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June 15 08:46 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While welcoming recent comments by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton indicating that Jamaica is exploring restrictions on chil...
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June 15 08:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The management of Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has assured the public that efforts are underway to address problems with malfunc...
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June 15 07:43 AM
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran and the United States (US) have reached an agreement to end nearly four months of war, paving the way for detailed negotiati...
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June 15 07:32 AM
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — "Dangerous gaps" remain in efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 180 people in the Democratic Rep...
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June 15 07:27 AM
Thirty-one years after it was first released commercially, Boombastic, the title track from Shaggy's third studio album, has now been certified 2x pla...
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June 15 07:25 AM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Children under 16 will be banned from using social media in the United Kingdom (UK), Prime Minister Keir Starmer announ...
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Samuda says charcoal burners doing more damage than commercial developments
June 15 12:30 AM
The real mangrove threat
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JN Life head warns men’s health neglect could cost Jamaica billions
June 15 12:28 AM
‘A burden the country cannot afford’
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June 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda is set to travel to Mombasa and Kilifi counties in Kenya from June ...
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June 10, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it accepts the findings of the Auditor General’s Performance Audit Report on the National Water Commission’s (...
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June 8, 2026
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says full restoration can be expected by Tuesday for the 2,000 National Water Commission (NWC) customers still without s...
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June 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica – As at 2:00 pm Saturday, roughly 65,000 customers representing 12 per cent of the National Water Commission’s (NWC) total customer ...
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June 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has called for increased financing, technology transfer, capaci...
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May 22, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica – Residents of Stepney and surrounding communities in St Ann are set to benefit from a rainwater catchment tank to be constructed, f...
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May 5, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda, on Monday launched the “Books for Babies” initiative at the St Ann's Bay...
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May 3, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Non-revenue water (NRW) is “a crisis” that Jamaica must fix with alacrity, according to the Minister of Water, Environment and Cli...
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May 2, 2026
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is currently advancing a Master Plan for the popular Hellshire beach, with a target of completion ...
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April 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, conducted a viewing on Wednesday of potable water pipes and fit...
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April 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Three standardised 12-metre battery-electric buses will be deployed across the University of Technology, Caribbean Maritime Universi...
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April 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—With US$50 million secured through the Green Climate Fund, Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, is des...
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April 28, 2026
The development and passage of climate change legislation will mark a significant step in strengthening Jamaica’s governance framework, according to t...
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April 26, 2026
ST ANN, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann North East, Matthew Samuda, has commended the Universal Service Fund (USF) for what he described as ...
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April 24, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet Minister Matthew Samuda has thrown his support behind the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA...
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March 1, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) has endorsed the Government’s plans to enhance the island’s water storage and distributi...
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February 2, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says the protection of wetlands is critical to achieving the co...
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January 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government will be embarking on Operation RE-LEAF and phase two of the National Tree Planting Initiative (NTPI2), as part of e...
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January 13, 2026
The damage to Jamaica’s forests by Hurricane Melissa was between 76 per cent and 100 per cent in some areas, according to Minister with responsibility...
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December 22, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says Jamaica is leveraging its international partnerships and ...
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December 11, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for the Environment, Matthew Samuda, has warned the international community that time is running out ...
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December 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former United States President Bill Clinton is currently in Jamaica. Observer Online understands that Clinton flew over the island...
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June 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — While welcoming recent comments by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton indicating that Jamaica is exploring restrictions on chil...
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June 15, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The management of Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) has assured the public that efforts are underway to address problems with malfunc...
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June 15, 2026
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran and the United States (US) have reached an agreement to end nearly four months of war, paving the way for detailed negotiati...
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June 15, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — "Dangerous gaps" remain in efforts to rein in an Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 180 people in the Democratic Rep...
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June 15, 2026
Thirty-one years after it was first released commercially, Boombastic, the title track from Shaggy's third studio album, has now been certified 2x pla...
