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16 Sep, 2026
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Jamaicans urged to remain vigilant against gastroenteritis
Jamaicans are being encouraged to remain vigilant against infectious diseases, such as gastroenteritis, despite the ongoing water restrictions. Medical Officer of Health for the parish of Portland,…
16 Sep, 2026
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Fiscal Commission tells agencies to clear procurement backlog as reconstruction spending stalls
Jamaica's Independent Fiscal Commission wants government agencies to clear the procurement and capacity hurdles holding back their capital budgets, which ran $17.5 billion or 38.5 per cent below…
16 Sep, 2026
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Wayne Campbell | Raising Hands and Voices: Fostering Agency and Ownership through Deliberative Democracy
“Each time we choose dialogue over division and cooperation over confrontation, we strengthen democracy.” - António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General. Democracy is a universally recognised…
16 Sep, 2026
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Education Ministry establishes oversight committee on Hurricane Melissa school repairs
The Ministry of Education has established a special committee to monitor and review Hurricane Melissa reconstruction works at schools damaged by the Category Five storm. Education Minister Senator Dr…
16 Sep, 2026
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Red Hills Road residents claim man killed in police shooting was gravely ill
Residents of Red Hills Road in St Andrew have claimed that the man who was fatally shot by the police in the area this morning was sick and under medical care. This was shared by the Independent…
16 Sep, 2026
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Jury to be empanelled in Pathways murder trial
A seven-member jury is to be empanelled this afternoon for the trial of Andre Ruddock, the man accused of killing a woman during an alleged sacrificial ritual at the Pathways International Kingdom…
16 Sep, 2026
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Education Ministry reviewing report on stabbing of JC student
The Ministry of Education is reviewing a preliminary report into the stabbing of a Jamaica College (JC) student near the Rubis Gas Station on Constant Spring Road, St Andrew, on Tuesday afternoon. …
16 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica finalises third-country nationals operating procedures with US
Jamaica has moved one step closer to receiving third-country nationals (TCNs) from the United States, as Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith on Wednesday indicated that both…
16 Sep, 2026
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Leroy Fearon | Jamaica cannot build a first-class society with second-class schools
Every year, Jamaica renews its promise of progress. We speak about economic growth, celebrate infrastructure, discuss investment, tourism, technology and the possibilities of a more prosperous nation.…