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02 Nov, 2026
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Fighting accent bias is everyone’s job, not just accented speakers’
People who speak with an accent know it can lead to discrimination. It can cost them in job interviews, at work and in everyday exchanges. But what they usually have to go on is anecdote: their own…
02 Nov, 2026
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New hope for newborns at May Pen Hospital
May Pen Hospital in Clarendon is has received a $21.9-million donation of specialised medical equipment to boost care to newborns with the opening of a newly constructed neonatal isolation unit. The…
02 Nov, 2026
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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Barbados has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV as a public health problem, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced, marking a major public health milestone resulting from years of…
02 Nov, 2026
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Poetry tour to promote resilience among students
The importance of self-worth, self-esteem and personal resilience will be the focus of a two-week poetry tour of Jamaican schools, beginning today. The ninth staging of the Jamaica Poets Nomadic…
02 Nov, 2026
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Gov’t injects over $9 billion in school nutrition
The Government is investing more than $9 billion in school nutrition, as part of efforts to improve children’s health, strengthen educational outcomes and promote healthy eating habits across the…
02 Nov, 2026
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Jamaican man among Caribbean nationals nabbed by ICE in nationwide crackdown on voter fraud
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says Caribbean nationals, including a Jamaican man, are among several foreign nationals arrested or investigated in…
02 Nov, 2026
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Digital addressing pilot rolls out in Christiana, Manchester
Some 4,700 buildings and residences in Christiana have been assigned unique digital addresses, as the Digital Addressing Pilot Project rolls out in the Manchester town. The initiative, which is a…
02 Nov, 2026
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Brace for increased rainfall as Jamaica to be impacted by trough starting Tuesday – Met office
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is reporting that a broad trough is expected to develop across Jamaica and the western Caribbean on Tuesday, bringing unstable weather conditions and showers and…
02 Nov, 2026
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PNP demands answers on Morrison transfer
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is demanding an explanation from the Government for the reassignment of Darlene Morrison as financial secretary in the Ministry of Finance and the…