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19 Oct, 2026
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Criminal networks threaten the Amazon
BOGOTA (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a UN conference in Vienna starting Monday. More than a…
19 Oct, 2026
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Attorney general warns of shortages in criminal law, legislative drafting
BRIDGETOWN, CMC – Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams says a shortage of legislative drafters is hampering the government’s legislative programme, while a shortage of criminal defence lawyers is adding…
19 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | A clear moral compass
I get it. NaRRA is the mechanism of getting around a sluggish public sector. Take on all the big projects, relegate the expensive MDAs to serve as maintenance crews. Melissa relief will get some…
19 Oct, 2026
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Christopher Burgess | Drought resilience by fixing NWC’s finances
The recent light rains may bring marginal relief, but they should not lull us into believing Jamaica is drought-resilient. Jamaica’s water security and the National Water Commission’s (NWC’s) finances…
19 Oct, 2026
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Pope Leo tells faithful he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalised for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans…
19 Oct, 2026
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Mendacious mid-term merry-go-round
THE EDITOR, Madam: For what seems like forever, all forms of media that I follow have been predicting the outcome of the US congressional midterm elections due on November 3. Every commentator and…
19 Oct, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Break the silence on domestic violence
THE EDITOR, Madam: Every person deserves to feel safe at home. Yet, for survivors of domestic violence, home can be a place of fear and intimidation. Jamaica must strengthen advocacy, community…
19 Oct, 2026
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When rules get in the way of development
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamone Lyle’s eligibility controversy should prompt ISSA, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and Jamaica Premier League stakeholders to review whether our rules support young…
19 Oct, 2026
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