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30 Jan, 2026
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GEOPOLITICAL TIGHTROPE
Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s economic independence is dependent on its ability to balance competing global interests amid mounting geopolitical tensions.…
30 Jan, 2026
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‘I wasn’t preparing for a case’
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green told the Home Circuit Court on Thursday that he was not anticipating giving evidence when he wrote an anonymous letter to the Independent Commission of…
30 Jan, 2026
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Law coming to regulate gated communities
The Government is moving to introduce far-reaching legislation aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for shared residential and commercial property that are not governed under the Registration…
30 Jan, 2026
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Mindset shift biggest barrier to STEAM ed in Jamaica, says physicist
Award-winning physicist and founder of The Blackett Lab Family, Dr Mark Richards, has identified a shift in mindset from theory to solutions as the biggest challenge facing Jamaica’s education system…
30 Jan, 2026
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Couple completes law school together
They objected to doing it alone, and after years of briefs, late nights and legal arguments, the court of perseverance rendered a unanimous verdict: law school finished, the Jamaican Bar passed,…
30 Jan, 2026
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MoBay’s Chinese donate $2m to Anchovy High to address hurricane damage
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, recently donated $2 million to Anchovy High School to support restoration work in the aftermath of the damage done to its two campuses…
30 Jan, 2026
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Tufton defends hip-roof design for Portmore Health Centre expansion
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has defended the decision to install a hip roof on the expanding wing of the Greater Portmore Health Centre, a $660-million project, amid concerns…
30 Jan, 2026
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Resilience Fund pays out to creatives affected by Hurricane Melissa
After months of disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, 38 creative entrepreneurs have received financial support through Kingston Creative’s Resilience Fund, aimed at helping small cultural…
30 Jan, 2026
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Kingston to host climate and philanthropy forum
Kingston will host a high-level international summit next month as the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance (CARIPHIL) brings global, regional and diaspora leaders together to rethink how capital and…