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03 Feb, 2026
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Witness’ death weighs against adjournment in Clansman gang case
The reported death of a prosecution witness last week was raised before the Supreme Court on Monday as a critical factor weighing against any lengthy adjournment in the long-awaited Clansman gang…
03 Feb, 2026
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Princess Resorts reopens, boosting confidence among local travel agents
WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa forced its closure, Princess Resorts Jamaica in Hanover has reopened, bringing 1,000 staff back to work and restoring confidence among local…
03 Feb, 2026
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Chuck says Jamaica’s murder count can drop below 200 per year
WESTERN BUREAU: Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck is urging the relatives of criminals to persuade them to give up their illegal guns, saying that by doing so it could bring…
02 Feb, 2026
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School flunks at caring for Child
A teacher’s failure to intervene in a verbal dispute between two Norman Manley High School (NMHS) students, before it turned physical and left one of them bloodied and missing a tooth, is a “clear…
02 Feb, 2026
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Risky business
More than 60 per cent of Jamaican men are having sexual intercourse with multiple partners, according to a study on males’ sexual practices which also suggests that droves of them are engaging in…
02 Feb, 2026
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Bennett-Cooper urges public education on bill to blot out criminal convictions
Government Senator Rose Bennett-Cooper has called for the administration to roll out a comprehensive public education exercise to inform Jamaicans with old, non-custodial convictions on how to have…
02 Feb, 2026
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Jamaicans lead major project to deliver better healthcare outcomes for black Canadians
A national groundbreaking project to provide genomic evidence for precision medicine for select chronic diseases among black people in Canada has been launched in Toronto. Its goal is to help create…
02 Feb, 2026
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Hundreds of students still learning in borrowed space
Five hundred and eighty-three students remain temporarily relocated to other schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which lashed Jamaica in October last year. The Category-5 hurricane was…
02 Feb, 2026
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Seiveright: Corporate MoBay’s relentless pressure key to post-Melissa recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, says sustained pressure from corporate Montego Bay was a critical factor in the rapid restoration…