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It was a simple engineering twist on a breathing apparatus to enhance the delivery and precision of medication dosage. In the end, the collaboration between two teams from drink manufacturer Wisynco and medical staff at the Kingston Public Hospital…

Food options for the Jamaican ship workers stuck on the Marella Discovery 2 in England are dwindling, and the pain of the uncertainty of their return home is worsening. “I’m starving!” one of the ship workers among the 43 Jamaicans on board told…

TWO MEN are nursing several gunshot wounds under police guard at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after they were disarmed and shot during a bizarre tussle with a man they abducted Saturday afternoon. Information reaching our newsroom is that the…

WESTERN BUREAU: Michael Paquin of Montreal, Canada, is among several tourists from the United States who have been left stranded in Jamaica after their flights were cancelled following the closure of its borders to incoming passengers because of…

The Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) has been accused of flaunting its authority by setting up a COVID-19 quarantine facility in a complex where some 70 families reside, but a senior regional official has pushed back at the criticism. The…

APPLE MUSIC has touched down in 52 new countries as of last Tuesday, April 21 – Jamaica being one of several from the Caribbean region. It is an expansion that industry stakeholders agree was no easy undertaking, but has been long overdue. “Our…

The entertainment industry globally continues to reel from the massive blow inflicted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As it relates to live entertainment, the new normal is postponements and cancellations, and where possible, hosting online…

Apple Music is not the only service being made available to the new territories. In Apple’s announcement the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and iCloud are now available in 20 more countries, with noted differences in what the…

ANGELINA JOLIE thinks it’s “impossible” to be a perfect parent. The Maleficent star has Maddox, 18; Pax, 16; Zahara, 15; Shiloh, 13; and twins Knox and Vivienne, 11, with her ex-husband Brad Pitt, and has said parenting her children during the…

This is the second in a series of stories commemorating the 40th anniversary of the 1980 General Election in Jamaica.