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07 Sep, 2026
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‘We want answers’, says Grange as Jamaica files slavery reparations petition with King Charles
Jamaica today filed its petition with Buckingham Palace for King Charles III to seek legal guidance on the country’s slavery reparations claim from Britain. In a social media post on X, Culture…
07 Sep, 2026
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Antigua introduces universal free education
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda Education Minister Daryll Matthew has described as “historic” the decision to provide “universal free education from early childhood to university” as the…
07 Sep, 2026
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Education Ministry to assess structure after fatal Balcombe Drive Primary collapse
Education Minister Senator Dana Morris Dixon says building officers and engineers from the Ministry are to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the structure that collapsed at Balcombe Drive Primary…
06 Sep, 2026
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US visa squeeze - Americans turn up pressure on Jamaica amid C-TOC cocaine probe
A senior Jamaican public official has confirmed that their American tourist visa was cancelled while in the United States (US) on official duty. American authorities also cancelled the tourist visas…
06 Sep, 2026
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Silent struggle - Jamaican students battle rising mental health crisis
There is a rural high school in Jamaica where almost all students in a seventh-grade class are reportedly receiving counselling for self-harm ideation. One student, in a recent study by the National…
06 Sep, 2026
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Ambulance errors - Door opens to expose lack of inspections, questions over state of private emergency services
A botched emergency response at a multi-vehicle crash scene on Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland, has led to the disclosure by the Ministry of Health and Wellness that the ambulance and…
06 Sep, 2026
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Heartbreak for miracle baby
“Help, help! I want my baby to live. It is my first child, and I don’t know if I will be able to have another one.” Those were the desperate words of first-time mother Vachel Harwood, who, just a week…
06 Sep, 2026
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PPC pushes back against blame for Bellevue delay
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is pushing back against claims that it contributed to delays in the Government’s plans to construct a new 100-bed mental health facility at Bellevue Hospital,…
06 Sep, 2026
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Walking for a chance - Scarlett refuses to sit and wait for work
By the time the morning sun begins beating down on Kingston’s asphalt, Doreen Lillian Scarlett is already sweating. Still, the 35-year-old keeps walking. With a bundle of résumés tucked under her arm,…