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07 Oct, 2026
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PSOJ urges water planning overhaul as drought threatens economy
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 group’s call comes as…
07 Oct, 2026
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Morris calls for informal settlements to be upgraded
WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Floyd Morris, the opposition spokesman on housing and sustainable living, is proposing that at least 30 per cent of the $11.4 billion annually extracted from the National…
07 Oct, 2026
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Solar power helps Amazon communities prepare for El Niño drought
SANTAREM, Brazil (AP): For the riverine community of Nova Sociedade, deep inside a protected area of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, the Arapiuns River is the only route to the outside world The Arapiuns…
07 Oct, 2026
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Students represent Jamaica at Robotics Olympics
An eight-member Jamaican robotics team is representing the island in South Korea at the 10th staging of the FIRST® Global Challenge, also known as the First Global Robotics Olympics, which starts…
07 Oct, 2026
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Tru-Juice 5K raises record $9.2m for hospital
The Tru-Juice 5K Run/Walk has raised a record $9.2 million for Linstead Public Hospital, the largest donation in the event’s 11-year history. The cheque was formally handed over during a ceremony at…
07 Oct, 2026
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Drought conditions affecting water supply in sections of Manchester
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that some customers in Manchester are experiencing low pressure or no water supply due to drought conditions impacting operations at its Moravia…
07 Oct, 2026
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Businesswoman, fisherman freed in Old Harbour Bay gun case
Two of four persons who were held in connection with the seizure of three illegal guns in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, were freed in the High Court Division of the Gun Court on Tuesday. Those freed…
07 Oct, 2026
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Phillips urges Vaz to act on ride-hailing concerns
Opposition Spokesperson on Transport Mikael Phillips says the Opposition stands in solidarity with members of the transport sector whose businesses are being affected and whose livelihoods are…
07 Oct, 2026
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Bar operator robbed and shot by gunmen posing as customers in Old Harbour
A woman was robbed and shot several times by gunmen who posed as customers at her bar in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Tuesday. She has been hospitalised. The police report that about 11:30 a.m., the…