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RADA distributing seeds and pesticides to farmers impacted by Tropical Storm Grace

RADA distributing seeds and pesticides to farmers impacted...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has commenced the distribution...

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National Prayer Vigil to promote healing, unity in families

National Prayer Vigil to promote healing, unity in families

The 29th National Prayer Vigil is to be held at the Fellowship Tabernacle Church...

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Technology-based learning here to stay, says Williams

Technology-based learning here to stay, says Williams

Education Minister Fayval Williams has reasserted her support for blended classroom...

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COVID-19 impacts HIV/AIDS patient care

COVID-19 impacts HIV/AIDS patient care

THE MEDICAL care of patients infected with HIV is a problem involving a complex,...

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Golding backs yanking muzzle from corruption watchdog

Golding backs yanking muzzle from corruption watchdog

One of the chief architects of the gag clause in the Integrity Commission Act has...

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Minor among three arrested in Portmore following robbery

Minor among three arrested in Portmore following robbery

The police are reporting that three males including a minor were arrested in Portmore,...

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Businessman frustrated by long wait for Court of Appeal decision

Businessman frustrated by long wait for Court of Appeal...

Businessman Kaon Northover is expressing frustration and disappointment that he...

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Reputed gangster convicted for brazen Westmoreland attack

Reputed gangster convicted for brazen Westmoreland attack

A reputed gangster who opened gunfire at a Westmoreland resident before torching...

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Montego Bay to welcome first vessel since cruise resumption

Montego Bay to welcome first vessel since cruise resumption

The city of Montego Bay in St James will on Wednesday welcome the Carnival Glory,...

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Kingston & St Andrew declared safe space for persons living with HIV/AIDS

Kingston & St Andrew declared safe space for persons living...

The Jamaica Network of Seropositives (JN+) has certified the Kingston and St Andrew...

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27 more COVID-19 cases, one additional fatality

27 more COVID-19 cases, one additional fatality

Jamaica has recorded one more COVID-19 fatality, increasing the tally to 2,392....

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Police seize illegal gun in St James, two arrested

Police seize illegal gun in St James, two arrested

The police are reporting the seizure of a .38 revolver with six 9mm cartridges in...

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Some 5,000 teachers to receive e-vouchers to buy laptops

Some 5,000 teachers to receive e-vouchers to buy laptops

Some 5,000 public school educators could commence receiving electronic vouchers...

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St Andrew man charged with murder

St Andrew man charged with murder

Fifty-year-old Oral Hamilton has been charged for the murder of 51-year old Wayne...

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Rihanna declared national hero of Barbados

Rihanna declared national hero of Barbados

International hit singer Rihanna, 33, has been declared a National Hero of Barbados. ...

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Growth & Jobs | Construction industry continues to growth

Growth & Jobs | Construction industry continues to growth

THE CONSTRUCTION industry continues to figure in Jamaica’s gradual recovery from...

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Immigration Corner | Foreign nationals who are required to maintain status at all times

Immigration Corner | Foreign nationals who are required...

Dear Miss Powell, My work permit expired last month, but I applied for permanent...

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Immigration Corner | How to apply for ILR after the death of a partner

Immigration Corner | How to apply for ILR after the death...

Dear Mr Bassie, Recently, you explained to a widow the conditions for applying for...

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Join the fight to eliminate HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination – Patrick

Join the fight to eliminate HIV/AIDS stigma and discrimination...

THE JAMAICA Network of Seropositives (JN+), one of Jamaica’s staunchest campaigners...

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UPDATE: Preliminary review indicates $30 million NSWMA fraud

UPDATE: Preliminary review indicates $30 million NSWMA...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is reporting based on a preliminary...

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St Andrew businessman freed of fraud charges

St Andrew businessman freed of fraud charges

St Andrew businessman Christopher Kerr, whose case dragged on for seven years before...

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JUTC expects resumption of service following strike

JUTC expects resumption of service following strike

Communications Manager at Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Cecil Thoms, says...

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No lasting benefits after three years of SOE says Golding

No lasting benefits after three years of SOE says Golding

People’s National Party (PNP) president Mark Golding has stoutly defended his party’s...

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Clansman Gang Trial | Judge expresses shock over absence of telephone records

Clansman Gang Trial | Judge expresses shock over absence...

