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01 Aug, 2026
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GG urges unity, compassion as Jamaica rebuilds after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has urged Jamaicans to remain united in faith and purpose as the nation continues its recovery from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa,…
01 Aug, 2026
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‘The island needs us united ...’ Minister appeals for greater unity among diaspora organisations as J’cans in the DMV mark Independence
LANHAM, Maryland: Hundreds of Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica from across the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia gathered at the Seabrook Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sunday for a…
01 Aug, 2026
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Aspiring nurse turns personal loss into purpose
Growing up in the rural community of Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, Nathian Samuels developed a strong desire to serve others. Witnessing the challenges many families faced in accessing quality healthcare…
01 Aug, 2026
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REGION OF CHAMPIONS
WESTERN BUREAU: Rhoda Crawford, minister of state in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has credited the resilience and leadership of Region Five’s principals for transforming…
01 Aug, 2026
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Lucea gridlock sparks calls for permanent road fix
WESTERN BUREAU: Bad road conditions along the main road in Hanover’s capital, Lucea, are once again causing lengthy delays, with what would normally be a three-minute drive through the town now taking…
01 Aug, 2026
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From remediation to recognition
At the ‘blackboard’ of assessing learning trajectories and outcomes, particularly in the island’s 189 National School Learning and Intervention Programme (NSLIP) primary schools deemed in need of…
01 Aug, 2026
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JAMAICA Fest to cap Independence celebrations in Maryland
Jamaican culture will take centre stage at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, on Sunday, August 9, when thousands are expected to attend the fifth staging of JAMAICA Fest. Beginning at noon,…
01 Aug, 2026
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Farmer loses home, over $100,000 in suspected arson
A Top Mountain resident whose one-room concrete-and-plywood house was destroyed by fire on Wednesday says he has been left with nothing but the clothes on his back after suspected arsonists reduced…
01 Aug, 2026
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'Great resilience' is one of Ja's enduring lessons of Emancipation.
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the “great resilience” of the Jamaican people is one of the enduring lessons of Emancipation. In his message marking Emancipation Day, Golding said the resilience…