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12 Mar, 2026
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Three hours missing
Minutes before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a 17-year-old student of a school in the Corporate Area took a taxi in the busy commercial district of Cross Roads, St Andrew, expecting what should have been a…
11 Mar, 2026
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Auditor General launches school bus probe
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has initiated a probe into the Ministry of Energy, Transport & Telecommunications’ (METT) $1.4-billion acquisition of 110 used school buses amid public concerns…
11 Mar, 2026
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Crude cushion
Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams has sought to allay fears that rising oil prices on the global market would affect Jamaica’s ability to import the essential product, arguing…
11 Mar, 2026
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Gov’t strengthening disaster risk financing
The Government is working to strengthen its suite of disaster risk financing instruments to safeguard against the uncertainties of natural disasters. Accordingly, the Government intends to renew the…
11 Mar, 2026
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Court remands two held allegedly with car of man found dead in St Catherine canal
The man and woman who were held allegedly with the car of a man whose decomposing body was found in a canal in Hartlands, St Catherine last month were remanded when they appeared before the parish…
11 Mar, 2026
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Four men charged for major ganja bust at sea in Alligator Pond
Four men who were held at sea allegedly with over 2,000 pounds of ganja in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth have been charged. Charged with possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, trafficking ganja,…
11 Mar, 2026
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NWA addressing potholes, poor road surface along section of Spanish Town Road
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is undertaking rehabilitative works along a section of Spanish Town Road in St Andrew. The NWA says the corridor being targeted is between the Spanish Town…
11 Mar, 2026
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UN deeply concerned at deteriorating situation in Cuba
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Tuesday said it remains “deeply concerned” at the deteriorating situation in Cuba driven by the inability to import fuel, adding that this has triggered an…
11 Mar, 2026
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120 rural women farmers insured against extreme weather
One hundred and twenty members of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) are set to benefit from critical insurance coverage to shield their livelihoods against extreme weather. …