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes this morning expressed shock after the chief investigator...

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NSWMA calls in MOCA to probe 'glaring concerns'

NSWMA calls in MOCA to probe 'glaring concerns'

The National Solid Waste Management Authority has called in the Major Organised...

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Human rights advocate and attorney Nancy Anderson has died

Human rights advocate and attorney Nancy Anderson has died

Prominent attorney-at-law and human rights advocate Nancy Anderson has died. She...

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Twitter surges on report that Dorsey will step down as CEO

Twitter surges on report that Dorsey will step down as...

Shares of Twitter are surging on a report that co-founder Jack Dorsey will step...

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53 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

53 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

Three more COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Jamaica, increasing the tally to...

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Firearm seized in St Elizabeth, man arrested

Firearm seized in St Elizabeth, man arrested

The police in St Elizabeth are reporting the seizure of a gun and ammunition and...

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Ferris Primary implements literacy and numeracy programmes to address learning loss

Ferris Primary implements literacy and numeracy programmes...

The administration at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland is implementing strategic...

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Portland man charged over knife attack during dispute

Portland man charged over knife attack during dispute

Thirty-five-year-old Portland resident Dwayne Sinclair has been charged for stabbing...

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DEVELOPING: JUTC bus drivers on strike

DEVELOPING: JUTC bus drivers on strike

Jamaica Urban Transit Company workers are on strike leaving hundreds of commuters...

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Miserable time for elections, says PM of COVID plague

Miserable time for elections, says PM of COVID plague

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said there are no immediate plans...

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Man shot dead in Old Braeton

Man shot dead in Old Braeton

One man was killed after attackers opened fire on a group in front of a hardware...

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Dads lead charge for back-to-school medicals

Dads lead charge for back-to-school medicals

WESTERN BUREAU: Dozens of fathers turned out with their children at a recent back-to-school...

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Police charge three men in connection with $1 billion drug bust

Police charge three men in connection with $1 billion drug...

The Narcotics police have charged three men in connection with Monday's seizure...

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#JLPConference | Holness would support death penalty for gun crime convicts

#JLPConference | Holness would support death penalty for...

If Prime Minister Andrew Holness were to have his way, criminals convicted for illegal...

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Traffic changes for section of Shortwood Road amid ford repairs

Traffic changes for section of Shortwood Road amid ford...

The National Works Agency (NWA) has made traffic changes to a section of Shortwood...

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#JLPConference | Don't let down Andrew, Bruce beseeches

#JLPConference | Don't let down Andrew, Bruce beseeches

Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has urged minister's in the Andrew Holness-led...

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JPS shocked by new mandatory inspection rates

JPS shocked by new mandatory inspection rates

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it is shocked by the recent spike...

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#JLPConference | PM says now is not the time for politics and elections

#JLPConference | PM says now is not the time for politics...

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said there are no immediate plans...

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NCU Study: Religious people more favourable to COVID-19 vaccination

NCU Study: Religious people more favourable to COVID-19...

A study by the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has found that more religious...

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#JLPConference | Listen to the people, JLP tells PNP over SOE

#JLPConference | Listen to the people, JLP tells PNP over...

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP's) Floyd Green has told the Opposition...

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Man linked to suspected Manchester abduction arrested

Man linked to suspected Manchester abduction arrested

A man believed to have abducted a Manchester woman has been arrested by the Santa...

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KPH to be main beneficiary of 2022 Sagicor Sigma run

KPH to be main beneficiary of 2022 Sagicor Sigma run

Sagicor Foundation Jamaica, the organiser of the annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate...

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OUR extends deadline for telecoms entities to offer roaming limits

OUR extends deadline for telecoms entities to offer roaming...

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has extended the deadline for telecommunications...

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REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF

REGIONAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Multi-million dollar cocaine haul made at Guyana post office CMC – An investigation...

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Hush surrounds funeral plans for Kevin Smith

Hush surrounds funeral plans for Kevin Smith

Two weeks after an autopsy was performed and the body of deceased cult pastor Kevin...

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Holness concerned students not developing softer skills in schools

Holness concerned students not developing softer skills...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the country’s education system has lost its ability...

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