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16 Sep, 2026
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Abel calls for better suicide-response training
WESTERN BUREAU: Consultant psychiatrist Dr Wendel Abel is calling for better training for Jamaica’s first responders, emergency-service workers and emergency-room staff in dealing with people…
16 Sep, 2026
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Sandals spends $214m rebuilding schools after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: The Sandals Foundation has invested more than $214 million in restoring schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa, with two institutions in Westmoreland accounting for nearly $192 million…
16 Sep, 2026
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Cordel Green to participate in Silicon Valley AI conference
Cordel Green, executive director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ), will present a Caribbean framework for human‑centred artificial intelligence governance at the Silicon Valley Peace…
16 Sep, 2026
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Where is Jamaica’s digital asset policy?
In recent months, I have explored the rise of Bitcoin, Bitcoin technology, stablecoins and the future of banking in a digital age. The natural progression of that discussion leads to a pressing…
16 Sep, 2026
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Remittances to developing countries near US$730 billion – UN
UNITED NATIONS (CMC): Migrants sent an estimated US$728.6 billion to families in low- and middle-income countries last year, almost double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to the United…
16 Sep, 2026
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Kingston Freeport drug bust accused faces new charges over cocaine seized at Sangster airport
The St James man charged in connection with last month’s cocaine and ganja seizure at the Kingston Freeport Terminal has been slapped with new charges related to cocaine that was seized at Sangster…
16 Sep, 2026
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St Catherine pastor accused of fraud back in custody over additional cases
A St Catherine pastor who is charged for allegedly failing to supply a motor truck after being given US$12,000 is facing possible new charges after more persons have come forward and accused him of…
16 Sep, 2026
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Man fatally shot by police in St Andrew, residents stage protest
A man known by his alias ‘Mad Dog’ was shot and killed by the police on Karl Samuda Avenue in St Andrew this morning. The circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting have not yet been ascertained.…
16 Sep, 2026
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NWC tightens water supply for some customers as Mona Reservoir falls to 35.9%
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has moved to further tighten water supply to customers in sections of the Corporate Area due to the continued decline at the Mona Reservoir…