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28 Oct, 2026
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US cruise ship suspends global voyage in Asia due to fuel costs, stranding 200 passengers
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A United States cruise ship on an around-the-world voyage that touted its cabins as floating homes suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing…
28 Oct, 2026
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More than 11,000 beneficiaries to receive ROOFS grants over next two weeks
More than 11,000 beneficiaries are expected to receive grants under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) programme over the next two weeks. The update was given by Minister of…
28 Oct, 2026
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Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders
Groups that provide legal services to immigrants filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop the Trump administration’s new policy of hiding the locations of tens of thousands of detainees with final…
28 Oct, 2026
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‘Don’t tear down your country’ Holness tells Beenie Man and other Hurricane Melissa critics
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has hit back at criticism made by veteran dancehall entertainer Beenie Man and others against the Government’s Hurricane Melissa recovery effort, charging that these…
28 Oct, 2026
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Gas prices down
Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $3.06 to sell for $198.75 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $3.06…
28 Oct, 2026
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Jamaican farm worker in Canada fatally injured during altercation with colleague
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is reporting that a Jamaican farm worker in Canada has died from injuries sustained during an altercation involving another worker. He has been identified…
28 Oct, 2026
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'We are hoping for the best’ say parents of 3-y-o Ayana Wilson as she prepares for life-changing surgery
The parents of three-year-old Ayana Wilson, who was born with Erb’s palsy, are expressing gratitude to the public for helping to raise funds to get their daughter life-changing surgery in the United…
28 Oct, 2026
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Opposition raises concern over Jamaica’s abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is demanding answers from the Government after Jamaica abstained from a United Nations vote calling for an end to the United States' decades-long…
28 Oct, 2026
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No US pressure behind Ja’s decision to abstain from Cuba embargo vote – Morris Dixon
The Jamaican Government is denying that any United States pressure influenced its decision to abstain from today's United Nations General Assembly vote condemning America's embargo against…