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09 Sep, 2026
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Local, international experts meet to discuss food security and sovereignty
Local and international experts, policymakers, and farmers are meeting to discuss solutions to some of the most pressing food and agricultural challenges facing Jamaica and the wider world, at the…
09 Sep, 2026
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Three men shot and killed at bar in Robin's Bay, St Mary
Three men were shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon at a bar in Robin's Bay, St Mary, leaving the rural community in shock and grief. The victims have been identified as 60-year-old bar owner…
09 Sep, 2026
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Opposition blasts prime minister over ‘return to nature’ comment
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has criticised Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for what it describes as an attempt to romanticise the difficult conditions under which some Jamaican…
09 Sep, 2026
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Disabilities Act yet to break down barriers... but few successes recorded at tribunal
Four years after Jamaica implemented the Disabilities Act, structural and communication barriers continue to hamper members of the disabled community, according to inclusion advocate Alister McLean.…
09 Sep, 2026
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St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return
Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full…
09 Sep, 2026
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Police kill suspect linked to string of murders
A suspected gangster and contract killer, who the police have linked to a string of murders and other violent crimes across several parishes, was killed during an alleged confrontation with cops on…
09 Sep, 2026
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Gov’t plans $8b max-security prison
Planning is under way for the construction of a new maximum-security correctional facility, with the government having identified a site and established a committee to advance the project. The…
09 Sep, 2026
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Chang: New Granville Police Station back on track
WESTERN BUREAU: National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang has indicated that the plan to build a new police station in Granville, St James, is now back on track. According to Chang,…
09 Sep, 2026
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New approach for boys at Port Antonio Primary
Seeking to narrow the achievement gap between boys and girls, Port Antonio Primary has introduced all-boys classes and tailored learning programmes as part of a broader effort to improve outcomes…