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30 Apr, 2026
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Government to advance national pilot for waste separation in public facilities
The Government will advance a full national pilot for waste separation in public facilities by the end of the fiscal year in March 2027. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew…
30 Apr, 2026
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Former PM Bruce Golding to lead Commonwealth observer group for general election in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has been appointed to lead a Commonwealth observer group for The Bahamas’ general election scheduled for May 12. The…
30 Apr, 2026
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Education Ministry says PEP exams successfully held despite Melissa disruptions
The Ministry of Education is reporting that the 2026 Grade 6 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have been successful administrated despite significant disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa. …
30 Apr, 2026
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St Catherine fisherman ordered to pay $360,000 in restitution, gets suspended sentence for machete attack
A fisherman from Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, was today given a three-year suspended sentence and ordered to pay $360,000 in restitution for chopping a man with a machete during a dispute. Omeally…
30 Apr, 2026
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Former St Catherine call centre employee pleads guilty to using co-worker’s bank card, gets probation
A former employee at a St Catherine call centre who pleaded guilty to using a co-worker’s bank card to make online purchases was today given two years’ probation in the circuit court. Le Andrew…
30 Apr, 2026
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Decomposing body of man found in Rio Cobre
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in the Rio Cobre in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Thursday. The police report…
30 Apr, 2026
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Brown-Burke’s acceptance of wrongdoing in Parliament incomplete; apology required, says JLP
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is maintaining that South West St Andrew Member of Parliament, Dr Angela Brown-Burke, has not gone far enough in taking responsibility for her conduct in…
30 Apr, 2026
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Government to resume annual performance-based salary increments for public sector workers
Public sector employees are set to earn more, as the Government is to resume annual performance-based salary increments for workers. The Ministry of Finance, in a media release on Thursday,…
30 Apr, 2026
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Massive explosion at NYC home sends police officers flying
NEW YORK (AP) — A massive, fiery explosion at a house in Queens sent several New York City police officers flying through the air early Thursday morning as they were responding to a call of a man…