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06 Oct, 2026
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PSOJ urges national reset on water security amid worsening drought
Worsening drought conditions have prompted the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) to call for an urgent "national reset" in the country's water planning. The business…
06 Oct, 2026
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Education Ministry committed to ensuring safe learning environments
National Coordinator for Safety and Security in Schools, Richard Troupe, says the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is committed to preventing bullying in schools and ensuring safe…
06 Oct, 2026
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Paramount completes takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance
CHICAGO (AP) – It's official: Skydance-owned Paramount closed its US$81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant. The merger brings two of…
06 Oct, 2026
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Colombia’s president offers support to military veterans extradited to US over Haitian leader’s killing
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella offered legal assistance Tuesday to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian…
06 Oct, 2026
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Denham Town High mourns death of student killed in house fire
Students and staff of Denham Town High School in Kingston have been plunged into mourning following the loss of 11-year-old Jaydon Whyte, who died in a fire on Tuesday morning, a day before his 12th…
06 Oct, 2026
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Pakistan provides fuel aid to over nine million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government has provided fuel subsidies to more than nine million low-income people as the US-Iran war drives up energy prices, officials said Tuesday. Rising petrol and…
06 Oct, 2026
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Dean Jones | Homes up. Jobs where?
Jamaica is building a new north coast. Thousands of homes are rising across St Mary, St Ann, Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland. Gated communities are spreading, apartment developments are…
06 Oct, 2026
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Strong El Niño could lead to impactful drought as well as humid heat over the next three months
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) Tuesday said that during the second half of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and the transition out of the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Jim Bakker, who lost his ‘PTL Club’ televangelism empire in sex and money scandals, dies at 86
Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his first wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and financial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died…