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JFJ laments 'lenient' sentences for cops in Mario Deane case
Radio Jamaica
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July 4, 2025
Human rights lobby group Jamaicans for Justice has described as lenient, the Westmoreland Circuit Court's decision to impose suspended sentences on two of the three cops convicted for the beating death of Mario Deane. In a statement posted to its...
10,000 Jamaicans to Participate in This Year’s Youth Summer Employment Programme
Jamaica Information Service
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July 1, 2025
Beginning July 7, some 10,000 young Jamaicans will be engaged islandwide through the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development. Now in its ninth year, YSEP offers...
‘Healthy competition’ can drive England to Euro glory – Ella Toone
Ilkley Gazette
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Sarina Wiegman’s side earned a convincing 7-0 victory over Jamaica in their final game before they aim to defend their European crown in Switzerland starting on Saturday against France. Toone got on the scoresheet in an England shirt for the first...
Disruptions in public health sector amid reports of strike by midwives
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is “getting info” about protest action that has caused disruptions to the public health sector. He did not indicate which category of healthcare workers are involved. “Going into a meeting now,” he...
Jamaican-born health leader Kavelle Christie named to Marquis Who’s Who
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 26, 2025
Kavelle Christie, a Jamaican-born health policy strategist and healthcare reform advocate, has been named a 2025 inductee of Marquis Who’s Who, a prestigious biographical registry that has chronicled the lives and achievements of accomplished...
Nurses at several hospitals call in sick
Radio Jamaica
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July 1, 2025
Radio Jamaica News has been informed that an undetermined number of nurses at several hospitals have called in sick. The protest action has caused disruptions to the public health services. At least three categories of nurses - registered,...
Jamaica Trials Round-Up: Orlando Bennett claims first senior 110m hurdles title as Broadbell could still make World Championships team
Loop News
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June 30, 2025
Orlando Bennett captured his first national senior title on Sunday, winning the men’s 110m hurdles in a season’s best 13.10 seconds on the final day of the Jamaica Trials at the National Stadium in Kingston. The Paris 2024 Olympic finalist...
13 Medicaid providers in Ohio indicted on fraud charges
WBNS - Ohio
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Twelve home-health aides and one behavioral health specialist are accused of billing Medicaid for a combined $189,332 in services they did not provide. COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than a dozen Medicaid providers accused of defrauding the government...
Staff protest disrupts some operations at three western hospitals for the second consecutive day
Irie FM
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July 1, 2025
Some operations at three hospitals in western Jamaica have reportedly halted, as laboratory staff and several other workers continue their protest over working conditions. The affected employees at the Cornwall Regional, Savanna-la-Mar and...
Boyfriend arrested after Jamaican woman fatally stabbed in Bronx
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 1, 2025
The boyfriend of a Jamaican woman who was fatally stabbed in their shared apartment in the Bronx has been arrested and charged with murder, police said Tuesday. Khaleel Cooper, 39, was taken into custody on Monday, two days after allegedly...
Most of England Subject to Health Alert as Temperatures Soar
teleSUR
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July 1, 2025
July 1, 2025 Hour: 8:08 am On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) extended its amber heat-health alert to more regions, with temperatures peaking at 33 degrees Celsius — making it hotter than holiday destinations such as Mexico,...
Killing of Jamaican mother in New York leaves kids in limbo
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
A 40-year-old Jamaican woman, Tamara Rowe, was stabbed to death inside her Bronx apartment on Saturday night, leaving the fate of her two small children in limbo. The children, ages 11 and two years old, are currently in the care of the New York...
Severe Heatwave Hits England, Expanding Health Alert Nationwide
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN) A severe heatwave continues to scorch the UK, with vast sections of England now under heightened health warnings as temperatures soar. On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) broadened its amber heat-health alert, adding more...
Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from government funding and co-production initiative
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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June 29, 2025
A film festival has brought US, European and African producers and directors to Jamaica to explore collaborations with local film-makers, who are set to benefit from several million US dollars-worth of government investment to boost the domestic...
Jamaica: Expectant mothers urged to take greater care
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Expectant mothers are being urged to take greater responsibility for their well-being in the wake of concern about a rise in neonatal deaths at the island’s largest maternity hospital. Speaking at the groundbreaking...
NBA’s Vassell drops 30 on western Jamaica
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
THIRTY STUDENT athletes from western Jamaica were privileged to have a first-class experience from National Basketball Association (NBA) player Devin Vassell’s basketball clinic. Vassell, who plays for San Antonio Spurs, hosted the basketball...
Incoming CARICOM chair underscores importance of the regional integration movement
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, Friday said that the future of the regional integration movement, CARICOM, lies in cooperation as he underscored the centrality of unity. “CARICOM has embodied the region’s...
Community Stalwart Humbled By Renaming of Clinic In Her Honour
Jamaica Information Service
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June 30, 2025
Humanitarian and community stalwart Elaine Allen-Bradley says she is humbled by the renaming of the paediatric orthotic clinic she founded in Negril, Westmoreland, in her honour. The rebranded Elaine Allen-Bradley Paediatric Orthotic Foundation...
Youngstown woman among 13 accused of Medicaid fraud
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown woman is among 13 Medicaid providers in Ohio accused of defrauding the government health care program for the needy. Janay Veal, 37, of Lemans Drive, is charged with Medicaid fraud and theft, both fifth-degree felonies....
Community stalwart humbled by naming of health clinic in her honour
Loop News
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Humanitarian and community stalwart Elaine Allen-Bradley says she is humbled by the renaming of the paediatric orthotic clinic she founded in Negril, Westmoreland in her honour. The rebranded Elaine Allen-Bradley Paediatric Orthotic Foundation...