18 Degrees North Investigations

Exclusive Interview: Foreign CEO Pick Chosen To Reform UHWI Turned Down Job After Feeling Unsupported By Key Figures, Including Health…

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Jul 15 • Zahra Burton

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How UHWI's Effort to Reform Itself Was Defeated by an Internal Power Struggle Involving Its Chief Doctor, Carl Bruce.

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Jul 12 • Zahra Burton

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FINSAC Sold Prime Assets That Were 'Severely Under-Priced' Based on 'Appraisal' from Unqualified Valuator -- Confidential Report

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Jul 1 • Durrant Pate

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June 2026

Push to Replace UHWI Chief Doctor Carl Bruce Reaches Prime Minister Amid Complaints Against Him and Perceived Hospital Inaction

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Jun 21 • Zahra Burton

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Jamaican Cabinet Minister Dr. Andrew Wheatley To Be Charged For Illicit Enrichment, Integrity Commission Rules.

Wheatley Rejects Commission's Key Finding Calling It "Patently False" and "Inaccurate."

Jun 18 • Zahra Burton

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New Interim CEO Named for University Hospital Of The West Indies.

Four Named To Board

Jun 12 • Zahra Burton

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May 2026

How a Charity Became Central to J$Billions in UHWI's Duty-Free Imports

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May 31 • Zahra Burton

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March 2026

UHWI and Its Chief Doctor, Carl Bruce, Sued Neurosurgeon Roger Hunter for Defamation Mere Months Before Wider Hospital Controversies Mounted

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Mar 25 • Zahra Burton

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Investigative Journalism Is a Public Good. The Jamaican Government Must Treat It Like One.

As a journalist acutely aware of the abysmal state of the industry, as soon as I saw the headline of Peter Espeut’s Feb.

Mar 15 • Kate Chappell

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Opinion: Jamaican Doctors Should Be Scrutinized and Penalized for Not Declaring Conflicts of Interest

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Mar 11 • Zahra Burton

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February 2026

Fresh Leadership Crisis Emerges at UHWI as Doctors and Nurses Move Against Chief Clinician, Dr. Carl Bruce

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Feb 28 • Zahra Burton

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Records Point to Family Link Between UHWI Medical Chief of Staff and MEDITECH, Raising Conflict-of-Interest Questions

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Feb 8 • Zahra Burton

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