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11 Sep, 2026
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New watchdog committee to track cost, progress of recovery projects
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday launched the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC), charging its members to provide “real-time, direct and independent…
11 Sep, 2026
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Discovering a different Miami
Miami is often associated with sun, sand, shopping and nightlife, but the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is seeking to broaden that picture by showcasing the destination’s…
11 Sep, 2026
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Windrush exhibition on at Jamaica Music Museum
World War II left Great Britain economically, socially and infrastructurally devastated. The headquarters of the British Empire did not escape Germany’s wrath. Though Hitler was defeated by the Allied…
11 Sep, 2026
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TEF welcomes third cohort of Tourism Innovation Incubator
The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), in partnership with the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) and ATL Automotive Limited, has welcomed 15 Jamaican entrepreneurs into the third cohort of its…
11 Sep, 2026
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Oxford scholar David Salmon lands prestigious Commonwealth studentship
Jamaican scholar and former Gleaner journalist David R. Salmon has been awarded a prestigious Routledge/Round Table Commonwealth Studentship for the 2026-27 academic year. Salmon, a DPhil candidate…
11 Sep, 2026
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Chinese Federation answers Kew Park’s call in five days
An appeal from a past student has resulted in approximately $2.5 million in supplies and equipment for Kew Park Primary School in eastern Westmoreland, with the Jamaica Chinese Federation responding…
11 Sep, 2026
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Crawford wants parliamentary debate on school mergers
Opposition Spokesman on Education and Early Childhood Damion Crawford is calling for a parliamentary debate on the Government’s plans to merge and close some schools, arguing that the changes must not…
11 Sep, 2026
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Farmers and buyers urged to work together to disrupt market for stolen produce and livestock
Farmers, buyers, transport operators, consumers and communities are being urged by Minister of State in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Franklyn Witter, to work together to disrupt…
11 Sep, 2026
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Former employee at Corporate Area roofing company charged with embezzlement
A Portmore, St Catherine man who was employed at a Corporate Area roofing company has been charged with embezzlement after allegedly defrauding another man. He is 42-year-old project manager David…