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13 Dec, 2025
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Attorney urges ‘humble forgiveness’ as judge prepares to sentence murder convict
The man who was found guilty for the 2018 murder of businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, after he went missing, is to know his fate on Monday. Twenty-six-year-old Shamar Clarke, a former employee of Rhone,…
13 Dec, 2025
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Female vendor, in custody since 2020, gets almost 6 more years for robbing cab passengers
A female vendor who, along with two men, robbed three persons including a police constable, while posing as a taxi driver and passenger, has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison following a…
13 Dec, 2025
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Councillors, transport operators frustrated with continued closure of Junction’s new sanitary facility
WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors and public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators in St Elizabeth are experiencing growing frustration over the continued non-use of a newly built public sanitary convenience in…
13 Dec, 2025
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Waste management needs a radical shift, says MoBay mayor
WESTERN BUREAU: Following recent complaints from residents over the lengthy delays in garbage collection in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, who is also chairman…
13 Dec, 2025
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St Elizabeth municipal services resume after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River and chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, says essential municipal services have resumed from the Jeremy Palmer Building in Black…
13 Dec, 2025
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Tufton calls for 2026 to be ‘Year of Mental Wellness’
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has proposed that 2026 be dedicated to mental wellness, as Jamaicans seek to recover from the psychological toll of Hurricane…
13 Dec, 2025
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Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly two months after Hurricane Melissa
PETIT GOÂVE, Haiti (AP) : Amizia Renotte sat on a broken piece of concrete and pointed to a large pile of dirt where her house once stood before the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa crumpled it as…
13 Dec, 2025
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UNESCO to assess post‑disaster damage to education sector
The UNESCO Office for the Caribbean will conduct a Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) of the education sector, following the severe disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa. The assessment, using…
13 Dec, 2025
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Part II: From homeless to homeownership to Melissa
On October 28, Hurricane Melissa tore through Keith R. Wedderburn’s organic farm in Bluefields, Westmoreland, flooding his home, ripping away his solar panels, flattening a small board house on his…