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Cement shortage hampers Portmore Labour Day sidewalk project

A Labour Day project by the Portmore Municipal Corporation to continue construction of sidewalks along Municipal Boulevard and extending to Braeton Parkway was hampered on Monday by a shortage of…
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26 May, 2026 0

Holness warns Jamaica facing costly infrastructure renewal crisis

Jamaica is battling ageing infrastructure – a side effect of being among the earliest Caribbean nations to begin large-scale development – compounded by decades of maintenance neglect, according to…
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26 May, 2026 0

Rose Heights Community Centre restoration work post-Melissa

The Rose Heights Community Centre in St James was abuzz with activity on Monday as the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) and community members united to undertake restoration work at the facility…
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26 May, 2026 0

‘I couldn’t see the board’ - N.C.B. Foundation donates vision kits for children 

“I couldn’t see what the teacher wrote on the board and, after a while, my eyes would start to hurt,” said Ashayna Williams, a Grade Six student at John Austin Primary School. “With the glasses, I can…
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26 May, 2026 0

Kiwanians urged to transform hearts at prayer breakfast

Service to country begins not with programmes or policies, but with transformed hearts and minds willing to work together for the good of others. That was the central message delivered by Reverend…
26 May, 2026 0

Cottages at Denham Town Golden Age Home renovated by Local Government Ministry

Six of the thirty-one self-contained cottages at the Denham Town Golden Age Home in Kingston were renovated in a project led by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development on Labour…
26 May, 2026 0

Not guilty verdict entered in Denham Town robbery and gun case against Kingston woman

A Kingston woman was freed of robbery and gun charges in the Supreme Court today after the Crown conceded that it could not mount a viable prosecution in the matter.
26 May, 2026 0

Cedar Valley to get new post office

There will be a new post office to serve Cedar Valley, St. Thomas, following a Labour Day project in the community on May 25.