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30 Oct, 2026
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Golding blames Gov’t’s own non-performance for project delays
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding has dismissed claims that uncooperative public sector workers are hampering the Government’s project execution, insisting that the real problem is the…
30 Oct, 2026
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Several police personnel injured in three separate road crashes
An investigation is underway into three separate crashes involving Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) service vehicles on Thursday, which left several police personnel injured. About 8:43 am, a team of…
30 Oct, 2026
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Cuban health professionals serving at RHAs, UHWI
The 200 Cuban health professionals currently serving in Jamaica’s public health system are distributed across the Regional Health Authorities (RHAs) and the University Hospital of the West Indies…
30 Oct, 2026
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CAPRI report outlines 16 policy changes to strengthen Jamaica’s disaster preparedness
The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) is recommending 16 policy changes to strengthen Jamaica’s disaster preparedness, warning that rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa without addressing the…
30 Oct, 2026
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Gov’t says no plans to criminalise defamation
The Government is not considering reintroducing criminal sanctions for defamation despite calls by Senator Marlon Morgan for the Holness administration to do so. “This is not a government position,”…
30 Oct, 2026
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Millions more for meals
Another 16 sets of documents showing how Professor Fritz Pinnock, former president of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), authorised payments totalling millions of dollars “for the provision of…
30 Oct, 2026
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Sagicor fraud trial stalls again as witness fails to appear
With just nine of the 35 witnesses having testified since the Sagicor fraud trial began last year July, proceedings suffered another setback on Thursday after a scheduled witness was unavailable to…
30 Oct, 2026
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NWC moving to refinance debt, offload idle properties
WESTERN BUREAU: Water Minister Mathew Samuda says the National Water Commission (NWC) is taking steps to refinance its high-interest debt and review its extensive landholdings in a bid to strengthen…
30 Oct, 2026
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‘Together We Rise’ brings buzz to Hip Strip
WESTERN BUREAU: The S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, officially unveiled its new ‘Together We Rise’ monument at its Jimmy Cliff Boulevard property on Wednesday as the island marked the one-year…