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30 Mar, 2026
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Extending Highway 2000 without strategy risks is extending the problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to question the Government’s intention to extend Highway 2000 from Williamsfield to Montego Bay – not in opposition to development, but in the interest of smarter, more…
30 Mar, 2026
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JCF’s Agricultural Protection Branch enhances capacity
Since its establishment last June 2025, the Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has grown to over 100 trained professionals, including 22 newly minted district…
30 Mar, 2026
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Yoga for holistic well-being
At a time when many people feel are stressed, or simply out of balance, Ananda Marga Jamaica is offering something simple and practical – free yoga and relaxation sessions open to the public.
30 Mar, 2026
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Case for close-in-age exception in child diversion act review
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) last week made oral submissions before the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Child Diversion Act, advancing key recommendations to strengthen…
30 Mar, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | Of dying and rising
In this mystical season where it appears that evil and death prevail then life, abundant life, eternal life, is restored, let us pause and re-examine our human purposes. What do Jamaicans really want…
30 Mar, 2026
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Lloyd Barnett | Safeguarding the franchise
An essential requirement of democracy is that the government must be a government by the people. This means that those who govern must truly have been selected by the people. In this connection,…
29 Mar, 2026
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Two charged over Kingston shooting
Two men have been charged in connection with a shooting incident along Blount Street in Denham Town, downtown Kingston, last week. Charged are Akeem Edwards, 27, a construction worker of Race Course…
29 Mar, 2026
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Son appeals for help as mother with Alzheimer’s missing in St Andrew
A 74-year-old woman believed to be in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease has been reported missing after she left her home in Mona Commons, Papine, St Andrew, early Sunday, the family says. She…
29 Mar, 2026
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Teen killed in St Ann crash
A 19-year-old man was killed in a crash along the AGR Byfield main road in St Ann on Saturday. The incident came amid police report of an overall decline in road deaths so far this year. The…