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04 Sep, 2026
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Probe ordered after engineer fatally crushed on MoBay Perimeter Road project
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has ordered a full investigation into the death of 58-year-old Clifton Archibald James, who was crushed by a truck while working on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road…
04 Sep, 2026
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Government to commence construction of semi-permanent homes for Hurricane Melissa-affected families
The Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development signed contracts on Thursday to commence construction of semi-permanent housing solutions in western and southwestern parishes severely…
04 Sep, 2026
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JACRA urges farmers to exercise caution as dry conditions increase risk of bush fires
The Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA) is urging farmers and members of the agricultural community to exercise extreme caution when handling fires and burning domestic…
04 Sep, 2026
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Water at last - Essex Valley irrigation nears finish
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says farmers in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, should begin receiving irrigation water by the end of September, as the Government moves to complete a…
04 Sep, 2026
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Crafting a comeback - Old Fort gets $53.5m makeover
WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Old Fort Craft Market on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, are hailing the $53.5-million rehabilitation of the facility. Their president, Marylin Falconer,…
04 Sep, 2026
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Imported imitations put local artisans under siege
WESTERN BUREAU: Chairman of the National Craft Council, Delano Seiveright, is warning that imported products imitating Jamaican cultural symbols and designs are putting local artisans at an unfair…
04 Sep, 2026
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Pipe after dark - Munroe Road-Wellington Drive project moving to night-time operations
The pipeline upgrading works from Munroe Road to Wellington Drive are shifting to night-time operations, with the corridor closing almost entirely on Sundays to allow for up to 24-hour construction.…
04 Sep, 2026
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Study finds climate change is strengthening El Niños
A new study suggests that El Niños, the natural climatic chaos agents that appear periodically and drive up global temperatures, are becoming stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Niños…
04 Sep, 2026
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J’cans publish tribute book to teacher who shaped their lives in Canada
Years after his former teacher Florence Harrison retired, O. Dane Lawrence set out to find her. He found it hard to believe he was the only student whose life she had touched so deeply. “I realised…