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07 Oct, 2026
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Opposition cites law in push for public property to house NaRRA
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) is demanding full transparency from the Government over its selection of a headquarters for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
07 Oct, 2026
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Court delays first hearing of Wheatley’s challenge to IC prosecution
The first hearing of Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley’s challenge against the Integrity Commission’s (IC) decision to prosecute him for alleged illicit enrichment and other corruption-related…
07 Oct, 2026
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Attorney calls for land court to address mounting disputes
WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Gloria Brownand is calling for a specialised land court to tackle Jamaica’s growing backlog of property disputes, arguing that cases involving the country’s most…
07 Oct, 2026
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Thieves targeting solar energy systems in Hanover
WESTERN BUREAU: Thieves wreaking havoc across Hanover are zeroing in on solar systems, with the Hopewell Sports and Community Centre, the Sandy Bay Health Centre, and Cousins Cove Primary School all…
07 Oct, 2026
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Bartlett pushes visitor-backed fund to protect Caribbean tourism
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is proposing a visitor-backed fund to help protect the Caribbean’s tourism industry from future shocks. The proposed Caribbean Tourism…
07 Oct, 2026
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Falmouth Hospital to benefit from $21m Island Challenge fundraiser
The paediatric and neonatal unit at Falmouth Public General Hospital is set to receive critical medical equipment following the successful completion of the Sandals Foundation Island Challenge, which…
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…