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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter

    Dr Bruce acquitted in 2007 assault case; Dr Hunter vows appeal - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)

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    DR Carl Bruce breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after a judge found him not guilty of assault in a case brought by neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter nearly two decades ago. But the verdict has not gone down well with Dr Hunter who maintained that he was physically assaulted by Dr Bruce and said he will be filing an appeal. “I am very relieved that the judge looked at the evidence and found what we have said all along, that this was a fabrication; that he accepted that. We also think that the compla

  2. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

    UHWI chief Carl Bruce acquitted in neurosurgeon assault case - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)

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    Dr Carl Bruce, medical chief of staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), was on Monday found not guilty of assaulting fellow neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter nearly two decades ago. The verdict was handed down by Parish Court Judge Alwayne Smith in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Bruce was found not guilty on two counts: malicious destruction of property and assault at common law. The allegations are that on January 31, 2007, Dr Hunter was in the planning room at the UHWI

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Vanassa McKenzie | Observer Online Reporter

    Denham Town High’s remarkable revolution - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)

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    NESTLED in the heart of the often-volatile community of West Kingston, Denham Town High School is experiencing a major revolution, with the results of its students in external examinations improving rapidly while instances of misconduct have declined sharply. The school recorded an 88 per cent pass rate in mathematics in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) this year, up from 11 per cent last year. “We’re coming from a place where, last year, we got one out of nine students passi

  4. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

    Artists exit Ed Sheeran tour in solidarity with Macklemore pro-Palestinian comments - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)

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    LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—The artist Finneas and three other supporting acts announced they had quit British superstar Ed Sheeran’s tour on Tuesday, after rapper Macklemore was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments while performing. Sheeran has denied being behind the decision to remove Macklemore, saying his tour’s promoter was responsible. But Finneas — a performer also famous for work with his superstar sister Billie Eilish — Irish acts Aaron Rowe and Beoga, and Lukas Graham of D

  5. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Vanassa McKenzie, Observer Online reporter, mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com

    Fourth measles-related death reported in US as outbreak grows - Jamaica Observer (opens the original)

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    WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—Health authorities in the eastern United States (US) state of Pennsylvania have confirmed a fourth death linked to measles, as the nation faces the largest outbreak of the vaccine-preventable disease in decades. All four deaths occurred in unvaccinated individuals, state health officials said. “My thoughts are with the two families who lost loved ones to this highly contagious virus, as Pennsylvania faces the worst measles outbreak in more than three decades,” sai

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