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Dr Donovan Stanberry, Mona Campus registrar.
Updated 13 hours ago by Kimone Francis

UWI doors open to med students in Cuba

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says there has been no official communication or request to accept anxious Jamaican medical students in Cuba, but it has indicated that it can…
Senator Dr Floyd Morris. - File photo.
Published 4 hours ago

Opposition stands by NHT drawdown criticism, calls for gov’t to provide affordable housing

The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is standing by its criticism of the Government over the continued drawdown of funds from the National Housing Trust (NHT), arguing that the administration…
The incident is being investigated.
Published 4 hours ago

Two men shot in gun attack in Portmore

The police in Portmore, St Catherine are probing the shooting of two men along Port Henderson Road in the municipality on Wednesday night. It is reported that about 11:30 p.m., both men — one of whom…
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Published 3 hours ago

Decomposing body of elderly man found at home in Manchester

The decomposing body of an elderly man was discovered at his home in New Forest, Manchester on Wednesday. He has been identified by police as 63-year-old farmer Errol Warren. The police reported that…
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Updated 1 hour ago

St Thomas police probing two separate murders

The police in St Thomas are probing the chopping deaths of two persons in separate incidents. This afternoon, an unidentified woman was found with multiple chop wounds in Roselle district. No motive…
Regional Priority Communicable Disease Coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr Tanesha Hickman.
Published 52 minutes ago

Western Regional Health Authority reports stable STI and HIV trends in Western Jamaica

The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is reporting that the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV across western Jamaica has remained relatively stable over the past…
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Published 15 minutes ago

Follow the law and report all police-involved shootings, INDECOM tells JCF

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is seriously concerned by media reports that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is pursuing active investigations into allegations of…
Pastor Glen Samuels.
Updated 13 hours ago

Samuels is new president of Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica

Pastor Glen Samuels was on Tuesday elected president of the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists during its Third Quinquennial Session, held at the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist…