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16 Dec, 2025
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Holness stresses Petersfield High must reopen January
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Saturday told displaced hurricane survivors sheltering at Petersfield High in Westmoreland that the Government is committed to relocating them to…
16 Dec, 2025
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OLD RIVALS AND DARK HORSES
The ISSA/WATA Manning Cup semi-finals are expected to bring fireworks as perennial rivals Jamaica College (JC) and St Andrew Technical High School (STATHS) will go head-to-head in the curtain closer…
16 Dec, 2025
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Janet Richards Foundation, DunnCox unite to support Farm Heights with much-needed supplies
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Farm Heights in St James last Thursday got a major boost in their bid to rebound from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, thanks to the supplies they received…
16 Dec, 2025
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US stocks slip at the start of a week full of economic updates
Wall Street is losing ground on Monday at the start of a week full of economic reports that could drive where interest rates, and thus stock prices, go. The S&P 500 fell 0.3 per cent in afternoon…
16 Dec, 2025
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‘Light will overcome darkness’
WESTERN BUREAU: Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, director of Chabad Jamaica Limited, has condemned what he described as a “despicable” and hate-driven attack on the global Jewish community, following a deadly…
16 Dec, 2025
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Diaspora plans Christmas support for children
A consortium of diaspora leaders is preparing a major Christmas initiative for children in western Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. The effort will include a toy drive for children who lost…
16 Dec, 2025
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Growth & Jobs | Things Jamaican™ urges shoppers to buy local, rebuild with Christmas campaign
‘Yaad’ or ‘Home’ is special to Jamaicans. As a structure, it stores the key memories of their lives. But the country has become a special place to the world, and many want a piece of it – experienced…
16 Dec, 2025
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Over J$340 million raised in Canada for hurricane relief
Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, is praising the Canadian diaspora for what he described as extraordinary leadership and generosity in raising more than CDN$3 million ($348 million) for…
16 Dec, 2025
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Growth & Jobs | ‘I never thought I’d need it’
Last year, Nerissa Gordon* (not her real name) was diagnosed with Stage three breast cancer. The news was devastating, but she is thankful that the one decision she made months earlier turned out to…