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Heroy Clarke (right), the sole nominee for the Jamaica Labour Party’s deputy leadership of Area Council Four, receives the party’s symbolic bell from outgoing deputy leader J.C. Hutchinson after his nomination at Sunday’s Area Council Four meeting at
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Clarke says local polls key to JLP’s fourth-term bid

WESTERN BUREAU: Heroy Clarke, the sole nominee for the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leadership of Area Council Four, said the road to a fourth term in government runs through the 2028 local…
Michael Troupe (centre), councillor for the Granville division in the St James Municipal Corporation, addresses the monthly meeting of the corporation last Thursday. Also pictured are Martin Kellier (left), councillor for the Welcome Hall division, and Ker
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St James councillors bemoan inconsistent garbage collection

WESTERN BUREAU: The issue of inadequate garbage collection again took centre stage at last Thursday’s sitting of the St James Municipal Corporation, where several councillors lamented the inconsistent…
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Finding her formula - Roxanne Francis’ journey to a PhD in mathematics

Long before she understood what a career in mathematics might entail, Dr Roxanne Francis had already added it to her list of possibilities. At eight years old, while attending St Ann’s Bay Primary…
Jamaica Fire Brigade Superintendent O’Neil Henry, in charge of operations at the brigade’s St James division, presenting the Fire Brigade report during the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on October 8.
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St James fire superintendent calls for joint road safety initiative

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Oneil Henry, who heads the St James branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is urging the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) and other stakeholders to work with…
Allison Richards, business development officer and trainer at the Bureau of Standards Jamaica, guides participants through an interactive exercise during the inaugural Restaurant Food Safety Excellence programme, delivered through the Quality Institute in
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BSJ, Best Dressed Chicken launch restaurant food-safety programme

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), through its Quality Institute, has partnered with The Best Dressed Chicken to promote stronger food-safety practices across Jamaica’s restaurant sector through…
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PwC study: AI adoption outpaces workplace training

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is creating a new divide in the workplace, with employees who use the technology regularly reporting greater confidence and career prospects, while…
Senior Director at the National Gallery of Jamaica Dr Nadine Boothe-Gooden (left) joins author and philanthropist Dawn Smikle in displaying her book titled ‘Grace Beyond Brokenness ‘, during Sunday’s Legal Deposit Day Celebration at the Ministry of
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Publishers urged to deposit works with National Library

A call has been made for Jamaica’s publishers and creative professionals to deposit their work with the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) to help preserve the country’s documentary heritage. Culture,…
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Gunman kills at least four people in shooting after South Africa memorial service

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A gunman fired on a group of mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring three others, police said…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
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Update | Two men in Bog Walk Gorge floodgate case freed due to absent witnesses

The two St Catherine men who were charged in 2022 for forcibly removing the padlock from a floodgate in the Bog Walk Gorge have been freed due to the absence of witnesses in the case. Forty-year-old…