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29 Sep, 2026
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Deputy clerk resigns amid ‘retaliatory’ environment at Parliament
Describing the treatment he faced during his two-year tenure in office as “retaliatory”, former Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Christopher Cowan has listed a series of concerns among the…
29 Sep, 2026
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Witness: Cop approached me amid Pathways siege
A policewoman whose gun was allegedly used by now-deceased church leader Kevin Smith to fire at police during a deadly October 2021 service, had reportedly approached a senior officer after members of…
29 Sep, 2026
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Holness pushes for faster, more strategic regulation in regional agriculture
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says bureaucracy is strangling agricultural investment in the Caribbean, requiring faster and more strategic regulation to help Jamaica and the region…
29 Sep, 2026
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Muschett High contemplating digitising library books after Hurricane Melissa experience
WESTERN BUREAU: Almost one year after Hurricane Melissa damaged library books and equipment at Muschett High School in Trelawny, the institution’s administration is considering digitising its…
29 Sep, 2026
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Overhaul Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, Green urges
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for an overhauling of the Caribbean’s agricultural transportation system, warning that the region cannot achieve food security if food…
28 Sep, 2026
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BACK TO SQUARE ONE.....Herbert Morrison faces uphill climb to restore student records, library
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James-based Herbert Morrison Technical High School is facing a significant challenge to recover past students’ records and library materials lost during the passage of the…
28 Sep, 2026
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School labs struggling to recover while students adapt
WESTERN BUREAU: Several high schools in western Jamaica are still working to restore their hurricane-ravaged laboratories, some of which were completely destroyed and lost valuable equipment last…
28 Sep, 2026
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POWERING UP AGAIN - Western schools looking towards solar installations post-Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: At least two western Jamaica high schools that were damaged during Hurricane Melissa last October are looking to expand the solar-power facilities they had prior to the category-5…
28 Sep, 2026
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‘Bouncing back better’ - Cove Primary transformed after Melissa’s blow
WESTERN BUREAU: A beaming Dr Michelle Pinnock last Thursday said she could now “thank God for Melissa” as a result of what has been created at Cove Primary in Hanover, pointing to the larger…