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03 May, 2026
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Editorial | NaRRA and Malahoo Forte
The real winner in last week’s parliamentary debate on the bill to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) was Marlene Malahoo Forte. Jamaicans lost. Or they didn’t…
03 May, 2026
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Former government minister Leslie Campbell has died
Attorney-at-law and former government minister Leslie Campbell has died. The Gleaner understands that Campbell, who also served as a senator, was battling illness for the past year.
02 May, 2026
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Spirit Airlines customers told not to turn up at Jamaica's airports
Jamaica’s two main international airports are urging passengers booked with Spirit Airlines not to go to the airports following news of the carrier’s wind-down of operations.
02 May, 2026
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‘We are small, but we are capable’, says OOCUR director
Dr Marsha Atherley-Ikechi, the executive director of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators (OOCUR), says that while aspects of some Caribbean countries’ regulatory structures need…
02 May, 2026
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Christopher Martin Foundation supports students with school supplies
The Christopher Martin Foundation has continued its Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts with a targeted education support initiative in Region 4, in partnership with Hyundai Jamaica, providing…
02 May, 2026
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Don’t click ‘send’
Highlighting the seriousness of revenge porn as a crime, Leader of Government Business in the Senate Kamina Johnson Smith yesterday warned young people and others, who might be contemplating sharing…
02 May, 2026
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Eastern Hanover communities facing water crisis
Andrea Purkiss, the member of parliament (MP) for Eastern Hanover, says the slogan, ‘water is life’, is not being played out in her constituency as several communities are now facing a chronic…
02 May, 2026
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‘Digital mobbing’ - Government senator said Speaker was dehumanised online
Government Senator Dr Elon Thompson has accused some persons online of carrying out what he described as a “digital mobbing” of Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness in the wake of…
02 May, 2026
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Two murders recorded in 24 hours in St James
Despite the best efforts of the St James police to rein in lawlessness, especially murders, violence producers continue to undermine their efforts as two murders were recorded in the 24 hours between…