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Published:Wednesday | August 18, 2021 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Had Tropical Storms Fred or Grace taken aim at Jamaica, it appears that the country would have been unprepared for its onslaught as some of the island’s drains – for which multimillion-dollar cleaning programmes have been announced in recent months...

Published:Friday | August 13, 2021 | 12:11 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Suffering from underlying illnesses such as hypertension and diabetes, which run in her family, Fay Matherson says she is still fearful of taking the COVID-19 vaccine due to possible adverse effects. However, she explained that this fear is nothing...

Published:Tuesday | August 10, 2021 | 12:08 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Although relieved that the man accused of raping her 12-year-old daughter at gunpoint on Mother’s Day has met his demise, a St Catherine mother is harbouring fears that with the pre-teen exhibiting signs of pregnancy and battling a sexually...

Published:Thursday | July 22, 2021 | 12:12 AMAsha Wilks/Gleaner Writer

Former president of the Jamaican Bar Association, Emile Leiba has responded to comments from the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, who said that the Government may have go the route of France as it seeks to inoculate the population...

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