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05 Sep, 2026
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Top US docs offer updated flu, COVID vax recommendations
Leading US medical groups are urging people to get updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, banding together Wednesday to issue shot guidelines – and highlight the science behind them – saying…
04 Sep, 2026
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‘Drop iN THE bucket’
Describing the Government’s allocation for water trucking to schools as “a good first drop in the bucket”, Anniona Jones, president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools…
04 Sep, 2026
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Probe ordered after engineer fatally crushed on MoBay Perimeter Road project
WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has ordered a full investigation into the death of 58-year-old Clifton Archibald James, who was crushed by a truck while working on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road…
04 Sep, 2026
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Water at last - Essex Valley irrigation nears finish
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says farmers in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, should begin receiving irrigation water by the end of September, as the Government moves to complete a…
04 Sep, 2026
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Crafting a comeback - Old Fort gets $53.5m makeover
WESTERN BUREAU: Vendors at the Old Fort Craft Market on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James, are hailing the $53.5-million rehabilitation of the facility. Their president, Marylin Falconer,…
04 Sep, 2026
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Imported imitations put local artisans under siege
WESTERN BUREAU: Chairman of the National Craft Council, Delano Seiveright, is warning that imported products imitating Jamaican cultural symbols and designs are putting local artisans at an unfair…
04 Sep, 2026
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Pipe after dark - Munroe Road-Wellington Drive project moving to night-time operations
The pipeline upgrading works from Munroe Road to Wellington Drive are shifting to night-time operations, with the corridor closing almost entirely on Sundays to allow for up to 24-hour construction.…
04 Sep, 2026
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NPSC revamps parenting support strategy as survey reveals growing disconnect from children
A newly released national survey has revealed a troubling decline in parent-child relationships in Jamaica, prompting the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) to intensify efforts aimed at…
03 Sep, 2026
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Drunk in class - One in 10 students report going to school inebriated or under influence of drugs, survey finds
Jamaica’s classrooms are facing an unsettling challenge, with one in every 10 high-school students reporting that they have gone to school drunk, while a similar proportion say they have turned up…