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29 Sep, 2026
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Caribbean agriculture ministers call for deeper regional integration, new financing model
Caribbean agriculture ministers are calling for deeper regional integration, improved transportation and logistics, and a new financing model to strengthen food security and transform the region’s…
29 Sep, 2026
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Bishop Bailey backs lawyers’ protest over mandatory firearm sentences
Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey, president of the Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, is backing the Jamaican legal fraternity’s protest against mandatory sentencing under the Firearms Act, arguing that being tough…
29 Sep, 2026
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Doctors warn of healthcare disruption if overtime ruling delayed
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) has warned of potential disruptions to the public healthcare system if the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) fails to make a ruling on its case by…
29 Sep, 2026
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Deputy clerk resigns amid ‘retaliatory’ environment at Parliament
Describing the treatment he faced during his two-year tenure in office as “retaliatory”, former Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Christopher Cowan has listed a series of concerns among the…
29 Sep, 2026
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Witness: Cop approached me amid Pathways siege
A policewoman whose gun was allegedly used by now-deceased church leader Kevin Smith to fire at police during a deadly October 2021 service, had reportedly approached a senior officer after members of…
29 Sep, 2026
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Holness pushes for faster, more strategic regulation in regional agriculture
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says bureaucracy is strangling agricultural investment in the Caribbean, requiring faster and more strategic regulation to help Jamaica and the region…
29 Sep, 2026
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Muschett High contemplating digitising library books after Hurricane Melissa experience
WESTERN BUREAU: Almost one year after Hurricane Melissa damaged library books and equipment at Muschett High School in Trelawny, the institution’s administration is considering digitising its…
29 Sep, 2026
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Overhaul Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, Green urges
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for an overhauling of the Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, warning that the region cannot achieve food security if food…
29 Sep, 2026
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St Catherine school farms weather drought
The prolonged drought affecting St Catherine has disrupted school farms across the parish, delaying planting schedules, reducing some crop and poultry yields and making land preparation increasingly…