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IDT rules in favour of junior doctors in overtime dispute with Government
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ruled in favour of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) in its long-running overtime dispute with the Government, ordering that junior doctors be paid under a separate emergency-duty formula, retroac

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IDT rules in favour of junior doctors in overtime dispute with Government

The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ruled in favour of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) in its long-running overtime dispute with the Government, ordering that junior doctors be paid under a separate emergency-duty formula, retroac

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Sports

Triple jumper Jaydon Hibbert leaves Geopfert for Puma coach Pomashki

Jamaican Olympic finalist Jaydon Hibbert has switched training camps, moving from Travis Geopfert to Puma coach Georgi Pomashki. Pomashki, who is Greek-Bulgarian, is best known for coaching Greek long jumper and Olympic gold medallist Miltiadis Tentoglou

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Damion Crawford | Standing with our teachers while standing together for our children

Today, as we celebrate World Teachers Day under the theme, ‘Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures, I want us to focus on one particular phrase: “standing with teachers”. Ov

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Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. N

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