Jamaican men and women are getting fat, and I daresay too fat. At the bus stop, in the supermarket, walking on the streets, and even in fast food restaurants you see several obese people, and wonder when we got here.

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An 83-year-old man succumbed to injuries he sustained after he fell from the platform of a water tank at a house on Woodlawn Road, George’s Valley in Manchester on Sunday.

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An 83-year-old man succumbed to injuries he sustained after he fell from the platform of a water tank at a house on Woodlawn Road, George’s Valley in Manchester on Sunday.

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A well-known fruit vendor was shot dead in Montego Bay, St James, Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as 42-year-old Kelvin Pyne, a resident of Orange in the parish.

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World Athletics Indoor finalist Nia Robinson finished in third place in the women’s long jump on her Wanda Diamond League debut at Sunday’s Bauhaus-Galan at Olympiastadion in Stockholm, Sweden, with a wind-aided 6.80m (2.4m/s).

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The abrupt cancellation of National 4-H Achievement Day 2026 is not sitting well with Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Dr Dayton Campbell.

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From a single kennel operating out of founder Michael Smith’s home in 2019, Yaadie Kennels has grown into a multi-service pet-care business offering boarding, training, grooming, breeding, and sourcing services. The expansion, driven by increasing demand for companion animals and

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Iran's military central command said Sunday that Israel's latest strike on the southern Beirut suburbs had "crossed all red lines", demanding a halt to its campaign in Lebanon.

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The Israeli military said it had so far intercepted all missiles fired by Iran on Sunday, while warning that the Islamic Republic had launched a new salvo.

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Iran’s World Cup squad left Turkey for Mexico on Saturday, taking off under the shadow of a bitter diplomatic row between Tehran and Washington after the United States refused to issue visas for some of the team’s support squad.

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Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine on Sunday, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championships.

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As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, climate shocks continue to disrupt economies, and new forms of work emerge across the globe, the Government says Jamaica is positioning itself to lead rather than react.

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The next generation of Jamaican chess talent was on full display in Olympic Gardens on Saturday, June 6, as more than 120 children gathered for the St Andrew West Central Chess Fun Day 2026.