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21 Oct, 2026
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‘I was hoping to deliver a triplet’ - Retired midwife Myda Trail delivers 3,000 babies, earns national honour
Myda Trail has delivered more than 3,000 babies in her native community of Clarksonville, St Ann, and its surrounding areas. Reflecting fondly on over 40 years as a midwife serving the small, rural…
21 Oct, 2026
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JCF gets more vehicles to boost security in resort areas
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has received seven vehicles valued at $20 million to strengthen the operational reach of its Resort Areas Division. The vehicles – two all-terrain vehicles, four…
20 Oct, 2026
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Honourable finale - Vaz believes OJ membership perfectly timed to cap public service career
Certain that he is in the twilight of his political career, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said his appointment to the Order of Jamaica (OJ) was perfectly timed and a fitting way to cap his life in…
20 Oct, 2026
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One tyre between life and death - Six policemen honoured for daring Hurricane Melissa rescue
WESTERN BUREAU: Three tyres were already hanging over the edge of a gully. A fourth, caught against a concrete kerb, was all that stood between Police Constable Horace Bryan, a terrified 75-year-old…
20 Oct, 2026
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US$340m Caribbean push - Blake urges greater focus on resilience in the United States’ regional investment plan
The Trump administration says it is investing more than US$340 million in the Caribbean following talks with CARICOM countries at a US-Caribbean Dialogue hosted by the State Department on Friday. The…
20 Oct, 2026
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MoBay mayor urges St James residents to uphold resilience post-Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact on western Jamaica, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is urging residents of St James to continually embody…
20 Oct, 2026
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More men needed in classrooms
Custos of Kingston Steadman Fuller wants to see more men enrolled at his alma mater, The Mico University College, and ultimately standing at the front of Jamaica’s classrooms, helping to shape the…
20 Oct, 2026
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Nicholson calls for CCJ judges to end ‘public bickering’
(CMC): Former Jamaica Attorney General A. J. Nicholson has told judges of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that “public bickering” must be shunned. Nicholson said it was never the…
19 Oct, 2026
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CUSTOMS EYES SPEED - Customs steps up tech for faster clearance, fewer port crowds to ease Christmas rush
With less than a month before the busy end-of-year activities at the country’s ports get into high gear, Commissioner of Jamaica Customs Kirk Benjamin said the state body is pushing its express…