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12 Feb, 2026
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Darliston misery mounting
Western Bureau: More than three months after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, life in sections of Darliston in Westmoreland remains defined by darkness, uncertainty, and mounting…
12 Feb, 2026
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Beware of the cold
At least two medical professionals are cautioning parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to their children when the country experiences colder-than-usual temperatures. Two recent cold fronts…
12 Feb, 2026
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Bovell laid to rest
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Christopher Bovell, a distinguished attorney-at-law whose steady counsel shaped both national governance and corporate Jamaica, was laid to…
12 Feb, 2026
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Civil society groups demand accountability from public bodies, ministries in breach
The Government is expected today to table in Parliament the Estimates of Expenditure along with several Budget-related documents, detailing how more than a trillion dollars of taxpayers’ money will be…
12 Feb, 2026
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Health ministry launches committees on ageing policy, AI
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has convened two new expert committees to shape policy on population ageing and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The two committees – one…
12 Feb, 2026
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Three minors arrested and charged over security incidents at schools
The police are reporting that three minors have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of security incidents that targeted educational institutions since the start of the year. The minors,…
12 Feb, 2026
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Father killed, son injured in highway crash
A father was killed and his son injured in a crash along a section of the North South Highway on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified by police as Kenneth Johnson of Red Ground in Old Harbour,…
12 Feb, 2026
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Man accused of posing as police to carry out fatal Manchester home invasion charged
A man accused of being one of two men who posed as the police and fatally shot a man inside his home in Newport, Manchester has been charged with murder. He is 27-year-old Ceejay Wilson, a…
12 Feb, 2026
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Judge questions police station bail practices during SSP Wayne Cameron court appearance
A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today raised questions about the police’s station bail practices as she expressed concerns about the sum of the station bail granted to Chairman of…