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19 Nov, 2025
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New platform aims to bring transparency to hurricane relief
A digital relief mapping and management platform designed to help coordinate disaster relief across the island, has been launched in response to the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The…
19 Nov, 2025
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Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 falls from stage in Thailand
Miss Universe Jamaica 2025 Dr Gabrielle Henry experienced a fall from the main stage during the evening gown round of the preliminary competition, ahead of the Miss Universe Finals on Friday in…
19 Nov, 2025
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The benefits of fibre
Consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fibre. There’s even a term for trying to meet or exceed the…
19 Nov, 2025
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Good Samaritan spirit alive in St Elizabeth
Outside the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital on the grounds of Black River High School, a small act of kindness recently unfolded, capturing the spirit of resilience following Hurricane Melissa. …
19 Nov, 2025
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Editorial | Specific body for rebuilding
There is no question that Hurricane Melissa severely battered western Jamaica. Indeed, even as the assessment becomes more granular, what is known so far of the impact of the Category 5 storm is…
19 Nov, 2025
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Labour ministry calls meeting with BITU and Bahia Principe management over redundancy exercise
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with representatives of the Bahia Principe resorts and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Monday following concerns about a planned…
19 Nov, 2025
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Caribbean banks – shot in the foot
THE EDITOR, Madam: My brother in Belize shot himself in the foot while trying to kill a snake that was minding its own business. Shooting oneself in the foot has a sister expression, ‘cutting off…
19 Nov, 2025
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Federal Reserve loosens reins on banks
The United States Federal Reserve’s top banking regulator on Tuesday released new guidelines for the agency’s supervision of the financial system, earning praise from industry trade groups and…