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29 Oct, 2026
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Project Hope was one of the heroes of the Hurricane Melissa response
Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica last October, leaving widespread devastation and dislocation in its wake, one of the first international organisations to respond was the…
29 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | Whose power? Cabinet or NSC?
Section 69 (1) of Jamaica’s Constitution establishes a Cabinet and gives the prime minister the power to name its members. The following subsection gives the Cabinet responsibility for “ the general…
29 Oct, 2026
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Basil Jarrett | Cyber resilience : Why the next banking war will be fought over trust
For some time now, October has been recognised internationally as World Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a global effort to encourage people, companies and governments to take online security seriously.…
29 Oct, 2026
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SSP Diaries | Monarchies and relevance
The existence of monarchies seems more prevalent in Africa and Europe today. They are the subject of many questions pertaining to their relevance to society and the support received from the public…
29 Oct, 2026
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Pope to meet with survivors of clergy abuse during upcoming trip to LATAM
ROME (AP): Pope Leo XIV will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his upcoming trip to Latin America (LATAM), which will take the American pope to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, the Vatican…
29 Oct, 2026
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Tourism rebounds but recovery remains unfinished
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry has rebounded sharply from Hurricane Melissa, but hoteliers warn that recovery remains far from complete one year later, despite about 90 per cent of the…
29 Oct, 2026
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Hanover still struggling to recover
Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica last October, Hanover was among the parishes hardest hit. Homes, farms and critical infrastructure were extensively damaged, and in some…