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26 May, 2026
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Canada will require self-isolation for people travelling from Congo, Sudan and Uganda due to Ebola
The Canadian government said Tuesday that travellers from Ebola-affected regions will be required to self-isolate for 21 days, and that immigration authorities are temporarily suspending decisions on…
26 May, 2026
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BOJ holds policy rate at 5.5 per cent
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has unanimously agreed to maintain the policy rate on overnight placements by deposit-taking institutions at 5.5 per cent per annum.
26 May, 2026
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PNP hails gov’t’s decision to honour Portia Simpson Miller with hospital naming
The People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, will be named in honour…
26 May, 2026
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Dean Jones | Hurricane season returns to the forefront as Jamaica expands financial protection
With the official Atlantic hurricane forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration out, governments, insurers and property owners across the Caribbean are again confronting a…
26 May, 2026
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Gun Court frees man accused of firing at police in Tivoli Gardens
A businessman who was accused of engaging police in a shoot-out in Tivoli Gardens in Kingston in 2023 was freed in the Gun Court on Tuesday after a Gun Court judge upheld a no-case submission made by…
26 May, 2026
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Opposition leader in Trinidad wants Police Complaints Authority reforms modelled after Jamaica’s INDECOM
Leader of the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) in Trinidad and Tobago, Pennelope Beckles, on Tuesday called for the government to “immediately” amend legislation to improve the powers…
26 May, 2026
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Cedar Valley to get new post office
There will be a new post office to serve Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, following a Labour Day project in the community on May 25.
26 May, 2026
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Not guilty verdict entered in Denham Town robbery and gun case against Kingston woman
A Kingston woman was freed of robbery and gun charges in the Supreme Court today after the Crown conceded that it could not mount a viable prosecution in the matter.
26 May, 2026
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Police in Belize investigating disappearance of money held as evidence
The police in Belize have confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance of more than BDZ$21,000 from the Crimes Investigation Branch (CIB) evidence room.