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Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries Prevention, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Tamu Davidson, points to a health promotion flyer during a recent interview with JIS News at her New Kingston offices.
Published 2 hours ago

Women urged to utilise government subsidy for cervical cancer screening

Director of Non-Communicable Diseases and Injuries Prevention in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr Tamu Davidson, is imploring women aged 21 and older to take advantage of the government's…
Aenon Town flooding, April 20, 2026.
Published 3 hours ago

Sections of Aenon Town, Clarendon, flooded

Sections of Aenon Town in northern Clarendon are currently inundated, with several areas now impassable due to the widespread flooding. Member of Parliament for Clarendon Northern, Wavel Hinds, told…
A police mobile command vehicle leaves the the scene of a shooting at Leinbach Park on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Winston-Salem, N.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)
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2 killed, 5 injured as planned fight between teens turns into deadly shooting at North Carolina park

WINSTON-SALEM, NC (AP) — A planned fight among young people escalated into a mass shooting at a North Carolina park Monday morning that left two teenage boys dead and five other people injured,…
Updated 5 hours ago

St Mary taxi operator and mason allegedly held with illegal gun

A taxi operator and a mason were allegedly held with a handgun and ammunition during a police operation on Sunday in Port Maria, St Mary. Commanding officer for the St Mary Police Division,…
Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth 'Kenny' Benjamin.
Published 6 hours ago

Kenny Benjamin to be inducted into PSOJ Hall of Fame

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica ( PSOJ ) has announced that Founder and Executive Chairman of the Guardsman Group, Kenneth 'Kenny' Benjamin, will be inducted as the 32 nd member…
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an announcement of new products on the Apple campus in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Tim Cook to step down as Apple CEO, hands reins over to John Ternus

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a nearly 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an…
Published 6 hours ago

Woman's decomposing body found at home

The Highgate police are investigating the death of a 35 year-old woman whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition on Friday in St Mary. According to reports, the deceased, who lived…
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, centre, attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Monday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the…
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Police: JC student in assault video not in custody, no complaint filed yet

A top police official has confirmed that the Jamaica College (JC) student seen in a viral video violently slapping a schoolmate in the face is not in custody. Further, acting Senior Superintendent…