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17 Nov, 2025
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St James Parish Court resumes operations today
The Judiciary of Jamaica is advising that the St James Parish Court will resume full operations today after being closed following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. It says Gun Court and Circuit…
17 Nov, 2025
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Digicel restoration stalled in Catherine Hall following equipment theft
Telecommunications company Digicel says restoration work on its network in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay has been stalled because of the actions of criminals. It says critical equipment was stolen…
17 Nov, 2025
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ECLAC to release study on impact of US tariffs on Latin America and the Caribbean
SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC -The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says it will on Wednesday release a study examining the impact of the United States tariff policy on Latin…
17 Nov, 2025
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Update | Alleged gunmen fatally shot by police in St Catherine identified
The police have identified the four men who were fatally shot during an alleged armed confrontation with cops last Wednesday along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine. They are 19-year-old Kemar…
17 Nov, 2025
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Jamaica calls for global support following Hurricane Melissa to "extend beyond sympathy'
Jamaica’s Minister of Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has welcomed the global outpouring of support after Hurricane Melissa but called for "solidarity to extend beyond sympathy”. Speaking at…
17 Nov, 2025
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NY Attorney General urges Trump administration to grant TPS to Jamaicans after Hurricane Melissa
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump Administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. …
17 Nov, 2025
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Four people charged in relation to theft of meat valued over $250,000
Four individuals have been charged in connection with the theft of 18 bags of meat from a restaurant on Lakes Pen Road, Portmore, St Catherine between October 20 and November 16.
17 Nov, 2025
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Grange confident Reggae Boyz will defeat Curaçao and qualify for World Cup
Sport Minister Olivia Grange is expressing confidence that the Reggae Boyz will be victorious over Curaçao at the National Stadium tomorrow and qualify for the World Cup. Nearly three decades after…
17 Nov, 2025
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Opposition continues to press for broad-based oversight mechanism for Hurricane Melissa recovery
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Phillip Paulwell, is intensifying his call for the Government to establish a broad-based national oversight mechanism to guide the…