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01 Aug, 2026
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REGION OF CHAMPIONS
WESTERN BUREAU: Rhoda Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has credited the resilience and leadership of Region Five’s principals for transforming…
01 Aug, 2026
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Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix
WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking…
01 Aug, 2026
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From remediation to recognition
At the ‘blackboard’ of assessing learning trajectories and outcomes, particularly in the island’s 189 National School Learning and Intervention Programme (NSLIP) primary schools deemed in need of…
01 Aug, 2026
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JAMAICA Fest to cap Independence celebrations in Maryland
Jamaican culture will take centre stage at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, August 9, when thousands are expected to attend the fifth staging of JAMAICA Fest. Beginning at noon,…
01 Aug, 2026
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Farmer loses home, over $100,000 in suspected arson
A Top Mountain resident whose one-room concrete-and-plywood house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday says he has been left with nothing but the clothes on his back after suspected arsonists reduced…
01 Aug, 2026
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'Great resilience' is one of Ja's enduring lessons of Emancipation.
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the “great resilience” of the Jamaican people is one of the enduring lessons of Emancipation. In his message marking Emancipation Day, Golding said the resilience…
01 Aug, 2026
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Emancipation Day is a reminder that freedom must be protected from every form of domination - Holness
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the promise of Emancipation must be renewed in every generation by working to create a society in which every Jamaican has a fair opportunity to advance. In…
01 Aug, 2026
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Deportation orders issued for Haitians found in Old Harbour, lawyer to mount legal challenge
The attorney for eight Haitians who recently landed in Jamaica and were charged with illegally entering the country has indicated that he will mount a legal challenge to deportation orders issued for…
01 Aug, 2026
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Security guard pleads guilty to stealing from pineapple farm where he was employed
A St Catherine security guard who was charged with stealing pineapples from the farm where he was employed has been convicted of praedial larceny. Nicholas Hadlam pleaded guilty in the St Catherine…