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25 Oct, 2026
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Yaakov Raskin | A year after Melissa
On October 28, Jamaica will mark one year since Hurricane Melissa struck our island. To commemorate that anniversary, a 62-foot statue called Together We Rise has been erected along the Hip Strip. Two…
24 Oct, 2026
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GROUNDED - PNP questions fiscal restraint amid travel ban, NaRRA Spending
The People’s National Party (PNP) is questioning whether the Government’s ban on official overseas travel is a genuine cost-cutting measure or a public relations exercise, given millions of dollars…
24 Oct, 2026
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... But Bartlett takes flight - Excluded by ban, tourism minister embarks on five-city campaign in Canada
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett left the island on Friday for a five-city tour of Canada aimed at wooing more Canadian visitors to Jamaica in the upcoming winter tourism season. Bartlett will visit…
24 Oct, 2026
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8 parishes on alert as rains trigger landslides, flooding
Heavy rainfall triggered a major landslide that left 15 students and several teachers stranded at Johnson Mountain Primary School in St Thomas on Friday, as blocked roads, fallen trees and flooding…
24 Oct, 2026
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PATHWAYS MURDER TRIAL | Second JP backs claim Ruddock was not forced to give statement
A second justice of the peace (JP) on Friday testified that Andre Ruddock voluntarily gave police a statement in which he allegedly confessed to cutting Taneka Gardner’s throat. The witness…
24 Oct, 2026
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Morgan wants criminal sanctions for defamation
Government senator Marlon Morgan has called for the reintroduction of criminal sanctions for defamation in Jamaica. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on…
24 Oct, 2026
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UTech, Wolmer’s Boys’ win PIOJ youth debate competition
The University of Technology (UTech) Knights and the Wolmer’s Warriors emerged as champions of the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development 2026 Youth Debate Competition, after…
24 Oct, 2026
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Barnswell applies to join Clarendon MC court battle
The People’s National Party (PNP) has taken another step in the legal battle over the leadership of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC), filing an application in the Supreme Court to have…
24 Oct, 2026
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What to know about AI-detected Internet security bug
AP: The language that’s known as the backbone of the Internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory. PHP is a widely used general-purpose…