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28 Apr, 2026
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Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells gov’t
The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale…
28 Apr, 2026
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Opposition MP Damion Crawford takes gov’t to Constitutional Court over access to education and school spaces
Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the constitutional rights of Jamaican children to publicly funded tuition…
28 Apr, 2026
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JTA: Graduate Allowance dispute resolved, further wage talks to continue
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the longstanding issue of the graduate allowance for teachers has been resolved following a negotiation meeting with the Ministry of Finance and the Public…
28 Apr, 2026
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2,000 Jamaicans still without power six months after Hurricane Melissa
Approximately 2,000 Jamaicans are still without electricity six months after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread power outages across the island, with Energy Minister Daryl Vaz indicating that the…
28 Apr, 2026
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Conductor in video assaulting Corporate Area schoolgirls on bus in police custody
The conductor seen in a video assaulting two schoolgirls on a bus has been taken into police custody. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, the man is seen…
28 Apr, 2026
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No plans to relocate after sea took home
WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-year-old Parotte fisherman Basil Bennett said he stood in stunned disbelief and watched his home collapse under the brutal force of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds as it…
28 Apr, 2026
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Flood trauma lingers
The image of his house being submerged in floodwaters still plagues 79-year-old Leebert Campbell, even haunting him in his dreams. His home – located on Gibson Close, off Ward Avenue in Mandeville,…
28 Apr, 2026
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Storm-tested minds
After experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of primary school students will tomorrow sit the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations just six months after the catastrophic Category 5 Hurricane…
28 Apr, 2026
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3-year high in police fatal shootings this month
Jamaica is on track to record its deadliest month of fatal shootings by the security forces in more than three years, with 36 people killed up to April 27, the highest monthly tally recorded over the…