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How did Clarendon birth a Cherry Tree Lane massacre?
How did Clarendon birth a Cherry Tree Lane massacre?
DSP Owen Brown, May Pen police (stationed in Clarendon since 2011): “It is a compilation of a number of factors, the main one is that we have not learned to deal with our differences. There are also too many people, who ‘see and blind, hear and...
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What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?
What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread?
LONDON (AP): The World Health Organisation declared last Wednesday that the increasing spread of mpox in Africa is a global health emergency, warning the virus might ultimately spill across international borders. The announcement by WHO director-...
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Health + Tech | Technology increasing access to immunisation services
Health + Tech | Technology increasing access to immunisation services
Vaccination, a practice dating back to the 15th century and gaining broader acceptance in the late 1700s, has been pivotal in public health globally. The establishment Jamaica’s immunisation programme in the 1980s marked a significant stride...
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Dwight Fletcher | God’s love and our authority
Dwight Fletcher | God’s love and our authority
GOD’S VIEW of us must be understood in order for us to exercise the authority He’s given us, and walk in a way that pleases Him. God’s view of us is what matters, and if we take our cues from that, it will help to land us in the position and the...
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Hello mi neighbour! | The secret to longevity
Hello mi neighbour! | The secret to longevity
Hello mi neighbour! Most of the people that I know like the idea of living long. Among them are those who take the necessary steps, not just for longevity, but for a healthy one. They: · Eat a healthy diet · Pay attention to their weight · Don’t...
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Revivalism not for arbitrary entertainment – Part I
Revivalism not for arbitrary entertainment – Part I
THE FOLK religion known as Revivalism in Jamaica came out of the ‘Great Revival’ of the early 1860s. It is a syncretism of African spirituality and European religious beliefs and practices. It is called folk because it came from the psychology of...
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Responses to ‘progressive Christians’
Responses to ‘progressive Christians’
LAST WEEK’S column entitled ‘O to be a ‘progressive Christian’!’ certainly saw some unexpected responses. Responses via email were surprisingly positive indicating that many had not given prior thought to the term “progressive”. “Thanks so much for...
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The power of sacrifice
The power of sacrifice
“There in front of the tabernacle, Solomon went up to the bronze altar in the LORD’s presence and sacrificed a thousand burnt offerings on it. That night God appeared to Solomon in a dream and said, ‘What do you want? Ask, and I will give it to...
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Police probe robbery of more than $2 million from St Catherine casino
Police probe robbery of more than $2 million from St Catherine casino
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police division are probing therobberyof more than $2 million at a casino along Young Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday.About 10:00 a.m,the complainant was reportedly at...
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Police seeking men following ammunition find in St Catherine
Police seeking men following ammunition find in St Catherine
The St Catherine North police are searchingfor three men who allegedlyfled leaving 13 rounds of ammunition along St John's Road on Saturday morning.The police say about 12:20 a.m., a team wason patrol along St John's Road...
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Grange released from ICU
Grange released from ICU
Minister of Culture, Sports and Entertainment, Olivia Grange, has been released from intensive care, but remains in hospital as she continues to recover from the flu.It had been confirmed last week that Grange had beenhospitalisedand...
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GoodHeart | NCB Foundation scholar driven to improve Jamaica’s water systems
GoodHeart | NCB Foundation scholar driven to improve Jamaica’s water systems
After Hurricane Beryl ransacked the parish of St Elizabeth and left citizens without electricity and water for weeks, the idea of creating solar water pumps at each National Water Commission location islandwide became more pronounced in the mind of...
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GoodHeart | A Mexico City hospital hosts quinceañeras for young patients
GoodHeart | A Mexico City hospital hosts quinceañeras for young patients
MEXICO CITY (AP): The smell of hairspray clouds Alexa Flores López as she gets the finishing touches of an intricate updo on her thick black hair. When Alexa found out she was going to have a quinceañera – the traditional celebration for a 15th...
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Students urged to seize academic opportunities available to them
Students urged to seize academic opportunities available to them
MAYOR OF Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is encouraging students to seize the academic opportunities available to them, emphasising the importance of education in shaping their future. “Apply for a scholarship … access education. The...
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New state-of-the-art district health centre opens in Buff Bay
New state-of-the-art district health centre opens in Buff Bay
Approximately 25,000 persons in Portland are benefiting from the new state-of-the-art Buff Bay District Health Centre, which was built at a cost of $300 million by the National Health Fund. The facility has been designed to provide comprehensive...
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Systems in place to protect investments under SCHIP
Systems in place to protect investments under SCHIP
Prime Minister Andrew Holness is assuring the public that investments under the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) are protected, and that systems are in place to deal with recent failures in Pamphret, St Thomas. Speaking on...
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