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Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Davon Mitchell (right), explains the function of a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Friday (Oct. 3). Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Alwyn Miller, and Chairman of the Foundation, Herschel Ismail.
Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr. Davon Mitchell (right), explains the function of a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Friday (Oct. 3). Looking on are Chief Executive Officer of the hospital, Alwyn Miller, and Chairman of the Foundation, Herschel Ismail.
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Manchester Regional Hospital Receives Urology Equipment

By: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, October 4, 2025
The delivery of urology services at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million. The instruments, used in diagnosing and treating conditions related to the urinary tract and male reproductive system, were gifted by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, which has been a longstanding supporter of the public health facility. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the hospital on Friday (Oct. 3), Urology Consultant, Dr. Davon Mitchell, said the tools provided will...
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Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), assists special needs student at the Rest Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, Jodi-Kay Salmon, in exiting a bus donated to the school by the Japanese Government. Seated in the front of the bus is Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi, while students look on. The handover of the bus, valued at over US$ 42,000, took place at the school in Clarendon on October 2.
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Clarendon-based Rest Primary and Infant gets School Bus from Japan

By: GARFIELD L. ANGUS, October 4, 2025
President of the Pineapple Craft Traders Association, Claire Bruce (right), leads Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright, on a tour of the Pineapple Craft Market in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on October 2.
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By: Garwin Davis, October 3, 2025
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Board member of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), Nuncia Meghoo (left); Certified trauma coach, and Chief Executive Officer of CKM Healing Consultancy, Chantaeu Munroe (centre), and Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr. Gabrielle Henry (right), recognise the launch of Lupus Month, held October 1, at the National Volunteer Centre on Camp Road in St. Andrew.
Board member of the Lupus Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ), Nuncia Meghoo (left); Certified trauma coach, and Chief Executive Officer of CKM Healing Consultancy, Chantaeu Munroe (centre), and Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr. Gabrielle Henry (right), recognise the launch of Lupus Month, held October 1, at the National Volunteer Centre on Camp Road in St. Andrew.

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State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (third right), and Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, His Excellency Jinfeng Wang (third left), raise a toast to 53 years of diplomatic relations between Jamaica and China. The occasion was a reception commemorating the 76th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on September 25. Sharing the moment are (from left): Minister of Justice and Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Delroy Chuck; Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Delano Seiveright; former Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard.
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fifth left), leads Government ministers down Duke Street for the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and the swearing in of members of the Senate and House of Representatives at Gordon House on Thursday (September 18).
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (front row, fourth left) and Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (front row, third left), are flanked by Cabinet Ministers, who were sworn into office during a ceremony at King’s House on Wednesday (September 17).
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, greets Executive Director of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Camille Needham, during the 35th staging of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) in Montego Bay, St. James.

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