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03 Sep, 2026
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Persons urged to contact Labour Ministry’s parish offices for status on ROOFS benefits
Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr., is advising persons who have not yet received benefits under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme to contact…
03 Sep, 2026
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St Andrew businessman charged with fraud over alleged $2.5 million car deal
A St Andrew businessman has been charged with fraud for allegedly failing to deliver a vehicle for which he was given $2.5 million. Charged with fraudulent conversion and non-delivery of goods is…
03 Sep, 2026
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Brothers charged over alleged stabbing during water dispute in Olympic Gardens
Twin brothers, 20-year-old Oshane Hibbert, otherwise called ‘Biggy’, and 20-year-old Odane Hibbert, otherwise called ‘Likkle’, have been charged with allegedly stabbing a man during a dispute over…
03 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | Parched - New research links climate change to drier wet seasons, worse droughts
THE SCIENTIFIC results are in and it is confirmed that human-induced climate change is making some places, including Jamaica and Puerto Rico, drier and more likely to experience serious droughts. The…
03 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | World set to exceed warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius
EVEN WITH years-long global negotiations, public education and awareness efforts, as well as individual and country-level lobbying, the world appears set, at least temporarily, to surpass global…
03 Sep, 2026
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Earth Today | Preparing for back to school in a changing climate
ANOTHER SCHOOL year is beginning, and many Jamaican parents are focused on the familiar back-to-school checklist: Do the children have everything they need? How will they get to and from school? But…
