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13 Feb, 2026
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Sweet sin tax
The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
13 Feb, 2026
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Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’
An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
13 Feb, 2026
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Police intelligence identified Acadia Drive fatality as area don, says detective
A detective corporal told the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday that police intelligence had identified one of the three men killed during a January 2013 operation on Acadia Drive as an area don in…
13 Feb, 2026
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Granville Police Station still in limbo
WESTERN BUREAU: More than four years after fire destroyed the Granville Police Station in St James, there is still no clear picture as to when the promised replacement facility will be constructed.…
13 Feb, 2026
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‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
13 Feb, 2026
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Morris: Stop raid the barn
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…
13 Feb, 2026
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JUTC losses balloon
The financial haemorrhaging at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is expected to continue in the new fiscal year with the beleaguered state body projected to rack up a hefty $18 billion…
13 Feb, 2026
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MoBay Boys and Girls’ Club reels from Melissa’s blow
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club (MBB&GC), which has a rich history of positively impacting the lives of young people in St James over several decades, is still reeling after…
13 Feb, 2026
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Officials move to restore order in congested Annotto Bay
Public disorder in Annotto Bay has become a mounting concern for residents and businesses, prompting calls for tighter enforcement against illegal vending and chronic traffic congestion in the St Mary…