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Small Business Association calls on OUR to reject NWC’s “damaging” 51 per cent tariff hike request
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Small Business Association calls on OUR to reject NWC’s “damaging” 51 per cent tariff hike request
October 22 03:06 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has strongly voiced its opposition to the National Water Commission’s (NWC) newly ...
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CIJ opposes NWC’s proposed 51% tariff increase
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CIJ opposes NWC’s proposed 51% tariff increase
October 22 02:53 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Consumers Intervention of Jamaica (CIJ) is sharply opposing the National Water Commission’s (NWC) move to seek a massive 51 pe...
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YEA calls for balanced approach to NWC’s proposed 51% water rate increase
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YEA calls for balanced approach to NWC’s proposed 51% water rate increase
October 22 02:39 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for a balanced and consultative approach to the National Water Commi...
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Spice honoured with Philanthropist Award by her alma mater
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Spice honoured with Philanthropist Award by her alma mater
October 22 02:31 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Grace “Spice” Hamilton has been honoured with a Philanthropist Award by her alma mater, St Catherine High School...
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Rain-interrupted daCosta Cup matches resume Thursday
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Rain-interrupted daCosta Cup matches resume Thursday
October 22 02:01 PM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two ISSA daCosta Cup second-round matches abandoned due to heavy rain on Wednesday are set to resume Thursday, with the highly...
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Cops charged with unlawful wounding, assault following Indecom probes
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Cops charged with unlawful wounding, assault following Indecom probes
October 22 01:38 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two police constables have been charged in separate cases involving allegations of unlawful wounding and assault, following invest...
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Aviation Expo returns on November 7
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Aviation Expo returns on November 7
October 22 01:32 PM
The Aviation Expo, which debuted last year, returns on November 7 at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston. According to Celene Gordon, founder and dir...
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Jahmark takes aim with ‘No Sorry fi Maga Dog’
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Jahmark takes aim with ‘No Sorry fi Maga Dog’
October 22 01:26 PM
As Jamaica’s independence approached on August 6, roots singer Jahmark believed it was appropriate to release a ska song. That beat emerged just befor...
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Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
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Clifford Everald Warmington appointed ECJ Commissioner
February 4, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen has, on the advice of the Prime Minister Andrew Holness appointed Clifford Everald Warmington t...
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PM Andrew Holness lauds  Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
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PM Andrew Holness lauds Tavares-Finson for service as ECJ commissioner
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has noted the decision taken by Senator Tom Tavares-Finson to retire as a Commissioner of the Electo...
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
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Tavares-Finson retires as ECJ Commissioner
January 28, 2026
Tom Tavares-Finson, the Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has announced his retirement from ...
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
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Former ECJ chair Dorothy Pine-McLarty has died; Holness pays tribute
November 30, 2025
Dorothy Pine-McLarty, former chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), has died. A cause of death was not immediately available. Prime...
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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
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Election campaign financing reports due October 15
October 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica is reminding candidates and contributors involved in the September 3, 2025 General Election to...
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
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ECJ dismisses CAFFE’s claims of voter disenfranchisement
September 10, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has strongly rejected claims made by Citizens Action for Free & Fair Elections (CAFFE) t...
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
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24,461 names added to voters’ list
June 2, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) says a total of 24,461 names have been added to the national voters list published on Ma...
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
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PNP supports its representatives’ legal action against SJMC
May 1, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica— The People’s National Party (PNP) says it fully supports three of its St James standard-bearers who have filed for leave to apply f...
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
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Fitz-Henley says PNP and KSAMC caught engaging in organised criminality
Gov't senator calls for Campbell's resignation as ECJ commissioner
January 31, 2025
Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the People's National Party (PNP) secretariat and the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) ha...
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
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It’s now JLP seven, PNP six as ECJ contradicts EOJ
March 2, 2024
In a major embarrassment for Jamaica’s electoral authorities, the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has revised the final count for the Local Gove...
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Senator Wehby defends move to give ECJ ombudsman duties
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February 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Government Senator Don Wehby on Friday declared his support for a move to transfer the functions of the now defunct Office of the ...
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ECJ to assume role of political ombudsman as Gov’t uses majority to pass legislation
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February 6, 2024
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) will officially take over the functions of the Office of Political Ombudsman (OPO) ahead of the local govern...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Jamaica (YEA) is calling for a balanced and consultative approach to the National Water Commi...
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Spice honoured with Philanthropist Award by her alma mater
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall artiste Grace “Spice” Hamilton has been honoured with a Philanthropist Award by her alma mater, St Catherine High School...
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Rain-interrupted daCosta Cup matches resume Thursday
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Rain-interrupted daCosta Cup matches resume Thursday
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WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two ISSA daCosta Cup second-round matches abandoned due to heavy rain on Wednesday are set to resume Thursday, with the highly...
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