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Jamaican Canadian law student wins awards on the cusp of graduation
The Gleaner
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June 21, 2025
TORONTO: Dave D’Oyen will graduate from the Lincoln Alexander School of Law at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) with a Juris Doctor with Distinction degree. Before convocation on June 20, however, he had been racking up accolades from the...
Jamaica’s Rose Hill hits mushroom export milestone with shipment to Brazil
Loop News
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Rose Hill Apothecary, a Jamaican company at the forefront of psychedelic research and cultivation, has completed its first major international export — 18 kilograms of dried psilocybin-containing mushrooms shipped to Brazil. The agreement with...
Kenneth Standard Health Centre Receives Equipment
Jamaica Information Service
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June 21, 2025
The Kenneth Standard Health Centre has received medical equipment valued at $3 million, donated by the Jamaican Hi-5K Walk/Run, headed by Jamaica’s Consul General (CG) to Miami, Oliver Mair. Addressing yesterday’s (June 19), handover and adoption...
Three individuals found guilty of using Jamaica postal service to export cocaine illegally to be sentenced in September
Irie FM
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June 20, 2025
Three individuals found guilty on Wednesday of illegal exportation of cocaine through the Jamaica Postal Service are to be sentenced on September 29. They are Yasheka James, Leroy Adamson and Ashane Bennett. Three individuals found guilty on...
How to Watch Jamaica vs Guadeloupe: Live Stream CONCACAF Gold Cup, TV Channel
Newsweek
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June 20, 2025
Jamaica will face Guadeloupe in this 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup matchup on Friday at PayPal Park, and you can catch all the action with FuboTV. Jordan Leborgne #18 of Guadeloupe controls the ball during the Group Stage - Group C match between Panama...
Bermuda's police commissioner praises Jamaica's crime-fighting strategy
Radio Jamaica
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June 20, 2025
The government's aggressive push to modernise the country's crime-fighting strategy has been praised by one of the region's top law enforcement voices. President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) and Commission of...
Has Jamaica Gone Bats?
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 20, 2025
- Advertisement - Jamaicans are being encouraged to help protect the country’s bat population. Bats are important for nature and help keep ecosystems healthy and strong. Michele Creed-Nelson, head of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), made this...
Bermuda Police Chief hails Jamaica’s crime reduction as ‘envy of the region’
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 20, 2025
Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service and President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP), Darrin Simons, has praised Jamaica’s recent strides in crime reduction, describing the progress as the “envy of every...
Jamaica Man Charged with Hate Crime for Brutal Attack on Muslim Subway Rider
News India Times
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June 20, 2025
Photo credit: Dreamstime Queens, NY — June 20, 2025 A Jamaica, Queens man is facing serious charges after allegedly assaulting a Muslim woman aboard a subway train in what prosecutors are calling a hate-driven attack. Naved Durrni, 34, was...
Bermuda police chief lauds Jamaica's crime reduction
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
Commissioner of the Bermuda Police Service, Darrin Simons, who is also President of the Association of Caribbean Commissioner of Police (ACCP), has heaped praises on crime reduction in Jamaica, calling the drop the envy of the region. Simons,...
Diaspora support powers $3 million boost for Jamaican health centre
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 20, 2025
Under the leadership of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF), Jamaica’s Adopt-A-Clinic Programme continues to reshape community healthcare, this time delivering a major win for the Kenneth Standard Health Centre, thanks to the...
Meeks hosts town hall in Jamaica, slams Trump-era policies and backs Cuomo for mayor
QNS - New York
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June 20, 2025
Dozens of Southeast Queens Residents attended a Town Hall and Q&A session led by Rep. Gregory Meeks on Monday, June 16. Photo by Athena Dawson. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks hosted a town hall meeting Monday, June 16, at the Jamaica Performing Arts...
Guy criticises plan to assign operating theatre managers to every hospital
Radio Jamaica
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June 20, 2025
Opposition Member of Parliament for St. Mary Central Dr. Morais Guy is criticising the government's proposal to assign operating theatre managers to each public hospital across the island. The plan was announced by Minister of Health and Wellness,...
Outstanding salary increments for health ministry staff to be paid this month.
Irie FM
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June 20, 2025
Outstanding salary increments for Health Ministry staff should be paid this month. The assurance was reportedly given by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, to the Jamaica Civil Service association (JCSA). The update follows a warning from...
Jamaica-born health policy leader honoured
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C: Kavelle Christie, a Jamaica-born health policy strategist and healthcare reform advocate, has been selected as a 2025 inductee of Marquis Who’s Who, a distinguished biographical archive that has chronicled the lives and...
Jamaican Spring: time for a moral revolution
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: More than a decade ago, the world watched in awe as young people across the Arab world rose up against oppressive regimes. ‘Arab Spring’ was driven by cries for democracy, justice, and economic opportunity. But Jamaica needs a...
Air Canada Vacations hosts exclusive executive retreat in Jamaica
Travel Press
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June 20, 2025
Air Canada Vacations, partnering with Sandals Resorts, recently hosted its annual Executive Retreat from June 10 to 13, 2025, at the Sandals Montego Bay in Jamaica. The four-day event brought together key national account partners, Air Canada...
Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey to guide policy initiatives
Radio Jamaica
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June 19, 2025
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to use data from the fourth Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey as a guide in formulating policies. The 15-month survey, to be led by the Caribbean Institute for Public Health Research, in collaboration with...
10 CT scan machines coming for local hospitals – Dr Tufton
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: HEALTH AND Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, says plans are under way to secure 10 computed tomography scanners or CT scan machines to ease the shortage at several hospitals across the island. A CT scan machine is a medical...
Friends of Porus Association target students and parents with workshops and health fair
The Gleaner
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June 20, 2025
Residents of Porus and surrounding communities are set to benefit from workshops and a health fair, being spearheaded by the Friends of Porus Association Inc. The organisation has been giving back to the community of Porus for more than two...