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30 Apr, 2026
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Messing with the mace
When Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Dr Angela Brown Burke hoisted the mace from “under the table” while the committee of the whole House examined the controversial National…
30 Apr, 2026
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Supreme Court says its Dry Harbour Mountains ruling protects against 'likely' environmental harm
The Supreme Court on Wednesday underscored that constitutional rights must not only be safeguarded after harm occurs, as it struck down a 2020 environmental permit granted to Bengal Development…
30 Apr, 2026
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Government to advance national pilot for waste separation in public facilities
The Government will advance a full national pilot for waste separation in public facilities by the end of the fiscal year in March 2027. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew…
30 Apr, 2026
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Former PM Bruce Golding to lead Commonwealth observer group for general election in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has been appointed to lead a Commonwealth observer group for The Bahamas’ general election scheduled for May 12. The…
30 Apr, 2026
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Education Ministry says PEP exams successfully held despite Melissa disruptions
The Ministry of Education is reporting that the 2026 Grade 6 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been successful administrated despite significant disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa. …
30 Apr, 2026
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St Catherine fisherman ordered to pay $360,000 in restitution, gets suspended sentence for machete attack
A fisherman from Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, was today given a three-year suspended sentence and ordered to pay $360,000 in restitution for chopping a man with a machete during a dispute. Omeally…
30 Apr, 2026
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Former St Catherine call centre employee pleads guilty to using co-worker’s bank card, gets probation
A former employee at a St Catherine call centre who pleaded guilty to using a co-worker’s bank card to make online purchases was today given two years’ probation in the circuit court. Le Andrew…
30 Apr, 2026
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Decomposing body of man found in Rio Cobre
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Rio Cobre in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Thursday. The police report…
30 Apr, 2026
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Brown-Burke’s acceptance of wrongdoing in Parliament incomplete; apology required, says JLP
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is maintaining that South West St Andrew Member of Parliament, Dr Angela Brown-Burke, has not gone far enough in taking responsibility for her conduct in…