew, yesterday, it was for his…
20 Oct, 2026
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Councillor-caretaker joins fashion week push to raise diabetes awareness
With November being observed as National Diabetes Month, councillor-caretaker for the Ocho Rios Division, Nicola Hamilton, has thrown her weight behind efforts to raise awareness of the chronic health…
20 Oct, 2026
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Early childhood investment key to Ja’s future - Professor Kinkead-Clark
Jamaica’s ability to build a healthier, better educated, and more productive society depends heavily on what happens during the first five years of a child’s life, according to Professor Zoyah…
20 Oct, 2026
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Nicholson calls for CCJ judges to end ‘public bickering’
(CMC): Former Jamaica Attorney General A. J. Nicholson has told judges of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that “public bickering” must be shunned. Nicholson said it was never the…
20 Oct, 2026
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Errol Greene to lead reform at UHWI
Errol Greene has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), effective Tuesday, October 20. The UHWI, in a statement today, said Greene brings…
20 Oct, 2026
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Flight attendant charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine at airport granted $1m bail
The flight attendant who was arrested last Monday at the Norman Manley airport in Kingston after allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 pounds of cocaine hidden in his luggage to the United States was…
20 Oct, 2026
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NSWMA to carry out monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be introducing monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood, St James, says the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon. Speaking to…
20 Oct, 2026
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76-y-o St Ann man charged with arson over fire at business establishment
A 76-year-old St Ann man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a business establishment in his Breadnut Hill community in Ocho Rios on fire. Leonard McLean, otherwise called ‘Barba’, is…