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13 Feb, 2026
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Government proposing to spend $1.4 trillion next financial year
The Government has proposed a Budget of $1.4 trillion for fiscal year 2026/27, of which $99.7 billion has been allocated to capital projects while $1.342 trillion will cover recurrent (housekeeping)…
13 Feb, 2026
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A US shipment of medical supplies to Venezuela signals new era of cooperation
A shipment from the United States of medicines and medical supplies arrived in Venezuela on Friday, reflecting the new spirit of cooperation between the two countries following the stunning capture…
13 Feb, 2026
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St Andrew businessman charged with fraud in multimillion-dollar car buying deal
St Andrew businessman, 36-year-old Kevaughn Black, has been charged with fraud after allegedly pocketing millions in a deal to import a motor vehicle. The police report that the complainant expressed…
13 Feb, 2026
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Sections of Spanish Town Road being repaired by NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is now undertaking repair works along sections of Spanish Town Road in St Andrew. The corridors being repaired are from Six Miles to the Weymouth Drive…
13 Feb, 2026
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Gov’t reaffirms commitment to public sector wage proposal
Minister of Finance and the Public Service,Fayval Williams, says the Government remains committed to the wage offer put forward to the public-sector workers. Williams, who was addressing the House of…
13 Feb, 2026
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Teacher at Buff Bay High dies after falling ill
The school community at Buff Bay High in Portland is in mourning after a teacher died after falling ill while at the institution. Her name has not been disclosed as efforts continue to inform her…
12 Feb, 2026
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Reasonable force
The Supreme Court has ruled that police personnel acted lawfully in self-defence during an armed confrontation
12 Feb, 2026
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BRACE FOR New taxes
Economist Keenan Falconer says he was not expecting the administration to introduce new tax measures at this time, arguing that the conventional approach in the aftermath of a crisis is to either…
12 Feb, 2026
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New parliamentary year begins
The 2026-2027 parliamentary year will begin today with Governor General Sir Patrick Allen delivering the Throne Speech at George William Gordon House, the seat of Jamaica’s bi-cameral legislature. In…