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Jamaica’s goal to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030 has been bolstered by its recent certification from the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis (EMTCT)....
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The St Thomas police have indicated that an investigation is under way into the arrest of one of their own on the weekend, for his alleged involvement in an abduction and multimillion-dollar robbery that reportedly took place at Golden Grove in the...
Plans by the Government to build out and expand hospital facilities across the country are to be accompanied by a $500 million per annum scholarship to train more health professionals for the jobs that will become available at the end of the...
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it has established policies in place to minimise disruptions that may occur during the sitting of examinations. The statement follows a series of bomb threats directed to at least three high schools...
At its Peninsula Farms facility in Banbury, Linstead, St Catherine, Caribbean Broilers (CB) Jamaica Limited Group officially launched its solar power project ‘Power Up’ yesterday. The initiative is a joint venture with Soleco Energy Jamaica Limited...
WESTERN BUREAU: Scores of Grange Hill Primary School students were briefed and exposed to practical ways of eradicating bullyism in schools by police officers and members of the civilian community during their Read Across Jamaica Day presentation...
Some of the more than 200 Indians who arrived in Jamaica on a charter flight from Dubai told immigration officials that they had travelled to the island for a five-day tour, but checks of their itineraries revealed coverage for only one day....
WESTERN BUREAU: Accommodation stakeholders in Negril, which spans Westmoreland and Hanover, have declared that having spent over $200 million on water storage since March they will not be able to withstand the potential financial fallout from...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jody-Ann Barrett is in ‘”shock” and now left to pick up the pieces and hold her family together after her common-law husband, Andre Nicholson, died of an alleged suicide over the weekend. The man reportedly took his own life inside...
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) yesterday criticised the People’s National Party’s (PNP) response to the German charter flight carrying more than 200 Indians which landed in the island on Thursday. The governing party said the Opposition’s response...
Jamaica holds a premier spot among birdwatchers globally, who often flock to the island to observe the 31 species that are only found here. But that enthusiasm for birds is not apparent locally, Damion Whyte, president of BirdLife Jamaica,...
HMH Farms Limited officially launched its goat meat burgers under the brand Jamgoat Burgers last Saturday with the intention of revolutionising the industry. Hjort Henry, managing director of HMH Farms, hopes that by introducing this Jamaica-made...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Parish Court has set May 13 as the date for a committal hearing in relation to Ronaldo Ricketts, the man accused of killing several homeless people in Montego Bay between July and August 2023. Ricketts, who is charged...
In an effort to quell violence in schools and among students, the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is asking the Government to dig deeper into the public purse to employ more guidance counsellors and social workers. JTA President Leighton...
Paediatric surgery, the delicate art of operating on infants, children, and adolescents, recently witnessed a remarkable advancement with the first laparoscopic surgeries performed at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC). The appendectomy...
With 12 children killed tragically or violently in Jamaica since the start of the year, and a total of 30 who perished under similarly defined circumstances during 2023, a renewed call to speak out was made yesterday by one of the nation’s youngest...
