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30 Apr, 2026
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Earth Today | Smarter coastal development a must
THE LATEST edition of the Global Environment Outlook has highlighted the need to rethink coastal development – a move that is given urgency by the 2.5 billion people living in coastal regions…
30 Apr, 2026
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Earth Today | Our natural assets, our responsibility
SOME may remember Sundays spent at the river, afternoons playing marbles on the stoop, dandy shandy on a grassy field, or heading to the park with a small coin to buy ice cream. Those carefree…
29 Apr, 2026
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SCHOOL RIGHTS CHALLENGE
Arguing that Jamaica’s education system was gradually collapsing, Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford on Tuesday announced that he has taken the Government to court to defend the…
29 Apr, 2026
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Regional energy transition now urgent, says Wheatley
WESTERN BUREAU: Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio with responsibility for science, technology, and special projects, has warned that the Caribbean’s energy transition and digital…
29 Apr, 2026
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Gov’t to establish river and cays management authorities under NEPA
The Government plans to establish a River Management Authority and a Cays Management Authority within the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA). This was announced by Minister of Water,…
29 Apr, 2026
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Opposition criticises gov’t on tax on short-term rentals
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is accusing the Government of acting “like a thief in the night” after it approved tax measures that will impose General Consumption Tax (GCT) on…
29 Apr, 2026
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Morgan calls for apology from Brown-Burke and Golding over ‘disgraceful’ conduct in Parliament
Government Senator Marlon Morgan is arguing that South West St Andrew Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown-Burke and Opposition Leader Mark Golding owe the Speaker of the House, Parliament, and the…
29 Apr, 2026
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NEPA investigating monkey presence in St Elizabeth, warns public against handling animal
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public to exercise caution following reports of monkeys being spotted and captured in St Elizabeth. NEPA says the animals have…
29 Apr, 2026
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Two Jamaicans, Colombian fishermen charged in major cocaine bust offshore Clarendon
Two Jamaican fishermen and a Colombian fisherman have been charged in relation to the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine valued at $703 million off Portland Ridge, Clarendon, last week. Charged…