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Tourism workers' pension scheme to start January 1

Tourism workers' pension scheme to start January 1

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the delayed pension scheme for tourism workers...

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Sydney Engel hailed as ‘ a true friend of Jamaica’

Sydney Engel hailed as ‘ a true friend of Jamaica’

Sydney Engel, one of New York’s foremost pioneers of real estate development, died...

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J’can leaders welcome NYC move allowing vote to non-citizens

J’can leaders welcome NYC move allowing vote to non-citizens

NEW YORK, NY: Jamaican leaders in the diaspora have welcomed the move by the New...

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Paramount Jamaica hosts vaccination blitz

Paramount Jamaica hosts vaccination blitz

For 17 years, Paramount Jamaica held an annual Christmas treat for the children...

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Tigers belong in the wild

Tigers belong in the wild

Time was when it would have been considered out of the question for any government,...

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GoodHeart | Bradley Richards starts single mother foundation to honour late mother

GoodHeart | Bradley Richards starts single mother foundation...

When Bradley Richards thinks about his childhood spent watching his mother Erica...

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Gov't signs $120 million contract to upgrade Clarendon Parish Court

Gov't signs $120 million contract to upgrade Clarendon...

The Justice Ministry has signed a $120 million contract to upgrade and renovate...

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Court rules only contract claim in Cari-Med vaccine case should proceed

Court rules only contract claim in Cari-Med vaccine case...

The Supreme Court has ruled that the breach of contract claim brought by five Cari-Med...

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Shaw fires defiant RADA board members

Shaw fires defiant RADA board members

Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw has fired the seven members of the board of the...

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Policeman accused of having sex with minor granted $350,000 bail

Policeman accused of having sex with minor granted $350,000...

A 36-year-old police constable accused of having sex with a minor was today granted...

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Ganja seized in Hellshire, St Catherine mangrove

Ganja seized in Hellshire, St Catherine mangrove

The St Catherine South police have made another ganja bust and investigators are...

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Opposition Senator moves motion for icons to be named national heroes

Opposition Senator moves motion for icons to be named national...

A call has been made for four of Jamaica's cultural and sport icons to be declared...

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51 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

51 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths

Two more COVID-19 fatalities have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally...

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NWA to undertake culvert replacement along White River to St Ann’s Bay roadway

NWA to undertake culvert replacement along White River...

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising the public that a section of the White...

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St Thomas taxi operator dies after crashing into trees

St Thomas taxi operator dies after crashing into trees

A taxi operator died in St Thomas this morning after his car ran off the road and...

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Holiday traffic changes for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth to reduce congestion

Holiday traffic changes for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth to...

Effective Monday, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be making changes to traffic...

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Delayed Portmore municipal building opens for first council meeting

Delayed Portmore municipal building opens for first council...

The unique night meetings held monthly by the Portmore Municipal Corporation may...

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UDC denies low vax levels at Dunn’s River turned off cruise line

UDC denies low vax levels at Dunn’s River turned off cruise...

Acting general manager at the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), Lisa Golding,...

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Holness says becoming a republic should not be empty symbolism

Holness says becoming a republic should not be empty symbolism

Amid calls for Jamaica to become a republic, Prime Minister Andrew Holness says...

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St Elizabeth farm store robber nabbed

St Elizabeth farm store robber nabbed

The police in St Elizabeth on Thursday arrested a man who held up and robbed workers...

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Amoya Mitchell – Longing to reunite with siblings

Amoya Mitchell – Longing to reunite with siblings

AS THE Yuletide season approaches, 23-year-old Amoya Mitchell has one wish, and...

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Melrose Yam Park to reopen by weekend

Melrose Yam Park to reopen by weekend

MANDEVILLE, Manchester: After a four-month closure, vendors and bar operators at...

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The Bridge connects the diaspora

The Bridge connects the diaspora

In what is being described as the most transformative power play in diaspora radio,...

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New Hanover street lights go missing

New Hanover street lights go missing

WESTERN BUREAU: Eight of the 10 street lights which were recently installed along...

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Glengoffe cops detained by termites, rats

Glengoffe cops detained by termites, rats

As the struggle with termite and rodent infestation continues, police officers in...

