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The scene of an accident on the Montego Bay Bypass project near Granville, St James, where engineer Clifton James was crushed to death by a truck yesterday morning.
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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…
Sonel Telemaque (left) wipes sweat from his brow while installing a new air conditioning unit alongside Brian Hermosillo during record-breaking heat on March 19 in Tempe, Arizona.
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Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost

Cooling from air conditioning saves lives – more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone – but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say. As the world warms,…
Woodhead reservoir is visible amid a drought near Manchester, England, August 13.
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Study finds climate change is strengthening El Niños

A new study suggests that El Niños, the natural climatic chaos agents that appear periodically and drive up global temperatures, are becoming stronger because of human-caused climate change. El Niños…
Earl Jarrett, chief executive officer of the JN Group, speaks with participants in the Valda Mae Cares Foundation’s (VMCF) NextGen Leadership Programme during their visit to the JN Group Corporate Offices in New Kingston recently.
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Youth gain leadership, career exposure through JN Group

Eight young Jamaican participants in the United States-based Valda Mae Cares Foundation’s (VMCF) NextGen Leadership Programme gained practical exposure to leadership, business and professional…
State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information and Member of Parliament for Manchester Central Rhoda Moy Crawford, shares a photo opportunity with students from her constituency as they display tablets received during the Univer
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630 PEP students receive tablets under USF programme

Some 630 high-performing students in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations have received tablets under the Universal Service Fund’s (USF) Connect-a-Child Programme. The students, drawn…
David Wilson, secretary of the Essex Valley Farmers Benevolent Society.
Published 2 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Essex Valley farmers ready to combat food security challenges

WESTERN BUREAU: Farmers in Essex Valley, St Elizabeth, have welcomed the Government’s latest investment in the farming belt. However, they say the real test is whether the resources being provided can…
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew
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PM in good spirits as doctors continue evaluations

BASSETERRE (CMC): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says he remains in “good spirits” and in stable condition as doctors in South Florida continue to assess his health following…
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright meets with Venezuelan acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday.
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Citizens view US stake in oil reserves as a surrender

CARACAS (AP): Nothing has shaped what it means to be Venezuelan today more than oil. For more than 100 years, in good times and bad, Venezuelans’ identity has been built around the belief that their…
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Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

NEW YORK (AP): Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the…