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 Dr Francene Gayle, chief medical officer, Andrews Memorial Hospital Limited.

Newly appointed Chief Medical Officer Dr Francene Gayle has been mandated to lead Andrews Memorial Hospital into becoming a high-reliability healthcare organisation (HRHO). The move comes amid the hospital’s 80th anniversary celebrations, which...
Woman Constable  Chevoy McKoy presents bun and cheese to a student at the Jubilee Primary School,while Sgt Kenneth McTavish and others look on.

Members of the Guys Hill police in St Catherine, in collaboration with its Youth Club, this week descended on the Jubilee Primary School in the parish with good cheer for the Easter. The students were gifted with bun and cheese as part of their end...

Brigadier Radgh Mason from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is to take over as the head of Jamaica's prison service on April 2.  As commissioner of corrections, he will head the Department of Correctional Services (DCS).  Mason will...

A small group of environment and climate advocates took to the streets of downtown Kingston on Thursday afternoon in protest of deep-sea mining (DSM).   The placard-bearing group shouted chants urging citizens to “say no to deep-sea...

Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams, says that empowering teachers with technology not only benefits students but also helps educators stay current with digital advancements in education. The minister, who was speaking to students,...

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) today warned about the surge in dengue cases in the Americas. As of March 26, over 3.5 million cases and more than 1,000 deaths have been reported in the region. "This is cause for concern...

Government Senator Don Wehby has called for Opposition Leader Mark Golding to explain how his proposal to increase the income tax threshold to $3 million per annum would be funded. Debating the Appropriations Bill in the Senate on Wednesday, Wehby...

The Supreme Court has granted an application blocking the April 2 implementation of  mandatory contactless clearance by the Jamaica Customs Agency. The matter was taken to court by the Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders...

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has intervened to ensure the safety of eight American teenage boys at the Atlantis Leadership Academy in St Elizabeth, amid allegations of abuse. The boys, aged 14 to 18, are US...

A former Courts employee has been arrested and charged in relation to a $19 million fraud discovered at the furniture and appliance retailer. Courts' parent company, Unicomer Jamaica, said in a media release on Thursday that it recently...
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