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18 Oct, 2026
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Access granted
A tribunal has ordered the government’s principal training agency to hand over the full, unredacted and authenticated minutes of all board meetings held between 2020 and 2023 to the attorneys for a…
18 Oct, 2026
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Discipline with compassion
Alston High School in Clarendon starts early for Andre Wellington. As dean of discipline, he is at the gate supervising searches, checking uniforms and grooming, logging infractions and calling…
18 Oct, 2026
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A brief history of literacy in Jamaica
Education under the Spanish The Spanish arrived in Jamaica in 1494, and settled the island in 1510. They were known to establish colonies of settlement in those territories which were a priority…
18 Oct, 2026
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From intern to industry mentor
More than two decades after entering Red Stripe as an intern, spirits consultant Teika Samuda is using her experience to open doors for Jamaica’s next generation of bartenders. Over the next two…
18 Oct, 2026
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Child shot in St Catherine gun battle remains critical but stable – Blake
Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake says the child who was shot during a gun battle between members of the security forces and criminals in St Catherine on Friday was seriously injured but remains…
18 Oct, 2026
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‘Take weh yourselves’: Holness orders intensified operations after deadly St Catherine gun battle
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has ordered the security forces to immediately escalate targeted operations against criminals, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against organised crime. The…
18 Oct, 2026
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Opposition mourns deaths of cops shot in St Catherine gunfight
The Opposition says it is deeply saddened by the deaths of two policemen and the injury of a 10-year-old girl during a security operation in St Catherine on Friday. The deceased officers have been…
18 Oct, 2026
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Man shot dead while buying bag juice in Portmore
The police in Portmore, St Catherine are probing the killing of a man who was gunned down in his Watson Grove community in the municipality on Saturday night. He has been identified as 34-year-old…
18 Oct, 2026
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Jamaican, Haitian nationals among 16 charged with election-related offences in US
WASHINGTON, CMC – Two Jamaicans and a Haitian are among 16 immigrants charged in the United States with election-related offences, including illegally voting in federal elections and falsely claiming…