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06 Jun, 2026
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JPS restores power to over 550,000 customers after islandwide outage, Vaz calls emergency meeting
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that, as at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, more than 80 per cent, approximately 550,000 of the company’s 690,000 customers, have had power restored following last…
06 Jun, 2026
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Energy Minister calls Jamaica electricity blackout ‘unacceptable’; orders probe
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he expects to update the country on Saturday following what he described as an “unacceptable” all-island power outage that left Jamaica in darkness for nearly two hours…
05 Jun, 2026
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Update | Fire at barracks extinguished, cause ‘undetermined’ - JDF
A fire that broke out Friday night at the barracks area of Up Park Camp in St Andrew, the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), has been extinguished, the army says.
05 Jun, 2026
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JPS: System failure behind islandwide power outage, phased restoration of electricity
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that a system failure is behind the darkness across Jamaica.
05 Jun, 2026
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Fire at JDF headquarters
Firefighters on Friday responded to a blaze at a building at Up Park Camp in St Andrew, the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force, says Jamaica Fire Brigade Commissioner Stewart Beckford
05 Jun, 2026
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Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and…
05 Jun, 2026
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Gov’t to invest $200M in care facilities expansion
The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing up bed space.
05 Jun, 2026
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Iran’s World Cup team approved for visas to play games in US, officials say
Members of Iran’s World Cup football team have been granted visas to the United States, US officials said Friday, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico,…
05 Jun, 2026
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GoodHeart | Tamra Douglas-Atkinson goes beyond first aid to support students
Tamra Douglas-Atkinson laughs when she recalls a moment that unknowingly highlighted one of the biggest misconceptions about school nurses. A few months ago, a student came to her in distress,…