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Early-childhood education to get more Governmental focus, says Morgan

Early-childhood education to get more Governmental focus,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Nesta Morgan, the state minister in the Ministry of Education,...

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Big ganja haul in Hellshire, St Catherine

Big ganja haul in Hellshire, St Catherine

The St Catherine South Police are probing the discovery of ganja weighing 1,950 ...

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Jamalco disputes CCA review showing US$100 million unaccounted for

Jamalco disputes CCA review showing US$100 million unaccounted...

Jamalco has taken issue with a Sunday Gleaner report quoting a CCA Capital Partners...

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Man confesses to murder of 6-y-o girl, charged

Man confesses to murder of 6-y-o girl, charged

A fifty-five-year-old Kingston man has been charged with the murder of a six-year-old...

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Businessman ‘Beachy Stout', co-accused further remanded

Businessman ‘Beachy Stout', co-accused further remanded

Businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald, who is charged for the deaths of his...

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Two shot by elderly licensed firearm holder in Liguanea

Two shot by elderly licensed firearm holder in Liguanea

Two persons, including a taxi driver, are nursing injuries after being shot by a...

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Man charged for shooting death of 6-year-old girl

Man charged for shooting death of 6-year-old girl

Fifty-five-year-old James Smith has been charged for the death of six-year-old T'Mora...

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Scheduled international flights to begin soon at Ian Fleming airport

Scheduled international flights to begin soon at Ian Fleming...

The Ian Fleming International Airport in St Mary will soon begin weekly scheduled...

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January 28 committal hearing for Patrick Roberts, co-accused in fraud case

January 28 committal hearing for Patrick Roberts, co-accused...

A committal hearing in the fraud case brought against People's National Party Councillor...

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Kari Douglas assault trial to continue on January 13 next year

Kari Douglas assault trial to continue on January 13 next...

Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Trafalgar Division in St Andrew, Kari  Douglas,...

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23 more COVID-19 cases, one new death

23 more COVID-19 cases, one new death

One more COVID-19 death has been recorded in Jamaica, pushing the tally to 2,416....

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Why Jamaican students in Cuba are yet to get promised COVID care packages

Why Jamaican students in Cuba are yet to get promised COVID...

The promised COVID care packages for Jamaican medical students in Cuba are yet to...

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Taxi operator killed in fiery Manchester crash

Taxi operator killed in fiery Manchester crash

A man died in Manchester this morning after his car crashed into a utility pole...

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Agriculture Ministry now able to investigate and diagnose African swine fever

Agriculture Ministry now able to investigate and diagnose...

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that it now has the capacity, through its...

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Passage of board appointment regulations important for good governance – NIA

Passage of board appointment regulations important for...

Anti-corruption watchdog group the National Integrity Action (NIA) says the passage...

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Jamaica can capitalise on growing ecotourism sector – Charles Jr

Jamaica can capitalise on growing ecotourism sector – Charles...

Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles...

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Dalrymple Philibert, co-accused’s dumping case set for Feb 21

Dalrymple Philibert, co-accused’s dumping case set for...

The illegal dumping case against House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple Philibert and her...

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Investigator said he accompanied colleague to foil shooting spree

Investigator said he accompanied colleague to foil shooting...

One of the investigators in the Clansman-One Don Gang case testified on Wednesday...

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Earth Today | Adaptation Fund: Increasing resilience of ecosystems in Uganda

Earth Today | Adaptation Fund: Increasing resilience of...

SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE employs most of the workforce in Uganda and provides livelihoods...

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MPs to get $1 million for resilience building

MPs to get $1 million for resilience building

The Government has allocated $1 million to each Member of Parliament to support...

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Upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James reopened

Upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James reopened

The upgraded Flanker Health Centre in St James was been officially reopened. The...

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Jamaica Fire Brigade plans to increase staff

Jamaica Fire Brigade plans to increase staff

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) has announced plans to increase its staff complement...

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Man awaiting extradition again escapes custody

Man awaiting extradition again escapes custody

The police are reporting that 27-year-old Portland man Orville Purnell, who was...

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Social protection key in reducing HIV risk

Social protection key in reducing HIV risk

The social protection provided by the Government is key in reducing the disadvantages...

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KSAMC to commemorate World AIDS Day

KSAMC to commemorate World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day 2021, will, for the very first time, be recognised as a commemorative...

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