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26 Dec, 2025
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UWI scientists play key role in UN flagship environmental report
Scientists from the University of the West Indies (UWI) have once again placed the Caribbean at the centre of global environmental discourse, playing a key role in the research, analysis, and…
26 Dec, 2025
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Faith steps in where Melissa left scars
More than 100 residents of the Shrewsbury and Logwood districts in Petersfield, Westmoreland received much-needed health and social services on December 13, as Faith Apostolic Ministries continued its…
26 Dec, 2025
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No ‘box dung’ on Boxing Day
A few days ago, I overheard a conversation between a young mother and her daughter, who looked about six years old. The child wanted to know why Boxing Day is so called, and when it is. The mother…
26 Dec, 2025
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Heavy-duty payout
The Supreme Court has ordered Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to pay heavy-duty truck driver Leon Mais $4,100,829.23 in damages, after finding…
26 Dec, 2025
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Tufton expects Melissa-damaged western hospital buildings to be repaired by next month
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is hopeful that the hospitals in western Jamaica, which took a battering from Hurricane Melissa, will be restored by the end…
26 Dec, 2025
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Skygrass’ bold new chapter
Reggae recording artiste and producer Skygrass is entering one of the most exciting and expansive chapters of his career — one where music, love, culture and storytelling collide. Fresh off the…
26 Dec, 2025
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Digicel Foundation brings holiday cheer with hardware vouchers
The Digicel Foundation is distributing of $30 million in Hardware and Lumber Limited vouchers to support home repairs and rebuilding efforts, with a strong focus on western Jamaica, where communities…
26 Dec, 2025
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‘I won’t have to worry anymore’
For 33-year-old Nichola Smith, the approach of Hurricane Melissa brought days of fear and uncertainty. Living in Balaclava, St Elizabeth, Smith, who shares her home with five members of her household,…
26 Dec, 2025
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The road to Miss Global Jamaica 2026 begins
The road to crowning Jamaica’s next global queen, following reigning representative Keri-Ann Greenwood’s first-runner-up finish at the 2025 Miss Global competition, officially began on December 21…