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22 Jun, 2026
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Starmer announces he'll resign as UK prime minister
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will resign, forced out by his own party after missteps and mistakes soured voters’ goodwill for a prime minister who won a landslide…
22 Jun, 2026
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PNP Women’s Movement seeks clarity on Jamaica–US deportation deal
The PNP Women’s Movement is demanding that the Government explain why Jamaica would participate in a deportation arrangement with the United States whose top diplomat has described intended deportees…
22 Jun, 2026
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Haitians taken into custody after landing in Portland
More than a dozen Haitians were taken into custody by police in West Portland on Sunday morning after reportedly landing along the parish’s northern coastline shortly after midnight.
22 Jun, 2026
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Clive Davis, US music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana…
22 Jun, 2026
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PEP stable despite Hurricane Melissa disruption, minister says
The Ministry of Education says performance in this year's Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations remained stable, with most students achieving proficient or highly proficient ratings despite the…
22 Jun, 2026
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Holness ‘retains confidence’ in Wheatley amid IC recommendation for corruption charges
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he retains confidence in Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley, who faces four criminal charges, and was unaware of the Integrity Commission’s investigation when he…
22 Jun, 2026
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Gov't confirms Hydel, Cumberland high schools to merge
Two St Catherine high schools - Hydel, a financially struggling private institution, and Cumberland - will be merged, the Government confirmed Monday.
22 Jun, 2026
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Holness: Public alarm over US deportee deal ‘almost ridiculous'; vows no dumping of undesirables on Jamaica
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says no one is seeking to "dump" undesirable persons on Jamaica as part of a controversial deportation deal with the United States, and public panic…
22 Jun, 2026
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St Elizabeth student Jassonia Beadle is top 2026 PEP primary school performer
Jassonia Beadle, the head girl of Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, has attained the top national score in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination for a primary school…