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25 Aug, 2026
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Diaspora group donates $60m in supplies to Percy Junor Hospital
The partnership between United States-based non-profit Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ) and Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon has delivered more than $60 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to…
25 Aug, 2026
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Carney pushes back against US trade demands
TORONTO (AP): President Donald Trump told Canadian leaders yesterday to “fall in line” or face consequences that would be “far WORSE” than the tariffs he has already imposed as Prime Minister Mark…
25 Aug, 2026
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Makeshift classrooms to be erected at Ocho Rios Primary School
Makeshift classrooms are being erected at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann, to ensure that more than 1,100 students can return to a single-shift school when the 2026-2027 academic year begins in…
25 Aug, 2026
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Man who was on the run over fatal Spanish Town stabbing arrested in St Mary, charged
A man who was on the run in connection with a fatal stabbing in Spanish Town, St Catherine in November 2025 has been charged with murder after being apprehended in St Mary. Charged is 35-year-old…
25 Aug, 2026
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Medical consultants, Gov't ordered by IDT to maintain normalcy amid $200m overpayment dispute
Medical consultants employed by the Government have been ordered to abandon any industrial action planned to protest a decision by health authorities to recoup a disputed overpayment totalling nearly…
25 Aug, 2026
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Clarendon truck driver charged for allegedly fabricating hijacking and robbery
A 35-year-old Clarendon truck driver has been charged after allegedly fabricating a report to the police that he was hijacked and robbed at gunpoint and instead stealing the items. Choy Shaw,…
25 Aug, 2026
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Two men charged over alleged attack on woman along Mandela Highway
Two men have been charged with several firearm-related offences following an alleged attack on a woman along Mandela Highway in St Catherine. Oshane Hall, 33, otherwise called ‘Drip Boss’, a farmer…
25 Aug, 2026
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Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits, mainly Venezuelans, as he attempts…
25 Aug, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Mortgage pre-qualification is only the first step to home ownership
Getting pre-qualified for a mortgage is an important milestone for prospective homebuyers; however, Karon Lewis, sales and relationship manager at JN Bank, cautions that, at this point, buyers should…