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17 Nov, 2025
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JDF Coast Guard recovers body of man from river in St James
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the Coast Guard has recovered the body of a man who was suspected of drowning at the Step River in St James on Sunday. The man was reportedly attempting to cross…
17 Nov, 2025
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DEVASTATION MEETS CARE: ST ELIZABETH VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM RG CARES
The RG CARES’s visit to St Elizabeth on Saturday, November 8, was filled with mixed emotions for team members.
17 Nov, 2025
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Gordon Robinson | It’s cuckoo!
I’ve heard it said (and it’s true I’m sure) that, sometimes, we mus’ tek seruss t’ing mek joke. That must’ve been journalist Zahra Burton’s intent when, at one of Government’s post Melissa briefings,…
17 Nov, 2025
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Michael Abrahams | How hurricanes affect our health
Hurricane Melissa departed our shores three weeks ago. The death toll, at the time of writing this article, stands at 45, but this figure does not fully reflect the devastating effect the storm has…
17 Nov, 2025
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Editorial | Climate crisis and education
While maintaining its policies to reduce the amount of Earth-heating gases Jamaica spews into the atmosphere, the Government should underpin these efforts by making climate change – and how to be…
17 Nov, 2025
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Letter of the Day | Myth of the tech savvy student
THE EDITOR, Madam: For years the narrative has been clear that students are supposed to be digital natives blessed with an intuitive command of technology. They tap, they swipe, they scroll and they…
17 Nov, 2025
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Who is caring for traumatised students and teachers?
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica is confronting not only the physical destruction of schools but also a profound psychosocial crisis that has yet to be acknowledged in the…
17 Nov, 2025
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Wag the dog
THE EDITOR, Madam: During Donald Trump’s campaign that resulted in his re-election last year, there was constant discussion about releasing Jeffrey Epstein’s FBI files. Numerous conspiracy theories…
16 Nov, 2025
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Mojito captures Jamaica Cup
MOJITO yesterday changed the colour of December’s US$300,000 Mouttet Mile from stars and stripes to green, gold and black with a telling length-and-a-half win against American GIRVANO in the Jamaica…