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Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, addresses the Parliament on the state of the agriculture sector on Tuesday.
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$30b bite

Damage to Jamaica’s agriculture and fisheries sector from Hurricane Melissa is estimated at nearly $30 billion. The Category Five storm, whose local death toll officials placed at 45 on Tuesday, tore…
Lucea’s Mayor Sheridan Samuels (left) expressing his gratitude to Portmore’s Mayor Leon Thomas for the supplies he brought the people of Hanover.
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Portmore mayor delivers relief in hurricane-battered Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas became an instant hero to scores of residents in Haughton Court and surrounding communities in western Hanover on Monday when he arrived with a truckload of…
Steve Mahon, the caretaker at the Sir Alexander Bustamante Monument in Blenheim, Hanover
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Blenheim battered but Busta’s monument escapes Melissa’s wrath

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the widespread destruction left behind in Hanover, one remarkable symbol of resilience remains: the monument to Jamaica’s first prime minister and National Hero, Sir Alexander…
Mayor of Kingston and St. Andrew is Andrew Swaby
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Kgn mayor calls for more resilient construction standards after Category 5 storm

Declaring that Hurricane Melissa has “exposed the need to strengthen national and municipal resilience”, Mayor of Kingston Andrew Swaby says a good place to start is updating Jamaica’s Small Building…
Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Commerce.
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Seiveright optimistic for winter tourist season, despite Melissa blow

WESTERN BUREAU: While most hospitality workers in hurricane-battered western Jamaica come from communities still without electricity, water, and other essentials, Delano Seiveright remains hopeful…
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Blood evidence matches Donna-Lee Donaldson, witness tells court

Blood traces found on several items seized from the New Kingston apartment of police constable Noel Maitland have been confirmed to match the DNA profile of his missing girlfriend, Donna-Lee…
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Charges recommended for councillors over failure to file declarations

Integrity Commission Director of Corruption Prosecution Roneiph Lawrence has recommended charges against two sitting and two former councillors for repeatedly failing to file their statutory…
Destroyed buildings in Falmouth after Hurricane Melissa.
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Hurricane Melissa death toll in Jamaica rises to 45

The number of people killed during Hurricane Melissa has increased to 45, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Fifteen people have been reported missing, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and…
Marlon 'Kiprich' Plunkett.
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Case against entertainer Kiprich over song police said endorsed don dismissed

The prosecution has withdrawn its case against dancehall artiste Marlon 'Kiprich' Plunkett, who was charged over a song that police said endorsed gang violence and paid tribute to alleged…