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20 Oct, 2026
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Early childhood investment key to Ja’s future - Professor Kinkead-Clark
Jamaica’s ability to build a healthier, better educated, and more productive society depends heavily on what happens during the first five years of a child’s life, according to Professor Zoyah…
20 Oct, 2026
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Nicholson calls for CCJ judges to end ‘public bickering’
(CMC): Former Jamaica Attorney General A. J. Nicholson has told judges of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that “public bickering” must be shunned. Nicholson said it was never the…
20 Oct, 2026
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Errol Greene to lead reform at UHWI
Errol Greene has been appointed Acting Chief Executive Officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), effective Tuesday, October 20. The UHWI, in a statement today, said Greene brings…
20 Oct, 2026
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Flight attendant charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine at airport granted $1m bail
The flight attendant who was arrested last Monday at the Norman Manley airport in Kingston after allegedly attempting to smuggle 7.5 pounds of cocaine hidden in his luggage to the United States was…
20 Oct, 2026
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NSWMA to carry out monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be introducing monthly bulky waste collection in Norwood, St James, says the agency’s Executive Director, Audley Gordon. Speaking to…
20 Oct, 2026
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76-y-o St Ann man charged with arson over fire at business establishment
A 76-year-old St Ann man has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a business establishment in his Breadnut Hill community in Ocho Rios on fire. Leonard McLean, otherwise called ‘Barba’, is…
20 Oct, 2026
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Update | Man found guilty of shooting, robbing policeman found in bushes in Portmore
The man who was charged with shooting and robbing a policeman along Municipal Boulevard in Portmore, St Catherine has been found guilty and is to be sentenced on January 22 next year. Javon Marshal…
20 Oct, 2026
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Guatemalan man sentenced to 30 years for smuggling tragedy that killed 53 people in Texas
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Guatemalan man extradited to the United States over his role in a 2022 human smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants who had been transported…
20 Oct, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Denise Wheatle defying expectations in upholstery work
In an industry where upholstering is more commonly associated with men, Denise Wheatle of Bailey’s Vale, St Mary has carved out a space for herself, refusing to be defined by traditional expectations.…