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11 May, 2026
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Southern Trelawny tree planting project in full swing
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The Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) says it has already planted 9,700 of the 40,000 native trees which it is planting in Rock Spring and Albert Town, in Southern…
11 May, 2026
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Don Dobson | Agentic AI could be a strategic asset for sport governing bodies
Jamaica’s sport federations face a familiar reality: overwhelming workloads and too few hands. Many of these national governing bodies, which are responsible for organising and developing their…
11 May, 2026
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Jose Caballero | Prosperity in Latin America: A region of fragments
Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has made real gains over recent decades in education, health, democratic governance, and poverty reduction. The region, however, remains stuck. Not because…
11 May, 2026
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MEXICO - How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives against all odds
LOS LLANITOS (AP) — On a dirt field on Mexico's Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the…
11 May, 2026
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Man accused of attempted rape remanded pending ODPP ruling
The St Catherine Parish Court is awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a case involving a man accused of breaking into a woman’s home and attempting to…
11 May, 2026
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Trump taps former news anchor Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica
United States President Donald Trump has nominated politician and former television news anchor Kari Lake of Arizona to serve as the country's next ambassador to Jamaica, the White House…
11 May, 2026
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Taxi rams into school bus in Portland
Several students who were aboard an alleged illegal taxi were treated and released after the vehicle slammed into a school bus on Monday morning, in the vicinity of Tom's Hope in the Rio Grande…
11 May, 2026
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‘Mining Matters’ app empowers motorists to report aggregate spillage
Motorists are encouraged to download the ‘Mining Matters’ mobile application to report incidents of aggregate spillage during transit.
11 May, 2026
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Case delayed for principal accused of $4M Clifton land fraud
St Catherine resident Suelyn Ward-Brown, who is accused of collecting $4 million from buyers for lots later found to belong to the state, will have to wait a while longer to hear whether her case will…