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07 Mar, 2026
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RADA women leading the agriculture drive
In Jamaica’s agricultural sector, often imagined purely through the image of farmers in the field, there exists a cadre of women whose work, though less visible, is just as essential. They are the…
07 Mar, 2026
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US Embassy partners with STEAMHouse, NexxStepp to launch youth innovation programme
The United States (US) Embassy Kingston and STEAMHouse Network Limited, in partnership with NexxStepp Training and Social Impact Consulting, yesterday officially launched TechStage: AI-Powered…
06 Mar, 2026
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Diet drink dilemma
Member of Parliament for St Catherine South East Dr Alfred Dawes is raising concern that the special consumption tax on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages will also affect diet drinks, which are a…
06 Mar, 2026
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Witness to deadly police shooting never expected she’d end up in court
A prosecution eyewitness in the trial of six policemen charged in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew told the Home Circuit Court yesterday that she had no intention of…
06 Mar, 2026
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HEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector
Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote…
06 Mar, 2026
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Chief scout calls for young people to live values every day
WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, the chief scout of Jamaica, is calling for young Jamaicans to embrace the principles of scouting, not just in uniform but in their daily lives.…
06 Mar, 2026
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School shelter strain
Acting Principal of Godfrey Stewart High School Stacey-Ann Ottey Clarke says the school’s administration is disappointed after state agencies failed to honour a January deadline to remove…
06 Mar, 2026
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Campbell: $787m ROOFS allocation in Westmoreland undermined by transportation burden
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owner and Occupant Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme is poorly conceived,…
06 Mar, 2026
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Mureen James shines in Berlin with two global hospitality honours
Berlin, Germany: Jamaican tourism executive Mureen James stood among some of the most influential figures in global tourism in Berlin on Tuesday as she accepted two honours at the Pacific Area Travel…