18 Degrees North Investigations

Opinion: Environmental Impact Assessment Process Re Sandals Overwater Villas in Mammee Bay Is Deeply Flawed.

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) public meeting on 19 August in Ocho Rios regarding Sandals 2022 application to build over-water villas in…

Aug 21 • Paul Ward

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UHWI Board Debated Race, Nationality and Age of Foreign CEO Pick Even as Problems Festered

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Aug 2 • Kate Chappell and Zahra Burton

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July 2026

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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