CAPRI has scoped a study on exactly this.
The JA Health & Lifestyle Survey (JHLS) shows women's obesity has risen exponentially over two decades. 2/3 of J'can women are pre-obese or obese.
The data also shows women have much lower levels of physical activity than men.
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Last Sundeh Opening is almost here 🇯🇲✨
Culture, tours, games & more — all in one place.
🗓 March 29
⏰ 10AM–4PM
📍 Institute of Jamaica
Don’t miss it.
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Congratulations 🎉 to @keznamdi on winning the 2026 Grammy award for Best Reggae Album.
He was in great company : the small axe @JesseRoyal1 + Treasure self-love queen @LilaIkeJa + the Lightning King @mortimer876 + Worl' Boss @iamthekartel
What a moment for our island 🇯🇲
Less than 1% a Jamaicans can touch dem own beach in 2026, tell mi what kinda government allow dat? @adamstewart where is your voice in all of this?? Billions mek off Jamaica every year, yet di people who do all the work still broke and quiet. If there was real economic and social
First Asian festival of the day was a bit of a disappointment (The Embassy of Japan's Japan Festival). So let's see what's going on over at the Chinese Benevolent Association's Asian Fusion Night.
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BREAKING: The United States has added the Caribbean nations of Antigua & Barbuda, Cuba and Dominica to the list of countries whose passport holders are now required to post a visa bond of up to US$15,000 to apply to enter America. The new visa bond requirement will take effect on January 21, 2026. The US State Department says payment of the bond does not guarantee that a visa will be granted. However, the money will be refunded if the visa is denied or when a visa holder complies with the terms of the travel permit.
The Meteorological Service has issued a flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine, Clarendon, and Manchester.
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The new KFC restaurant in Morant Bay, St Thomas is now open.
Opening its doors to customers on Tuesday, the brand manager of Restaurant of Jamaica (ROJ), which owns and operates the local franchise, Andrei Roper, said the company was happy to open for business, even as they pick up the pieces from the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
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