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15 Aug, 2026
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Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season
WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
14 Aug, 2026
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'I prefer to die' - 75-y-o man, wife, kids face eviction from family land after 41 years
An elderly St Elizabeth man is appealing for the intervention of Justice Minister Delroy Chuck after a court ordered him to vacate land he has lived on for 41 years by Sunday, insisting that he is not…
14 Aug, 2026
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Petrojam worker faces charges in alleged ammo-selling ring
An employee of the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam has been arrested and charged by the police arising from allegations that he was part of a ring that illegally sold bullets and gun parts for…
14 Aug, 2026
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JCA says two tonnes of cocaine, plus ganja seized at KFTL
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) said last week’s seizure of drugs at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) was its largest drug seizure since the start of the year. More than two tonnes of…
14 Aug, 2026
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Use law to halt demolitions, Cousins urges Gov’t
WESTERN BUREAU: Lothan Cousins, the opposition spokesman on land, is calling on the Government to invoke a decades-old law to halt any further demolition of homes at Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, arguing…
14 Aug, 2026
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Golding wants inquiry into enforcement of land rights
WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding is calling for a national inquiry into how land rights are enforced against vulnerable Jamaicans, arguing that the demolition of homes at Cooper’s Pen,…
14 Aug, 2026
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Bee farmers urged to rear queens to get over Melissa’s sting
WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers who still have working equipment after Hurricane Melissa are being encouraged to focus specifically on rearing queen bees in order to fast-track the restoration of Jamaica’s…
14 Aug, 2026
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CVC: Teach youth social media’s benefits, pitfalls
Ivan Cruickshank, executive director of the Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), is calling for a wide-ranging educational campaign on social media use targeting young people as the…
13 Aug, 2026
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Tremor terror - Jamaican recounts tale of escaping devastating Colombia earthquake
A Jamaican man who found himself caught in the grip of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia says chaos erupted in the stairwell of the 17-storey hotel where he was staying, as panicked guests rushed…