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Grange Lane dualisation in Portmore 'substantially complete', says Morgan

The Grange Lane dualisation in Portmore, St Catherine is substantially complete, while widening works on Braeton Road and Hellshire Main Road have reached roughly 40 per cent completion, Works Minister Robert Morgan says.

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US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round
The United States national football team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday.
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Government minister Delano Seiveright warns public against fake investment video
Government minister Delano Seiveright is distancing himself from a video circulating on social media platforms promoting an investment opportunity, describing it as false and generated using…
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St Catherine businessman gets $1 million bail in alleged motor vehicle fraud case
A St Catherine businessman accused of collecting millions of dollars from persons for motor vehicles that were never delivered was granted $1 million bail with surety when he appeared in the parish…
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Four men detained, homemade gun seized in Stony Hill police operation
Four men were taken into custody by the police on Thursday during an operation in Stony Hill, St Andrew.
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24 rounds of ammunition seized by police in Spanish Town
Members of the St Catherine North Proactive Investigation Unit on Thursday seized 24 rounds of ammunition during an operation in the community of Waterloo in Spanish Town.
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Wayne Campbell | Closing the survival gap equity in Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood…
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McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honour America's 250th birthday
The company said on Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most US restaurants for a limited time, starting June…
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US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as lay-offs remain historically low 
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as lay-offs remained in the same historically low range of recent years. US applications for unemployment benefits in the week…
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Investors might ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but their 401(k) pension accounts won’t
While Americans might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and initial public offerings (IPOs), their 401(k) pension accounts likely can't. SpaceX is now worth US$2.1…