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08 Jul, 2026
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US$490m greenlight for Alpart revival
The Chinese owners of the Alpart alumina refinery have committed to a US$490-million first phase of a major modernisation programme, with construction targeted to begin before the end of this year and…
08 Jul, 2026
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Judge refuses Vaz-Campbell defamation trial delay request
A defamation trial involving People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, and his co-claimants is set to begin in the Supreme Court today after a High…
08 Jul, 2026
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IC vows to stick to mandate despite legal challenges
Amid a rise in lawsuits filed by state actors against Jamaica’s principal anti-corruption agency over the past financial year, the leadership of the Integrity Commission (IC) says it remains…
08 Jul, 2026
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JBI, partners back small poultry farmers
For St Ann poultry farmer Marcia Bygrave, collecting 50 broiler chicks at the Port Rhoades Sports Club recently was more than the start of another rearing cycle. It marked the beginning of a new…
08 Jul, 2026
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Quality finishes highlighted for making a difference in homebuilding
Complaints about shoddy finishes have become a frequent outcry from owners of newly purchased units in the island’s expanding real estate sector.
For local architect and engineer Dwight Forrester,…
08 Jul, 2026
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Churches slam Government over TCNs deal
Declaring that it was compelled to break its silence on the controversial Third Country National (TCN) deportees’ arrangement between the United States and Jamaica, the Jamaica Council of Churches…
08 Jul, 2026
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Cannabis industry must win public trust – Medicanja exec
As Jamaica expands its regulated cannabis industry through recent licensing reforms, stakeholders say the sector’s long-term success will depend not only on who is licensed to cultivate the crop, but…
08 Jul, 2026
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Cleaner Linstead earns praise - Residents, businesses hail early success of waste management pilot
A pilot waste-management initiative spearheaded by St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford is already drawing praise from residents and business operators in Linstead, who say…
08 Jul, 2026
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‘Don’t count yourself out’ - NCB Foundation scholar-turned-valedictorian encourages students to apply
Four years ago, Abishua Johnson applied for an N.C.B. Foundation scholarship with a bold ambition. He told his interview panel he intended to graduate as valedictorian of The University of the West…