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18 Oct, 2025
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Harrison’s Prep principal honoured for contribution to community
Dr Una Eugenie Harrison, founder and principal of Harrison’s Preparatory School in St Catherine, was recently honoured by the institution for her contribution to education and community development.…
17 Oct, 2025
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Running for a greater cause
World champion, Olympic medallist, and a key part of Jamaica’s sprinting legacy – Yohan Blake’s accomplishments in athletics are well-documented. But in recent years, it’s his YB Afraid Foundation…
17 Oct, 2025
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Wildman wrangles with judge over omissions in Reid indictment order
Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman has put Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell on notice that he will be seeking an order to pause the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman made…
17 Oct, 2025
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Remembering a fighter
Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for…
17 Oct, 2025
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Breast cancer taking toll in Westmoreland
Western Bureau: Westmoreland has one of the highest incidences of breast cancer in Jamaica and doctors say that’s only part of the crisis. “We have one of the highest incidence of breast cancer in the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Third Jamaican appointed school superintendent in NYC
Jamaica-born educator Dr Rushell White has been promoted to interim acting superintendent in the New York City (NYC) school system. White becomes the third Jamaican to rise to and currently hold the…
17 Oct, 2025
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Bustamante and Norman Manley – the fathers of Jamaica’s political Independence
ALEXANDER BUSTAMANTE and Norman Washington Manley are widely regarded as the fathers of Jamaica’s political independence, the process of which ended on August 6, 1962 when Jamaica officially ceased to…
17 Oct, 2025
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Bogle and Gordon changed the government indirectly
PAUL BOGLE was born James Bogle. He was called Paul after he became a deacon in the native Baptist Church. He fathered at least three children – William, Richard and Cecelia. He was a small cane…
17 Oct, 2025
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Security guard implicated in Beryllium theft caught
The security guard who reportedly made off with over $15 million from a Beryllium money courier vehicle has been caught after a seven-day manhunt, the police have confirmed. The 42-year-old guard…