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07 Nov, 2026
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Mount Alvernia High principal denies canteen food made students ill
WESTERN BUREAU: Students and administrators at the Montego Bay-based Mount Alvernia High School are at odds over concerns about food safety at the all-girls institution, following reports that several…
07 Nov, 2026
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No public session at JLP conference this year
Veteran politician J.C. Hutchinson will step down as deputy leader, highlighting leadership changes as the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) shifts to a scaled-down, private delegates-only…
07 Nov, 2026
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Privy Council shuts door on Dawkins Brown’s fight to regain accountant’s licence
The United Kingdom-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has refused Dawkins Brown permission to appeal his removal from Jamaica’s Register of Public Accountants, bringing his latest attempt…
07 Nov, 2026
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Why achieving your goals can leave you feeling so empty
THE CONVERSATION: When Anne Carson learned she had won the Nobel Prize in literature, she was in Iceland, where, according to the Swedish Academy, she was "listening to the wind". Carson…
07 Nov, 2026
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Westgreen honours community stalwarts
Western Bureau: Four members of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James, have been honoured by the area’s Community Development Committee (CDC) for more than 30 years of exemplary service to…
07 Nov, 2026
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Appleton Estate Rum Experience wins top tourism award
WESTERN BUREAU: Barely seven months after reopening its doors following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience, in St Elizabeth, has emerged as…
07 Nov, 2026
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Jamaican talent key to renewable energy goals – ministry rep
Jamaica’s transition to renewable energy must be driven not only by investment in equipment, but also by investment in local talent, according to Steve Dixon, chief technical director for energy at…
07 Nov, 2026
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‘A message has to be sent ...’
TORONTO: There is mixed reaction to the sentence of life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 13 years which was handed down to a Jamaican man who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the…
07 Nov, 2026
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Siloah Primary gets $1.9m boost from Appleton
Students and teachers at Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth are to benefit from improved access to drinking water, cooler classrooms and additional teaching resources following a $1.9-million…