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18 May, 2026
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Vaz urges taxi operators to hold strain, decision on fare increase expected on June 1
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says public transport operators awaiting a long-promised 16 per cent fare increase may have to weigh the broader economic realities, warning that any adjustment granted…
18 May, 2026
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Four people killed and dozens injured in Kenya protests over record fuel prices
Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya’s capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices.
06 May, 2026
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Critical condition – UHWI review committee lists finances, governance structure among slew of woes crippling hospital
Prolonged governance failures at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have left the type A teaching institution in an “intensive care unit” state, the Institutional Review Committee…
01 May, 2026
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DT: the perfect ship’s captain
Tributes flooded the airwaves on Thursday as stunned colleagues, listeners, and relatives saluted broadcaster Daniel ‘DT’ Thompson, who passed away after falling ill earlier this week. For 28 years,…
01 May, 2026
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FLOW’s Price backs NaRRA push to cut telecoms rollout delays
WESTERN BUREAU: Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica, is endorsing the proposed establishment of the National Regulatory Reform Authority (NaRRA), arguing that Jamaica…
01 May, 2026
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Confidence high as grade six students wrap up PEP
After two intense days, more than 30,000 grade six students across the island are breathing a collective sigh of relief after completing the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), the outcome of which will…
01 May, 2026
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PERMIT VOIDED
In a landmark decision on Thursday, Jamaica’s Constitutional Court ruled that a government minister cannot override the decision of an environmental regulator without clear, evidence-based…
30 Apr, 2026
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No panic over PEP
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite still feeling the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica last October, the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations started smoothly across…
30 Apr, 2026
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Messing with the mace
When Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Dr Angela Brown Burke hoisted the mace from “under the table” while the committee of the whole House examined the controversial National…