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10 Sep, 2026
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Love of country drives Bolt Foundation’s near-$10-million gift to students
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has called his foundation’s near-$10-million gift to more than 100 students from western Jamaica a no-brainer. According to the 100 and 200-metre world record holder, the…
10 Sep, 2026
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PLEA FOR PATIENCE
Repairs to more than half of the schools severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa should be completed by the end of the year, Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills,…
10 Sep, 2026
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JLP mourns passing of former MP Hyacinth Knight
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is mourning the passing of former Member of Parliament for Western St Mary, Hyacinth Knight. The party says Knight died at a hospital in St Andrew on Wednesday…
10 Sep, 2026
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KSAMC to tighten enforcement of no-sign zones amid public safety concerns, party promoters warned
Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to get tough on the growing number of signs and billboards in sections of the Corporate Area, arguing…
10 Sep, 2026
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UK Privy Council eases visa process for persons appealing cases
Jamaicans and other Commonwealth citizens taking their cases to the United Kingdom-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) can now obtain their visas without incurring the usual fees. …
10 Sep, 2026
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Roadworks causing chaos, gridlock in Ocho Rios
Road repair works during peak-hour traffic are causing long delays for motorists in Ocho Rios, St Ann, leaving many people fuming on Thursday morning. The delays have affected teachers and students,…
10 Sep, 2026
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Spanish Town woman charged for making false shooting report against boyfriend
A 20-year-old Spanish Town, St Catherine, woman who retracted a police report that her boyfriend fired shots at her following a disagreement has been charged with creating public mischief. She is…
10 Sep, 2026
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KSAMC moves to clear street vendors from parish church
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is launching another aggressive push to relocate illegal street vendors operating outside the historic Kingston Parish Church on King Street. …
10 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | ‘No surrender’ - Small islands urge renewed global push to reduce emissions
SMALL ISLAND states have renewed their call for scaled-up efforts to restrain global temperatures to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, warning that every fraction of…