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08 Oct, 2026
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Retiring FAO coordinator pushes for 30% cut in feed imports
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Renata Clarke, who will retire at the end of October after 27 years with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), including the past seven in the Caribbean, wants…
07 Oct, 2026
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JCA delegates vote Thursday in key executive races
Jamaica Cricket Association delegates will head to the polls Thursday morning for the association’s elections, with the races for second vice-president and honorary secretary expected to attract the…
07 Oct, 2026
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UPDATE | Scotia Jamaica gets minority shareholders’ greenlight for $64-billion buyout
Counting of votes has ended as Scotiabank Jamaica secured the greenlight from minority shareholders to push through an arrangement that will see parent company, Scotia Caribbean Holdings limited,…
07 Oct, 2026
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Scotia Jamaica shareholders vote on $64 billion minority buyout
Votes are still being counted as Scotiabank Jamaica is seeking the greenlight from minority shareholders to push through an arrangement that will see parent company, Scotia Caribbean Holdings…
07 Oct, 2026
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Opposition cites law in push for public property to house NaRRA
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is demanding full transparency from the Government over its selection of a headquarters for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
07 Oct, 2026
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Constable granted $1 million bail in shooting death of sister’s neighbour
A police constable accused of shooting and killing his sister’s neighbour during a domestic dispute in St James last year, was on Wednesday granted $1 million bail in the St James Parish Court. …
07 Oct, 2026
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GK Foods clarifies USDA alert on Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages
GraceKennedy Foods (GK Foods) is seeking to distance its brand from a United States public health alert involving Grace Chicken Vienna Sausages manufactured in Jamaica. On Tuesday, the United States…
07 Oct, 2026
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Gas prices down
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for $209.37 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $0.25…
07 Oct, 2026
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WHO wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
GENEVA (AP) — A top official with the World Health Organization said Wednesday it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that…