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12 Sep, 2026
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Farmers turn to perennial grains as one solution to extreme weather
Bryce Black kneels in a wheat field battered by intense drought. He holds two strands, remarking on how small the seed head is compared with what is normal. After a late October rain last year, the…
12 Sep, 2026
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Former UWI physical therapy students reunite after 50 years of service
Fifty years after beginning a journey that would take their skills and service across Jamaica and beyond, members of the Class of 1976 Physical Therapy Students recently returned to Jamaica for a…
12 Sep, 2026
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GoodHeart | Andrew Green spells to ‘motivate the men’
Fifty-two years ago, a near-fatal car accident squashed Andrew Green’s hope of representing his school in The Gleaner’s Children’s Own Spelling Bee Competition. But, as the saying goes, delayed is…
11 Sep, 2026
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Two policemen freed of assault occasioning bodily harm charges
Two policemen were freed of assault occasioning bodily harm charges in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday, after they made restitution of $255,000 to the complainant and the Crown offered no…
11 Sep, 2026
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Agricultural Protection Branch recovers $17.6 million in stolen agricultural produce
The Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting the recovery of more than $17.6 million worth of stolen agricultural produce, including cattle and goats,…
11 Sep, 2026
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CPFSA removes five abandoned babies from Spanish Town Hospital
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) has removed all five babies who had been abandoned by their parents at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine, following concerns about the…
11 Sep, 2026
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Business operator granted $300,000 bail in alleged cocaine case
Business operator Odane Hibbert was released on $300,000 bail following an application by defence attorney Able-Don Foote on Friday. Allegations are that Hibbert was attempting to leave the Norman…
11 Sep, 2026
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Holness dismisses ‘closer to nature’ criticism as ‘nonsense’
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed public outrage over his comments about students studying under trees as “nonsense”, fiercely defending his claim that they are simply “learning closer to…
11 Sep, 2026
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Former police officers in Trinidad charged with murder
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC - Two former police officers in Trinidad have been arrested and charged with murder that occurred in 2014. A police statement said that following the incident of a…