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LMAJ urges members to follow law amid JP arrest
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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ) says it is reminding justices of the peace and specifically members of the ass...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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MINNA, Nigeria (AFP) — Some 130 Nigerian Catholic school pupils were handed over to state authorities on Monday, a day after the government said it ha...
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda,  says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Marlie Mount Primary and Infant School in St Catherine has reached out to two primary schools in St Elizabeth with relief supp...
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A British teenager who was pardoned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after he was jailed in Dubai for having a sexual relationship with...
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Bartlett heads to London for Jamaica Travel Market 2025
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett departed the island on Tuesday for London, England, where he will participate in a series of hig...
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Several hundred people marched on Sunday in London to demand Hamas release the Israeli hostages held by the Palestinia...
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LONDON, England — Owen Gray, the Ska singer who helped introduce Jamaican music to the United Kingdom, died here on Sunday at age 86. His daughter, An...
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London, United Kingdom (AFP)—Ride-hailing firm Uber will launch self-driving taxis in London next year when England trials new driverless services, th...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica are through to the final of the Unity Cup in London after outscoring Caribbean neighbours Trinidad and Tobago 3-2 in the s...
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett has arrived in London to lead Jamaica’s delegation at the 2024 World Travel Market (WTM) sched...
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UTech student from western Jamaica awarded nursing scholarship
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A final-year University of Technology (UTech) nursing student from western Jamaica was awarded a US$1,000 scholarship from the Jam...
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