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BUILDERS PUSH BACK - Local experts reject skills deficit claims, urge NaRRA to tap J’can talent for major projects
Jamaica’s construction professionals are pushing back against suggestions that the island lacks the capacity to deliver major infrastructure projects as the National Reconstruction and Resilience…
30 Oct, 2026
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Gov’t says no plans to criminalise defamation
The Government is not considering reintroducing criminal sanctions for defamation despite calls by Senator Marlon Morgan for the Holness administration to do so. “This is not a government position,”…
30 Oct, 2026
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UN accuses Nicaragua’s leaders of possible crimes against humanity
UNITED NATIONS (AP): United Nations human rights experts said Wednesday that Nicaragua’s co-presidents have established a dictatorship and that there are “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes…
30 Oct, 2026
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Putin woos African leaders
MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin courted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit that wrapped up Thursday as he seeks to bolster Moscow’s clout across the continent. Speaking…
30 Oct, 2026
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Haiti announces new election dates
SAN JUAN (AP): Haiti’s government has announced new election dates as the armed gangs who terrorise the country continue to fight against Haitian police and soldiers, who are now backed by the recent…
30 Oct, 2026
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Netanyahu claims Arab-led parties ‘stole’ election
JERUSALEM (AP): Israeli Prime Minister party on Thursday amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final results…
30 Oct, 2026
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Hanover’s Edward Cunningham named Public Health Inspector of the Year
Western Bureau: Veteran public health inspector Edward Cunningham, who works out of the Hanover Health Department (HHD), was named the 2026 Public Health Inspector of the Year at last week’s 80th…
30 Oct, 2026
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Public sector workers complete HEART/NSTA Trust training
Some 260 people from six public-sector agencies have graduated from a HEART/NSTA Trust training initiative designed to equip participants with technical and professional skills. The graduates, who…
30 Oct, 2026
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Movie Review | A serial killer’s deadly game in Apple’s ‘Nocturne’
NEW YORK (AP): To play a serial killer in the new Apple TV series Nocturne, Stephen Graham did what all good actors do: He watched a bunch of serial killers. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor…