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22 Oct, 2025
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Schools directed to move classes to online
The Ministry of Education is advising the public that all schools have been directed to suspend face-to-face classes and transition to online teaching, out of an abundance of caution due to the…
22 Oct, 2025
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Moneague College adjusts classes amid Tropical Storm Melissa
The Moneague College in St Ann has closed the facility to residential students as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches Jamaica. A notice from the Office of the Principal, Howard Isaacs, says the…
22 Oct, 2025
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Red cards and walk-off mar STETHS vs Kemps Hill daCosta Cup match
Today’s must-see game between St Elizabeth Technical High and Kemps Hill High in the opening of the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup competition was marred by verbal clashes with game officials and…
22 Oct, 2025
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St Catherine disaster preparedness official concerned about flooding in low-lying communities amid TS Melissa
Chairman of the St Catherine Disaster Preparedness Management Committee, Dr Kurt Waul, has raised alarm over the potential impact of slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa, warning that its sluggish pace…
22 Oct, 2025
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39 rounds of ammunition seized in St Ann
Lawmen assigned to the Discovery Bay police in St Ann seized 39 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Tuesday. Reports are that about 11:45 p.m., a police team conducted an operation in the…
22 Oct, 2025
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Man charged for allegedly stealing access card, setting fire to Windward Road business
The police have charged a man for stealing the access card of a worker at an establishment on Windward Road in St Andrew, entering the premises, and setting the property on fire. Charged with arson,…
22 Oct, 2025
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Cuban man deported by US to Eswatini on hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three…
22 Oct, 2025
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Spanish Town mayor says no drain cleaning funds disbursed to municipal corporations
Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, has refuted claims that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development made recent allocations of funding to municipal corporations across Jamaica for…
22 Oct, 2025
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34 assorted rounds of ammo found in abandoned building in St Thomas
The St Thomas police seized 34 assorted rounds of ammunition during an operation in 11 Miles, Bull Bay on Wednesday. Reports are that about 11:35 a.m., lawmen searched an abandoned building, and…