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Inflammatory breast cancer is a fast-moving cancer that doesn’t usually form a lump.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Inflammatory breast cancer

You probably know that a lump in the breast may be a symptom of breast cancer. But what about breast cancer that develops without that warning sign? Inflammatory breast cancer is a fast-moving cancer…
Roshane Reid-Koomson, executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, joins members of the H&L Agro team and breast cancer survivors following the recent launch of the company’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities. The initiative promotes breast h
14 Oct, 2026 0

Beyond Pink: H&L Agro puts breast health and early detection in focus

H&L Agro is turning Breast Cancer Awareness Month into a call to action, bringing screening, education and survivor stories together to encourage employees to take charge of their breast health. …
Dr Janice Simmonds-Fisher, medical director, Bioregeneration Integrated Medical Centre.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Supporting the whole woman - Complementary care for breast cancer survivors this October

Every October, Jamaica joins the world in observing Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time to encourage early screening, to honour those we have lost, and to stand with the many women, and men,…
Ophthalmologist Dr David Burton (left) makes a point to Nurse Saschauna Hamilton during a medical mission at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay earlier this year.
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Health | Restoring sight, reclaiming roots

Consultant ophthalmologist Dr David Burton made the decision to give back to Jamaica from an experience he had 20 years ago while he was on an internship at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH). In…
14 Oct, 2026 0

Francis Wade | The hidden bets your company makes

Imagine that your company proclaims its intent to ‘be number one’. The objective is clear, but you suspect that a commitment this simple may create more problems than it solves. If so, how should you…
14 Oct, 2026 0

The LAB bets on Apple TV’s arrival to fuel more local content, increasing avenues for profit

Limners and Bards Ltd, the advertising and production company known as The LAB, thinks that the arrival of Apple TV in Jamaica will increase demand for locally made content, which could spur more…
Richard Mullings, President of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
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Builder group says late Government payments, not lack of capacity, slowing reconstruction

Government should share some blame for a shortage of top-tier building contractors because it pays them late, the island’s main builders’ group said. Richard Mullings, president of The Incorporated…
Michael Troupe (centre), councillor for the Granville division in the St James Municipal Corporation, addresses the monthly meeting of the corporation last Thursday. Also pictured are Martin Kellier (left), councillor for the Welcome Hall division, and Ker
14 Oct, 2026 0

St James councillors bemoan inconsistent garbage collection

WESTERN BUREAU: The issue of inadequate garbage collection again took centre stage at last Thursday’s sitting of the St James Municipal Corporation, where several councillors lamented the inconsistent…
Jamaica Fire Brigade Superintendent O’Neil Henry, in charge of operations at the brigade’s St James division, presenting the Fire Brigade report during the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on October 8.
14 Oct, 2026 0

St James fire superintendent calls for joint road safety initiative

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Oneil Henry, who heads the St James branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is urging the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) and other stakeholders to work with…