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01 Oct, 2026
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JMDA presses IDT for ruling as doctors’ deadline looms
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) is again calling on the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to deliver its long-awaited ruling in the dispute over overtime payments, as the association…
01 Oct, 2026
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KC: Investigation found students in viral stairwell video were trying to save, not harm, grade 7 boy
Kingston College (KC) has officially condemned the vilification of two students who were reportedly trying to help a seventh-grade student seen dangling from a stairwell in a recent video circulating…
01 Oct, 2026
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Masicka announces December Forever1NE festival for Portmore
Dancehall star Masicka is returning home to Portmore for his Forever1NE Music Festival, set for Saturday, December 19, 2026, at Caymanas Park. The event will feature Masicka alongside special guests…
01 Oct, 2026
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Health ministry urges Jamaicans to make oral health an everyday priority
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging Jamaicans to make oral health a part of their daily routine as the country observes Oral Health Month in October. This year’s observance is being…
01 Oct, 2026
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4-H Clubs to invest $20 million in gardens at four western infant schools
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is to invest approximately $20 million in four model gardens at infant schools in western Jamaica, with support from the CHASE Fund, as part of an effort to cultivate an interest…
01 Oct, 2026
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Rapper Rick Ross charged with battery after domestic violence accusation
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) – Rapper Rick Ross was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday and charged with battery related to a domestic violence accusation, authorities said. Ross, whose legal name is…
01 Oct, 2026
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Janiel McEwan | How a global price becomes a local one
A woman in a Montego Bay supermarket taps her card and watches the total come back higher than she expected, not dramatically, just enough to make her check the receipt twice against a basket of…
01 Oct, 2026
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Policeman charged for assaulting man during arrest to pay $100,000 in compensation
A policeman who assaulted a man near a bus stop at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine has agreed to pay the man $100,000 in compensation. The agreement was reached in the St Catherine Parish…
01 Oct, 2026
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St Catherine woman arrested in fatal stabbing of child’s father
A St Catherine woman suspected of fatally stabbing her child’s father has been arrested in connection with the incident. The deceased has been identified as 64-year-old Fitzroy Williams, a labourer…