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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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House pays tribute to late MP Hyacinth Knight
The House of Representatives paused on Tuesday to pay tribute to late Member of Parliament (MP) Hyacinth Knight, hailing the revered public servant for her years of national service following her…
06 Oct, 2026
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Murder rate down 24 per cent as Jamaica records 407 homicides so far this year
Jamaica’s murder rate has fallen by 24 per cent, with 407 homicides recorded so far this year, as of Tuesday morning, down from 534 during the same period last year. The update was given by National…
06 Oct, 2026
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Calls for more training, better support for teachers
A call is being made for greater investment in teacher training institutions, with Dr Ashburn Pinnock, president of The Mico University College, arguing that while teacher preparation is evolving, it…
06 Oct, 2026
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Reid trial rolls on despite lawyers’ absence
A judge on Monday did not allow the absence of defence attorney Hugh Wildman to delay the resumption of the oft-delayed fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman is the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Confession under scrutiny in Pathways trial
The evidentiary phase of the Pathways murder trial is currently on pause as Justice Leighton Pusey considers whether to admit a caution statement containing a reported confession by accused Andre…
06 Oct, 2026
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Bartlett wants ALEX to become a regional platform
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett want Jamaica’s Agricultural Linkages Exchange (ALEX) to be expanded into a Caribbean-wide platform as part of a broader push to build a regional…
06 Oct, 2026
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Former JC footballer pens novels to give Denham Town a voice
Former Jamaica College (JC) Manning Cup footballer Alton Allen has travelled a long way from the streets of Denham Town where he grew up, but nearly three decades after leaving Jamaica for the United…
06 Oct, 2026
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SDC expands girls’ hygiene programme to second school
Four months after launching ‘It’s a Girl’s Thing’, a programme focused on adolescent hygiene and personal care, the St Thomas office of the Social Development Commission (SDC) has expanded the…