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04 Dec, 2025
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Jamaica Customs announces temporary waiver of import permits for medical and personal care items
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has announced a temporary waiver of import permits for a wide range of medical and personal care items, a measure designed to accelerate hurricane relief operations…
04 Dec, 2025
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Transportation safety board in US describes final moments of flight that killed father and daughter brining humanitarian aid to Jamaica
One of the last things air traffic controllers heard as a small plane carrying a Christian missionary father and his daughter descended rapidly over Florida last month was heavy breathing and grunting…
04 Dec, 2025
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OUR: Limited capacity prevents full verification of losses reported by utility providers
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it relies largely on self-reported data from utility providers on losses they incur. “We don’t have the capacity to actually do a universal check on…
04 Dec, 2025
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China hands over more than US$4 million in Melissa aid as medical ship arrives in Montego Bay
China has deployed one of its largest humanitarian medical teams to Jamaica and has handed over more than US$4 million in disaster relief support, as the island continues to struggle to recover from…
04 Dec, 2025
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14-year-old St Catherine boy charged with house breaking and stealing
A 14-year-old boy from St Catherine has been charged with house breaking and theft following an incident in Greater Portmore, St Catherine last month. Reports from the Greater Portmore police are…
04 Dec, 2025
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Chinese medical ship with over 100 clinicians begins operations in Jamaica
The Chinese medical ship Silk Road Ark, staffed by “over 100 clinicians and support team members,” has begun providing outpatient medical services in Montego Bay as Jamaica bolsters its healthcare…
04 Dec, 2025
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Judiciary hails life and legacy of 'transformational' jurist Ena Collymore-Woodstock
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says the legacy of Ena Collymore-Woodstock lives on “in every courtroom where a woman now presides,” as the judiciary pays tribute to the pioneering jurist and World War II…
04 Dec, 2025
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JSE clears EduFocal for return to trading
Trading in the ordinary shares of EduFocal Limited will resume on Friday, after the company submitted all outstanding financial statements, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) announced Thursday. …
04 Dec, 2025
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Farmers among suspects in Alligator Pond water sabotage, says NWC
The National Water Commission (NWC) is condemning what it describes as “rising incidents of illegal water connections and deliberate valve tampering” that are disrupting water supply in Alligator Pond…