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28 Feb, 2026
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Three Canadians of Jamaican heritage appointed to the Order of Ontario
TORONTO: The beginning of the Chinese New Year on Tuesday was an auspicious moment for Donette Chin-Loy Chang as it was announced that she was among 30 Ontarians appointed to the Order of Ontario,…
28 Feb, 2026
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Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
28 Feb, 2026
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Tony Deyal | The good, the bad and the maybe
Many moons ago, I dared to go to a terrifying late-night show, The Horror of Dracula, at the country cinema in the dusty town of Siparia in South Trinidad. Originally an indigenous settlement believed…
28 Feb, 2026
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JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
28 Feb, 2026
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Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…
28 Feb, 2026
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Ja-born lawyer receives SK Arts grant to support new poetry anthology
REGINA, SK: Regina poet, lawyer, and author, Deidre S. Powell, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from SK Arts through the Building Arts Equity Program to support the completion of a new poetry…
27 Feb, 2026
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Five charged in Manchester fraud and drugs operations, say police
The police have charged five persons following coordinated, day-long operations targeting lottery scams, identity fraud, and illegal drugs across Manchester on Wednesday. The operations, which ran…
27 Feb, 2026
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Former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused lose another bid to end corruption trial
The Supreme Court has rejected a renewed bid by former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused to end their corruption trial, saying their challenge had “no prospect of success real or…
27 Feb, 2026
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JLP youth arm urges Chang to stand firm amid ‘blood money’ backlash
Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, says National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang should not withdraw his claim that some advocacy groups critical of police conduct…