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19 Aug, 2026
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UWI urges students to beware of suspicious links amid cybersecurity alert
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is urging students, staff and other members of its community to avoid clicking on suspicious links or opening unfamiliar attachments as it investigates a…
19 Aug, 2026
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DPP Claudette Thompson ‘honoured, humbled’ by King’s Counsel appointment
Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Claudette Thompson has welcomed her appointment as King’s Counsel (KC), describing the distinction as both a personal honour and a renewed responsibility to serve…
19 Aug, 2026
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Education ministry eyeing new schools to meet Region Three demand
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says available data indicate that the Region Three Educational Division requires additional schools, as changing…
19 Aug, 2026
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Police officer’s vehicle stolen in Portmore
Police personnel in the St Catherine South division have launched a search for the person or persons who stole a police officer’s vehicle in Portmore between Monday and Tuesday. Reports are that…
19 Aug, 2026
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Butchered in the bushes - Cattle farmers tremble over thieves’ midnight meat runs
Cattle farmers in Colbeck, St Catherine, are living in fear as thieves repeatedly enter the community under the cover of darkness, steal their animals and slaughter them in nearby bushes in what the…
19 Aug, 2026
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PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter
Jamaica’s economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has shortened its projected recovery timeline to two years, from three. “Given the…
19 Aug, 2026
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Doctor pleads guilty in $600m fraud case
An upper St Andrew medical doctor has pleaded guilty to her involvement in an elaborate mortgage loan and real estate scheme used to defraud several Jamaican banks of approximately $600 million, court…
19 Aug, 2026
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More than coding - Students find confidence, purpose at JamCoders
El-Nathan Pitkin, Dayanna Jackson and Janae Haywood arrived at the 2026 JamCoders programme hoping to sharpen their technical skills. They left with something more valuable: greater confidence,…
19 Aug, 2026
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ECC launches child development screening
Recognising that every child deserves the best possible start in life, the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has embarked upon the National Administration of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire-Jamaica…