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31 Jul, 2026
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Court grants Wheatley leave to challenge Integrity Commission prosecution
Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has been granted leave to seek judicial review of the Integrity Commission's decision to prosecute him for alleged illicit enrichment and other…
31 Jul, 2026
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A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico (AP) – Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking…
31 Jul, 2026
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Cops face murder charges two years after Denham Town shooting
Two police officers and a former serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who was arrested last week at the Norman Manley International Airport, were on Thursday dragged before the…
31 Jul, 2026
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Three freed in fiery double murder case after key witness cannot be found
Three men accused in a fiery double murder case in which the victims were found in a bathtub have been freed after the prosecution said its sole eyewitness could not be located. The men were freed in…
31 Jul, 2026
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‘I had to be The Iron Lady’ - Llewellyn opens up on court challenge to tenure, urges educators to never play victim
WESTERN BUREAU: Drawing on the bruising constitutional challenge against her tenure as Jamaica’s chief prosecutor, Paula Llewellyn on Wednesday urged educators still bouncing back from Hurricane…
31 Jul, 2026
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Hope for Hanover fisherfolk as Lucea Fish Sanctuary opens
WESTERN BUREAU: Fisherfolk in the Lucea area of Hanover now have a better chance of promoting environmental sustainability with the official opening of The Lucea Fish Sanctuary, and an office from…
31 Jul, 2026
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Cruise passengers donate 1,000 books to western schools
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen schools from across St James, Trelawny, and St Elizabeth have received a share of 1,000 reading books donated to their respective libraries on Wednesday, courtesy of the…
31 Jul, 2026
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Medical mission delivers 3,100 treatments
Carl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer United States-based Zion Care International (ZCI) continued its nearly two-decade medical outreach in Jamaica earlier this month, delivering more than 3,100 medical…
31 Jul, 2026
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Rio Cobre plant on target to deliver 15 million gallons daily by May 2027
Amid persistent drought conditions in Kingston, St Andrew and parts of St Catherine, the US$92-million ($14.5-billion) Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant, now 60 per cent complete, is on track to deliver…