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14 Oct, 2026
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Persons not registered at birth urged to take advantage of NIRA’s Operation Birthright
The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is encouraging persons who have never been registered at birth to take advantage of its Operation Birthright programme, which assists…
14 Oct, 2026
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Investigation launched into fatal police shooting in St Andrew
An investigation has been launched into the fatal shooting of a man by the police in the community of Wailers in St Andrew. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Shaquille Pellington,…
14 Oct, 2026
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Update | Two men in Bog Walk Gorge floodgate case freed due to absent witnesses
The two St Catherine men who were charged in 2022 for forcibly removing the padlock from a floodgate in the Bog Walk Gorge have been freed due to the absence of witnesses in the case. Forty-year-old…
14 Oct, 2026
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Gunman kills at least four people in shooting after South Africa memorial service
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A gunman fired on a group of mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring three others, police said…
14 Oct, 2026
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Seprod shareholders approve stock split
Neville Graham/ senior staff writer Seprod Limited shareholders have cleared the way for the company to raise fresh equity, reduce debt and pursue expansion opportunities across the Caribbean, while…
14 Oct, 2026
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In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump’s calls for the industry to police itself on safety
Tech Week is in full bloom in San Francisco, packing the city’s restaurants this week with venture capitalists and AI founders ebullient about the White House’s stance on regulating artificial…
14 Oct, 2026
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Two American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks
American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks,…
14 Oct, 2026
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IC wants probe of single-source contracts
Declaring that competition was the exception in the awarding of government contracts last year, Kevon Stephenson, director of investigation at the Integrity Commission, says in 2025, single-source…
14 Oct, 2026
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‘CAN OF WORMS’ - JC principal expects internal reviews, further fallout after being booted from Walker Cup, docked points
When news broke that Jamaica College (JC) was facing punishment for the use of an ineligible player in the ISSA Walker Cup knockout competition, the Old Hope Road-based institution had hoped that the…