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Agriculture Ministry warns against lighting open fires amid another major bush fire in St Elizabeth

The Ministry of Agriculture is urging the public to avoid lighting open fires amid dry conditions, following another fire in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth. The Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said…
19 Aug, 2026 0

Man charged over gun attack in Denham Town

A Denham Town man has been charged for allegedly carrying out a gun attack on a man who was sitting along a roadway in the community. Tevin Duffus, otherwise called ‘Janoi’ or ‘John Hype’, was on…
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Marlon Morgan (centre), and Principal of Maggotty High School, Sean Graham (second right), inspect a damaged structure on the school compound during a Back-to-School tour
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Education Ministry preparing contingency plans for schools still under repair

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students on alternate days, for schools that may not be fully repaired by the start…
Haitians register to vote in the upcoming general election in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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Japan and OAS award Haiti $3M to help troubled country prepare for long-awaited elections

The money will help Haiti’s government update its voter lists and procure 350,000 blank identification cards, the OAS said in a statement. Gang violence has displaced a record 1.5 million people…
Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby (right) and Dave Jeffery, Deputy Commissioner General – Operation at Tax Administration Jamaica at a press conference about bringing tax and fee compliance services to business and property owners in Half-Way Tree, St Andr
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KSAMC, TAJ target Half-Way Tree tax dodgers

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) and Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) are stepping up efforts to recover millions of dollars in outstanding property taxes and business-related…
In this photo demolished structures are seen strewn on the ground in Coopers Pen, Trelawny
18 Aug, 2026 0

COOPER’S PEN LAWSUIT - Nine men sue Gov’t over detention amid demolition of Trelawny homes

Nine men from Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, who claim that they were rounded up by the police and kept in custody for hours during last week’s controversial demolition exercise in the community, have filed…
CONTRIBUTED Newly appointed Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr Brian Langrin.
18 Aug, 2026 0

Langrin takes the helm

Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has appointed Dr Brian Langrin as governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), succeeding Richard Byles, whose seven-year term ends today. The appointment follows a…
Julia Wedderburn, Director of Legal Education in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs
18 Aug, 2026 0

New rules simplify process for clearing criminal records

The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has outlined the application and appeal processes for eligible persons seeking to have their criminal records cleared, under the newly amended…
La Sonja Harrison, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
18 Aug, 2026 0

Teachers reject Government’s latest wage offer

Delegates attending the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) 62nd Annual Conference at the Ocean Coral Spring Hotel in Duncans, Trelawny, have rejected the Government’s latest wage offer, which…