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20 Dec, 2025
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Justice ministry to launch Social Harmony Programme next year
Western Bureau: Buoyed by the significant decline in major crimes this year, currently the lowest in 25 years, Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says he will be launching a Social Harmony Programme in…
20 Dec, 2025
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Seiveright: Melissa offers Jamaicans in diaspora opportunity to invest in Jamaica
Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has indicated that the impact of Hurricane Melissa offers Jamaicans in the diaspora a unique opportunity to…
20 Dec, 2025
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St Elizabeth’s first female custos to demit office; expresses pride in service, justice expansion
WESTERN BUREAU: Beryl H. Rochester, the first woman to serve as custos rotulorum for St Elizabeth, is preparing to demit office after nearly 12 years of service, bringing to a close a historic tenure…
19 Dec, 2025
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‘I still cry every night’
A senior police officer broke down in court last Friday after her son’s alleged killer raised a claim of self-defence, forcing sentencing to be aborted for the second time in five years. St Thomas…
19 Dec, 2025
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Union leaders applaud move to make IDT awards digitally accessible
A prominent trade union leader has welcomed a recent move by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to publish its awards and related industrial relations resources on its website, describing the…
19 Dec, 2025
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More overseas linesmen arrive to boost electricity restoration
WESTERN BUREAU: There is a renewed sense of hope in western Jamaica following Wednesday’s arrival of 117 linemen from the Canadian company Graystone who are equipped with heavy-duty equipment to speed…
19 Dec, 2025
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Solidarity across borders
When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, devastating western sections of the island, it unleashed not only destruction but a powerful surge of global solidarity. Within hours…
19 Dec, 2025
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Direct Relief, partners deliver over US$3m in medical supplies to Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica has received more than US$3 million (J$486 million) in critical medical and humanitarian supplies over the past week as international partners intensify support for the…
19 Dec, 2025
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Sombre farewell as Americares ends life-saving mission in Hanover
WESTERN BUREAU: The atmosphere at the Chester Castle Health Clinic in Hanover was sombre on Thursday as the Americares Field Clinic and its team of volunteers concluded their tour of duty, bringing to…