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21 Oct, 2026
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THIRSTY FOR CASH - NWC seeks massive rate hike, warns of investment cuts without it as debts mount
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has confirmed that it received an application from the National Water Commission (NWC) for a 51 per cent increase in tariff over a five-year period. The NWC’s…
21 Oct, 2026
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US pledges renewed Caribbean focus
Positioning the United States as a true “Caribbean nation”, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau says Washington under the Trump administration is actively reorienting its foreign policy…
21 Oct, 2026
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64 PEP students awarded government scholarships valued over $7 million
Sixty-four students who sat the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations in 2025 and 2026 have been awarded government scholarships valued more than $7 million. Recipients of named government…
21 Oct, 2026
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Latin America and the Caribbean urged to take ownership of artificial intelligence
SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region must take greater ownership of artificial intelligence (AI) to address its main development…
21 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica to host early-childhood development leaders from Eastern Caribbean October 21-22
Jamaica will host early-childhood development leaders from across the Eastern Caribbean at a two-day Knowledge Exchange Study Tour, aimed at strengthening regional early-childhood development (ECD)…
21 Oct, 2026
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Trelawny man charged for allegedly robbing house of relative who was overseas
A 47-year-old Trelawny man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the house of a relative who was overseas and stealing several items valued at approximately $390,000. He is Andrew Brown, a…
21 Oct, 2026
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MP: JLP support remains strong in May Pen North, Clarendon Central
Clarendon Central Member of Parliament Delroy Williams has pushed back against suggestions of discord within the constituency, insisting that the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) machinery remains united…
21 Oct, 2026
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Education Ministry - CMU Fraud Trial | Defence wants two senior officials as prosecutors drop 13 witnesses
Two senior public officials are among 13 people who prosecutors no longer intend to call as witnesses in the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid, defence attorneys have revealed.…