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19 Mar, 2026
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Four of six containers that will house infirmary in Trelawny in place
Four of the six prefabricated containers designated for the new Falmouth Infirmary have now arrived on site, marking a significant step in efforts to rehouse residents who were displaced following the…
19 Mar, 2026
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Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
19 Mar, 2026
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Assault rifle and ammunition seized in Grants Pen police operation, man arrested
A man was arrested this morning following the seizure of an assault rifle and a magazine containing ammunition during a police operation at a house in Grants Pen, St Andrew. The operation was part…
19 Mar, 2026
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Section of main road in Belmont, Westmoreland breaks away, extreme caution urged
A section of the main road in Belmont, Westmoreland has broken away following heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions, forcing vehicular traffic to be reduced to a single lane. The incident, which…
19 Mar, 2026
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Holness: Jamaica’s foreign policy strong, values on gender ‘will not change’
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica continues to maintain a strong and strategic foreign policy, while holding firm to what he described as core national values, including his position that…
19 Mar, 2026
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Holness hits back at Opposition on salary
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Thursday hit back at Opposition Leader Mark Golding over criticism of a recently announced salary increase that will see the prime minister earning $28.6 million a…
19 Mar, 2026
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PM announces reduced minimum wage increase amid economic pressures
Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Thursday that the country’s minimum wage will increase from $16,000 to $17,000, effective July 1, a smaller rise than the previously planned $18,500. …
19 Mar, 2026
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St Elizabeth farmer loses acres of pumpkin to black rot fungus
Just months after losing her entire pumpkin crop to Hurricane Melissa, 30-year-old St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham is facing the same predicament once again. This time, the culprit is a fungus,…
19 Mar, 2026
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Crime scene investigator wrote statement six years after crime, after start of trial
A forensic crime scene investigator (FCSI), called by the Crown as a witness in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, yesterday gave brief testimony linking his role to the escorting of evidence in the…