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22 Jul, 2026
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Parliament recess delays IC report
The director of investigation at Jamaica’s principal anti-corruption body, Kevon Stephenson, yesterday sent a single investigation report to Parliament for tabling.
The Integrity Commission said it…
22 Jul, 2026
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Death toll from Guyana boating tragedy nears 50
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC):
The death toll from last Saturday’s boating disaster has risen to 41, with eight more people rescued as the search continues along Guyana’s Essequibo Coast, the Guyana…
22 Jul, 2026
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Parliamentary secretary rejects claims post-Melissa performance fears watered down PEP
Western Bureau:
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, is describing the results of the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) as “quite…
22 Jul, 2026
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Ja steps up checks on US produce amid Cyclospora outbreak
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has intensified the monitoring of imported produce amid an ongoing multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States.
The outbreak, caused…
22 Jul, 2026
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JHUAN rallies support for J’can students at Howard
The Jamaica Howard University Affinity Network (JHUAN) is seeking increased support for Jamaican students attending Howard University as financial challenges threaten to undermine a century-old…
22 Jul, 2026
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Administrator General’s Department wins Public Sector Debate Competition
The Administrator General’s Department emerged winner of this year’s fifth staging of the Public Sector Debate Competition, outperforming a record field of public-sector teams.
The Accountant…
22 Jul, 2026
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Penalties for cops - Police face disciplinary action for lock-up escape, missing firearm and diplomatic incident
Two policemen have been “severely reprimanded” after an internal disciplinary process concluded that their “negligence” allowed accused killer Raymond ‘Boxer’ Shaw to escape from the Kingston Central…
22 Jul, 2026
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Taxi operator gunned down in Portmore
A police search is on for a gunman who shot and killed a taxi operator in the vicinity of the Portmore Mall in St Catherine last night.
22 Jul, 2026
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JCF addresses how bodyguards are assigned to public officials
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has moved to address how Close Protection Officers (CPOs), or bodyguards, are assigned to public officials following concerns raised in the public domain about the…