THE role of family doctors is to take centre stage on Tuesday when Jamaica, for the first time since it was first declared by the World Health Organization in 2010, celebrates World Family Doctor Day.
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — A man who was at the top of the St James Police ‘Most Wanted’ list and who was fingered in last week’s gun slaying of a woman taxi driver, was shot and killed by unknown attackers in Granville, in the parish, Friday night police said.
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Businessman Gary “Butch” Hendrickson (left) and attorney-at-law Howard Mitchell address the function at which Spur Tree Spices Jamaica Ltd and Exotic Products Jamaica Ltd signed a joint venture agreement to collaborate in increased production and export, which will result in improved employment for the people of St Thomas. The event was held last Wednesday at the Knutsford Court hotel in St Andrew.
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — A meeting between Opposition Leader Andrew Holness and craft vendors at the Harbour Street Craft Market yesterday was briefly interrupted after a chain grabber who was pursued by the police dashed through the venue.
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IN recent elections in the Caribbean region, four ruling parties have been swept from office by the electorate, members of which opted to take their chances with opposition parties.
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DWAYMIAN Brissette, Wayne Hylton, Donna-Marie Phipps, and Carol Jean Haslam will this week don their aprons and head to the kitchen to prepare delicious, healthy meals as part of the 10-week Seven Seas Wellness Challenge, which is in association with the Heart Foundation of Jamaica.
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WE should strive to fortify our bodies’ natural defences against anything that will weaken us or cause us to have less than optimal health.
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THE 2014-15 school year has ended for those students at tertiary level institutions, and for those attending lower level schools, the curtains will soon be drawn.
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WITH more than 90 major surgeries done weekly at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), there is significant need for diathermy machines, which are critical in surgical procedures as they are used in the dissection of body tissues in most surgical operations and help to reduce excessive bleeding.
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This is the second in a four-part piece exploring the problem with “low-fat” and “non-fat” products.
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Let’s chew the fat — Part 2
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CABLE operators have been asking for an extension of the May 31 deadline issued by the Broadcasting Commission for the removal of 19 cable channels that are being illegally aired in Jamaica.
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Former Cabinet Minister Dr Christopher Tufton believes that the public health system, including the controversial no-user-fee policy, needs to undergo a comprehensive review in order that the authorities can make informed decisions on the allocation of resources.
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