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The newest members of the Order of Jamaica (from left) Christopher Zacca; Daryl Vaz; Duane Smith (representing his father Derrick Smith); Maxine Henry-Wilson; and Richard Byles, at the National Honours and Awards Investiture Ceremony held yesterday on the
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Honourable finale - Vaz believes OJ membership perfectly timed to cap public service career

Certain that he is in the twilight of his political career, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said his appointment to the Order of Jamaica (OJ) was perfectly timed and a fitting way to cap his life in…
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon (centre) is flanked by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force from St James, (from left) Constable Horace Bryan, Corporal Oral Johnson, Constable Fabian Rose, Sergeant Ricardo Lattibeaudiere, Detective Corporal Ronald
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One tyre between life and death - Six policemen honoured for daring Hurricane Melissa rescue

WESTERN BUREAU: Three tyres were already hanging over the edge of a gully. A fourth, caught against a concrete kerb, was all that stood between Police Constable Horace Bryan, a terrified 75-year-old…
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau greets Works and Infrastructure Minister Jearlean John at the August opening of Ibis Steel Company at Point Lisas, Trinidad, on the site of the former ArcelorMittal steel plant.
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US$340m Caribbean push - Blake urges greater focus on resilience in the United States’ regional investment plan

The Trump administration says it is investing more than US$340 million in the Caribbean following talks with CARICOM countries at a US-Caribbean Dialogue hosted by the State Department on Friday. The…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon (seated centre) in a photo-op with several of the awardees who were honoured during St James’ National Heroes Day Civic and Awards Ceremony in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, yesterday, held under this year’s theme ‘R
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MoBay mayor urges St James residents to uphold resilience post-Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Melissa’s devastating impact on western Jamaica, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is urging residents of St James to continually embody…
The Mico University College.
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More men needed in classrooms

Custos of Kingston Steadman Fuller wants to see more men enrolled at his alma mater, The Mico University College, and ultimately standing at the front of Jamaica’s classrooms, helping to shape the…
A. J. Nicholson
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Nicholson calls for CCJ judges to end ‘public bickering’

(CMC): Former Jamaica Attorney General A. J. Nicholson has told judges of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) that “public bickering” must be shunned. Nicholson said it was never the…
Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency.
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CUSTOMS EYES SPEED - Customs steps up tech for faster clearance, fewer port crowds to ease Christmas rush

With less than a month before the busy end-of-year activities at the country’s ports get into high gear, Commissioner of Jamaica Customs Kirk Benjamin said the state body is pushing its express…
Constable Devoney Rose.
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‘They are heroes’ - PM, Opposition salute slain cops; Holness vows continued pressure on criminal networks

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has pledged full state support to intensify police operations targeting high-risk criminals and their networks, following the death of two lawmen he has hailed as…
Sargassum piling up on the South Haven beach in St Thomas.
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No access, no point - Wilmot fears beach development may dispossess public at South Haven

For Jamaica’s public beaches, development of restroom facilities, eateries and other amenities can allow for greater enjoyment of the beloved natural resource. But as communities grapple with the…