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01 Oct, 2026
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Drought drains 107 water systems
With more than 100 water systems impacted by the ongoing drought, the National Water Commission (NWC) is making a renewed call for customers to conserve water. The appeal was made by Dr Phillippa…
01 Oct, 2026
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Integrity Commission recommends reprimand for PNP councillor over wife’s application to rent space at Ocho Rios Transportation Centre
Director of Investigations at the Integrity Commission (IC) Kevon Stephenson has accused People’s National Party Councillor for the Beecher Town Division in St Ann, Ian Bell, of breaching conflict of…
01 Oct, 2026
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St Catherine woman arrested in fatal stabbing of child’s father
A St Catherine woman suspected of fatally stabbing her child’s father has been arrested in connection with the incident. The deceased has been identified as 64-year-old Fitzroy Williams, a labourer…
01 Oct, 2026
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Policeman charged for assaulting man during arrest to pay $100,000 in compensation
A policeman who assaulted a man near a bus stop at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine has agreed to pay the man $100,000 in compensation. The agreement was reached in the St Catherine Parish…
01 Oct, 2026
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4-H Clubs to invest $20 million in gardens at four western infant schools
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is to invest approximately $20 million in four model gardens at infant schools in western Jamaica, with support from the CHASE Fund, as part of an effort to cultivate an interest…
01 Oct, 2026
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Health ministry urges Jamaicans to make oral health an everyday priority
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is encouraging Jamaicans to make oral health a part of their daily routine as the country observes Oral Health Month in October. This year’s observance is being…
01 Oct, 2026
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KC: Investigation found students in viral stairwell video were trying to save, not harm, grade 7 boy
Kingston College (KC) has officially condemned the vilification of two students who were reportedly trying to help a seventh-grade student seen dangling from a stairwell in a recent video circulating…
01 Oct, 2026
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JMDA presses IDT for ruling as doctors’ deadline looms
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) is again calling on the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to deliver its long-awaited ruling in the dispute over overtime payments, as the association…
01 Oct, 2026
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Church leaders challenge BOJ cheque phase-out
Two church leaders are taking the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to court, accusing the central bank of overstepping its legal authority and breaching Jamaicans’ constitutional right to equitable treatment in…