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Updated 4 minutes ago
by Janet Silvera
Dream Weekend expects up to 30,000 visitors to Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU:
Despite reduced hotel capacity following Hurricane Melissa, Dream Entertainment expects up to 30,000 visitors to descend on Montego Bay for this year's Dream Weekend, betting…
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by Albert Ferguson
STETHS to get Jamaica's first high school mechatronics and robotics lab
WESTERN BUREAU:
In addition to its traditional offerings, come September, St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) will expand its technical and vocational curriculum to include robotics, music…
Updated 50 minutes ago
by Albert Ferguson
CARE Fund to target mental health and other social issues
WESTERN BUREAU:
Dr Kimorley Humphrey, the principal director of the Ministry of Health and Wellness' Community Action for Rewarding Engagement (CARE) Fund, wants community organisations to…
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by Tanesha Mundle
BUSTED - Five Jamaicans charged in big US sweepstakes fraud scheme
Five Jamaicans are among six people indicted in the United States (US) over an alleged multimillion-dollar sweepstakes fraud scheme that prosecutors say primarily targeted elderly Americans across the…
Updated 23 hours ago
by Mickalia Kington
NCDA concerned over increase in ganja among minors out west
Western Bureau:
More children in Westmoreland have been referred to the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the first five months of this year than in any complete year since at least 2023,…
Updated 13 hours ago
Jamaica and Guyana to explore housing solutions
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Thursday said his country and Guyana would explore ways to work together on housing development.
Updated 13 hours ago
Fatal police shooting in Quarry Hill, Spanish Town, INDECOM investigating
A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged shoot-out in the community of Quarry Hill in Spanish Town, St Catherine this morning.
Updated 12 hours ago
Wellington: STETHS will not tolerate violence, safety remains a priority
Keith Wellington, the principal of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), says that students who threaten the safety of others will not be welcomed at the institution, which was recently rocked…
Updated 12 hours ago
$390 million allocated for road repairs in Northern Trelawny under SPARK programme
Some $390 million is to be spent to undertake rehabilitation work on three roadways in northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network…