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26 Dec, 2025
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Tufton expects Melissa-damaged western hospital buildings to be repaired by next month
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is hopeful that the hospitals in western Jamaica, which took a battering from Hurricane Melissa, will be restored by the end…
26 Dec, 2025
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Hope in motion
A paraplegic senior displaced by hurricane damage is regaining a measure of independence, thanks to swift community action and quiet generosity in Green Island, Westmoreland. The woman, Claudette…
26 Dec, 2025
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Jamaican diplomats in Canada working to meet diaspora demands
Just over two years since her Ottawa posting, Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Marsha Coore-Lobban is hailing an improvement in consular services as being among her accomplishments, but admits to…
26 Dec, 2025
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Charles Jr, Coore-Lobban firm on safety for farm workers
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) between Canada and Jamaica is being hailed as one of the most successful and longest-running labour mobility programmes in the world. Known more…
26 Dec, 2025
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Blauwearie gets drinkable water from Global Medic
Western Bureau: For years, students at Blauwearie Primary and Infant School relied on water from a nearby stream, rain catchment and bottled supplies, never fully certain if the water they had access…
26 Dec, 2025
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‘I won’t have to worry anymore’
For 33-year-old Nichola Smith, the approach of Hurricane Melissa brought days of fear and uncertainty. Living in Balaclava, St Elizabeth, Smith, who shares her home with five members of her household,…
26 Dec, 2025
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Digicel Foundation brings holiday cheer with hardware vouchers
The Digicel Foundation is distributing of $30 million in Hardware and Lumber Limited vouchers to support home repairs and rebuilding efforts, with a strong focus on western Jamaica, where communities…
26 Dec, 2025
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No ‘box dung’ on Boxing Day
A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between a young mother and her daughter, who looked about six years old. The child wanted to know why Boxing Day is so called, and when it is. The mother…
26 Dec, 2025
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UWI scientists play key role in UN flagship environmental report
Scientists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have once again placed the Caribbean at the centre of global environmental discourse, playing a key role in the research, analysis, and…