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Donette Chin-Loy Chang.
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Three Canadians of Jamaican heritage appointed to the Order of Ontario

TORONTO: The beginning of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday was an auspicious moment for Donette Chin-Loy Chang as it was announced that she was among 30 Ontarians appointed to the Order of Ontario,…
The new justices of the peace formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday.
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Police commissioner urges new JPs to guard their integrity

In one of the largest commissioning ceremonies in recent years, 148 new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally sworn in for the parish of St Andrew on Sunday. The commissioning ceremony for the St…
Norman Manley Law School Principal Dr Chistopher Malcolm (right) with lead sponsors, Simone Chanpong (centre), director of Tastee Limited, and attorney Christopher Townsend of TWP, at the pilot of NMLS Dining and Mentorship Programme.
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Leaders back mentorship push at Norman Manley Law School

Senior members of the judiciary have endorsed a new mentorship initiative at the Norman Manley Law School (NMLS), describing it as a necessary bridge between academic training and the realities of…
Dr Darien Henry, the principal of Montego Bay Community College, addressing the Institute of Vocational Education and Skills Training Limited’s [INVEST] graduation ceremony at the Mt Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesd
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MBCC principal renews call for greater promotion of tertiary education

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), is renewing calls for greater focus on preparing students for tertiary education, a move he…
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Gov’t eyes tomato juice for schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme,…
People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026.
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US and Israel strike Iran

(AP) — The United States and Israel launched a major attack on targets across Iran on Saturday. US President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government” — an extraordinary…
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Senior citizen found dead at St Catherine home

Police have launched a homicide investigation following the killing of a 68-year-old man at his home in Windsor Heights, St Catherine, on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Hartman…
A group of men wave Iranian flags as they attend a demonstration in support of the government and against United States and Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran on February 28, 2026.
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Update | Iran’s top leaders alive ‘as far as I know,’ says foreign minister

Iran’s foreign minister says the country’s Supreme Leader and president are alive “as far as I know,” as Saturday’s US-Israeli strikes and Iran’s retaliation intensify fears of a wider Middle East…
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Deported St Catherine man remanded on shooting, gun charges

A man recently deported to Jamaica to face serious gun charges was remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Akeem Jackson, otherwise called 'Bobo Sparks', 31,…