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03 Oct, 2026
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Insurance companies pushing to clear backlog of Melissa related claims -- IAJ
Forty-nine per cent of US dollar-denominated insurance claims related to Hurricane Melissa were fully settled and paid up to the end of September this year, the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ)…
03 Oct, 2026
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White ex-cop who killed unarmed Black man in his apartment she mistook for her own granted parole after serving 7 years
A white former Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own has been granted parole after serving seven years of her ten-year prison sentence. …
02 Oct, 2026
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Guilty as charged
WESTERN BUREAU: Doujon Griffiths, who was on trial in the United States (US) for the murder of fellow Montegonian Massania Malcolm and her one-year-old daughter, Jordania Reid, was found guilty…
02 Oct, 2026
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JMDA: Doctors to provide emergency services only today
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) says doctors will provide only emergency services in the public-health system from 8:00 am today, as the association steps up pressure on the Industrial…
02 Oct, 2026
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Beach stays open - Court grants injunction preserving public access at Little Dunn’s River until lawsuit decision; UDC signals intent to appeal
A judge has granted an injunction giving the public unrestricted access to Little Dunn’s River Beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann, until a lawsuit over access to the popular recreational area is decided. The…
02 Oct, 2026
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Jamaica confident in value Ghanaian nurses will bring to health sector
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government and the people of Jamaica are confident in the work and expertise that the Ghanaian nurses will bring…
02 Oct, 2026
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Worker killed in crane accident at Sangster airport on his 58th birthday
WESTERN BUREAU – A maintenance worker was killed in a freak accident at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday morning after parts of a crane he was operating…
02 Oct, 2026
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OUR urges stronger coordination, long-term planning for water sector
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) is calling for stronger coordination, long-term planning and accountable investment across Jamaica’s water sector, warning that these measures are critical to…
02 Oct, 2026
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Painter gets life sentence for murder of Paulwell’s daughter and her mother
The Kingston painter who pleaded guilty to being involved in the abduction and killing of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna Patterson, was on Friday…