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02 Nov, 2026
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From 235,000 visitors to 4.3 million - Jamaica’s tourism journey over 65 years
WESTERN BUREAU: Sixty-five years ago, Jamaica welcomed approximately 235,000 visitors annually, earned US$37.7 million from tourism and was still months away from becoming an independent nation.…
02 Nov, 2026
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Mount Alvernia gets solar boost
WESTERN BUREAU: Mount Alvernia High commissioned its new solar power system into service during a ceremony at the Montego Bay, St James-based school last Thursday. The handover and blessing of the…
02 Nov, 2026
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Councillor sounds alarm on Bushy Park Mews sewage crisis
Residents of Bushy Park Mews in Clarendon have endured nearly two years of sewage spilling onto a public roadway whenever it rains, exposing schoolchildren, pedestrians and other road users to…
02 Nov, 2026
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Fighting accent bias is everyone’s job, not just accented speakers’
People who speak with an accent know it can lead to discrimination. It can cost them in job interviews, at work and in everyday exchanges. But what they usually have to go on is anecdote: their own…
02 Nov, 2026
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New hope for newborns at May Pen Hospital
May Pen Hospital in Clarendon is has received a $21.9-million donation of specialised medical equipment to boost care to newborns with the opening of a newly constructed neonatal isolation unit. The…
02 Nov, 2026
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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Barbados has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major public health milestone resulting from years of…
02 Nov, 2026
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Poetry tour to promote resilience among students
The importance of self-worth, self-esteem and personal resilience will be the focus of a two-week poetry tour of Jamaican schools, beginning today. The ninth staging of the Jamaica Poets Nomadic…
02 Nov, 2026
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Gov’t injects over $9 billion in school nutrition
The Government is investing more than $9 billion in school nutrition, as part of efforts to improve children’s health, strengthen educational outcomes and promote healthy eating habits across the…
02 Nov, 2026
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Jamaican man among Caribbean nationals nabbed by ICE in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Caribbean nationals, including a Jamaican man, are among several foreign nationals arrested or investigated in…