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31 Dec, 2025
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Supreme Court blocks clerk's dismissal of senior lawyer at Gordon House
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Clerk to the Houses of Parliament (HoP) Colleen Lowe from dismissing a senior legislative counsel whose employment was due to end on December 31. The court…
31 Dec, 2025
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JCF to adapt KOBAN-Brazil policing to strengthen community relations
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is looking to adapt the KOBAN-Brazil community policing as a model for strengthening police-citizen relations in the fight against crime in Jamaica. Practised in…
31 Dec, 2025
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US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 persons
(AP) - The United States military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US…
31 Dec, 2025
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Hurricane Melissa survivors in St Elizabeth welcome New Year’s fireworks
Residents across St Elizabeth, still reeling from Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, are finding a brief respite in the New Year’s fireworks show being staged in Black River by the Urban Development…
30 Dec, 2025
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FUNDING FLAW
WESTERN BUREAU: With the 2026 Easter term set to begin next week, school administrators are again calling on the Ministry of Education to review its funding model, arguing that the current per-student…
30 Dec, 2025
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Mixed bag for Kingston vendors as Melissa squeezes Christmas shoppers
While several business owners across the Corporate Area have expressed dissatisfaction with their Christmas sales, one downtown Kingston entrepreneur is revelling in the increased profits from the…
30 Dec, 2025
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Garbage pile-up sparks outbreak fears in Blackstonedge
Fears of a disease outbreak are mounting in Blackstonedge, St Ann, where residents say they are being forced to live alongside uncollected garbage and are now pleading for urgent intervention from the…
30 Dec, 2025
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Jamaica nears year-end with lowest murder toll since 1994
Jamaica is closing out the year with a dramatic fall in murders, recording a 42 per cent fall in murders at the end of 52 weeks with 666 killings, the lowest number recorded since 1994. That year some…
30 Dec, 2025
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Duke of Earle delivers hope, again
WESTERN BUREAU: For nearly four decades, Christmas Day in Barnett Town has meant more than celebration. It meant preparation, hope, and a fresh start for hundreds of children in the St James-based…