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OPINION: Meet Bob Narley, a Glasto rebel screaming for Jamaican soldiers to die
The Jewish News
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June 30, 2025
Imagine this: Bob Narley takes to the stage – his name a play on the peerless reggae legend Bob Marley, known for timeless anthems about love and unity. Only Bob Narley isn’t Black or Jamaican. He’s a white guy you’ve never heard of. Nevertheless,...
Roundup: Most of England subject to health alert as temperatures soar
Xinhua News Agency
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LONDON, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Large parts of England are under health alerts as a prolonged heatwave continues to grip Britain. On Monday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) extended its amber heat-health alert to more regions, with temperatures...
Mentor woman among 13 Ohio Medicaid providers facing fraud charges
The News-Herald - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
In indictments filed in June by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 13 Medicaid providers, including 30-year-old Miranda Williams of Mentor, are accused of defrauding the government health-care program for the needy. Twelve home-health...
Sam Adetunji: The Visionary Behind Veri MedTech, the Healthcare Platform Serving Over One Million Patients Across the U.S.
Grit Daily News
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June 30, 2025
For millions of people across the U.S., accessing the right healthcare, especially for personal or sensitive concerns, can still feel distant and disconnected. The process is often slow, uncomfortable, and filled with barriers that discourage...
Jamaica’s Ambassador Lauds Atlanta-based Integrity Children’s Fund
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 28, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. Delivering the keynote address at the Integrity Children’s Fund gala. | Photo Derrick Scott. WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United...
13 Ohio Medicaid providers facing fraud charges
The Morning Journal - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
In indictments filed in June by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 13 Medicaid providers, including 30-year-old Miranda Williams of Mentor, are accused of defrauding the government health-care program for the needy. Twelve home-health...
Health ministry seeks to dampen public concern about capacity to care for premature babies
Radio Jamaica
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June 28, 2025
Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie has asserted that hospitals across the island are fully equipped to provide adequate care for all premature babies, despite mounting concern about the recent deaths of 24 premature...
Jamaica Upper House in tribute to 24 babies who died at hospital
Stabroek News
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June 28, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) A moment of silence was observed yesterday in the Upper House of Jamaica’s Parliament, in tribute to the reported 24 babies who died at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston in recent weeks. Opposition Senator Lambert...
Jamaica – Teen girl among 2 charged with recent murder of contractor in Rollington Town
Win Media SKN
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June 28, 2025
(Loop News) – An intensive investigation by detectives from the Kingston Eastern Police Division has led to the arrest and charge of a man and a teenaged girl in connection with the murder of 54-year-old contractor Kevin Johnson in Rollington...
13 providers across Ohio indicted in Medicaid fraud scheme totaling nearly $190K
WKYC - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
Ohio AG Dave Yost says 12 health aides and one behavioral-health specialist allegedly billed Medicaid for a combined $189,332 in services they did not provide. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the indictment of 13...
Nationwide sweep nets indictments of 13 Ohioans on Medicaid fraud charges
The Black Chronicle - Oklahoma
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June 30, 2025
(The Center Square) – Twelve Ohio home health aides and one behavioral health specialist face charges of defrauding Medicaid, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday. Yost’s indictments on felony charges of Medicaid fraud and theft came...
Justice and mental health reforms urgently needed, says attorney
Radio Jamaica
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June 30, 2025
Attorney-at-law Clive Munroe Jr has highlighted what he cites as an urgent need for reform of Jamaica's justice and mental health systems. Mr. Munroe spoke Sunday on Radio Jamaica's That's a Rap, in response to the recent $120 million compensation...
Jamaican Canadian paediatrician honoured for leadership
The Gleaner
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June 28, 2025
TORONTO: A Jamaican-Canadian paediatrician was among five female change-makers recently recognised by the Black Physicians’ Association on Ontario (BPA0) for their achievements. Dr Anna Jarvis is professor emerita of Temerty Faculty of Medicine,...
New health centre for Brown’s Town
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton. GROUND has been broken for the construction of a brand-new, state-of-the-art Brown’s Town Health Centre in St Ann. The project is expected to cost approximately $1 billion. In preparation for...
CARICOM leaders’ meeting upcoming, CSME on table, Chairman says unity is the way forward
Dominica News Online
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July 4, 2025
Prime Minister of Jamaica, and current CARICOM Chair, Andrew Holness, has emphasized the importance of unity and regional cooperation in his CARICOM Day address, aligning closely with Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s recently expressed views...
England deliver statement 7-0 win over Jamaica in final Women’s Euro 2025 warmup
The Straits Times
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June 29, 2025
England players posing for a photograph after their 7-0 friendly win over Jamaica on June 29.PHOTO: EPA-EFE LEICESTER – England issued a statement of intent ahead of the Women’s European Championship, demolishing Jamaica 7-0 at home in their final...
Parts of England will be hotter than Barbados, Jamaica, and Mexico... and it's going to be 35C tomorrow
Radio X
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30 June 2025, 10:13 | Updated: 30 June 2025, 12:07 The temperature will reach highs of 34C in parts of England, making it hotter than Barbados and Jamaica. Picture: Getty Parts of England will experience temperatures hotter than holiday spots in...
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Breaking: Birmingham City rapidly accelerate fourth summer signing as £8m forward passes medical
BirminghamWorld
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June 30, 2025
The latest transfer news as Birmingham City close in on an important attacking signing. Birmingham City are reportedly on the brink of sealing a romantic reunion with winger Demarai Gray, nine years on from his initial departure. Blues boss Chris...
Jamaica’s Ambassador lauds diaspora-led Integrity Children’s Fund for uplifting at-risk youth
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 27, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has praised the Integrity Children’s Fund for its longstanding contributions to the education and development of at-risk children in Jamaica and the...
Amber heat health alert extended with temperatures to skyrocket to 34C
GB News
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June 30, 2025
The UK Health Security Agency has extended an amber heat health alert to Wednesday. It comes as temperatures across Britain are forecast to reach highs of 34C today. The alert - which was set to expire at 10am today before being extended - is...