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Allen calls for answers over conditions at Cornwall Regional Hospital
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Allen calls for answers over conditions at Cornwall Regional Hospital
April 25 05:51 PM
ST JAMES, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St James Central, Janice Allen, is calling for urgent accountability from health autho...
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PNPYO rejects NaRRA Bill, urges stronger oversight
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PNPYO rejects NaRRA Bill, urges stronger oversight
April 25 05:43 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organization (PNPYO) is rejecting the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority ...
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Peterkin calls for reopening of Maryland-Woodford main road after landslide
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Peterkin calls for reopening of Maryland-Woodford main road after landslide
April 25 05:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Andrew East Rural, Patrick Peterkin, is calling on the National Works Agency (NWA) ...
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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Iran talks in Pakistan
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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Iran talks in Pakistan
April 25 04:56 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had ordered his envoys not to travel to Pakistan for peace ...
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Caribbean hits 95 per cent childhood vaccination target
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Caribbean hits 95 per cent childhood vaccination target
April 25 04:48 PM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Childhood vaccination coverage across the Caribbean has reached the 95 per cent regional target, rising from 92 per cent in...
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Caribbean diaspora in NY ‘heartbroken’ over passing of Jamaican-born community board chair
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Caribbean diaspora in NY ‘heartbroken’ over passing of Jamaican-born community board chair
April 25 04:43 PM
NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in Brooklyn, New York, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Rodrick F Daley, the...
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US allows Venezuela to pay for Maduro legal team
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US allows Venezuela to pay for Maduro legal team
April 25 04:41 PM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States (US) will allow Venezuela to pay for Nicolas Maduro's legal defence, a court filing showed, lifting ...
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Trinidadian cop, two others charged in police station attack
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Trinidadian cop, two others charged in police station attack
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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Three men, including a municipal police officer, have been charged with the murder of acting Corporal Anuska Eversley ...
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Peterkin calls for reopening of Maryland-Woodford main road after landslide
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Peterkin calls for reopening of Maryland-Woodford main road after landslide
April 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Andrew East Rural, Patrick Peterkin, is calling on the National Works Agency (NWA) ...
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Manchester councillors fuss over road repairs
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Manchester councillors fuss over road repairs
March 12, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Councillors in this south-central parish are calling for collaboration with the National Works Agency (NWA) and Members of Parli...
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NWA begins $328m road repairs in western Jamaica post-Melissa
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NWA begins $328m road repairs in western Jamaica post-Melissa
February 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Relief is on the way for roadways across western Jamaica that were severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa as the National Works Age...
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WATCH: Repair work underway at section of Spanish Town Road
December 17, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Repair work underway at a section of Spanish Town Road in the vicinity of the Sandy Gully Bridge could result in traffic delays. T...
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NWA urges caution on St Elizabeth main road following mudslides
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NWA urges caution on St Elizabeth main road following mudslides
November 12, 2025
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution when using the main road in ...
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Morgan assures Trelawny Southern residents of road restoration efforts post hurricane
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Morgan assures Trelawny Southern residents of road restoration efforts post hurricane
November 7, 2025
TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Minister with Responsibility for Works in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Robert Nesta Morgan, has...
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
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Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to safety concerns
November 6, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will remain closed to vehicular traffic as authorities work to clear utility poles that con...
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Government orders swift clean-up of rubble in hurricane-ravaged towns
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Government orders swift clean-up of rubble in hurricane-ravaged towns
November 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government has intensified clean-up operations across several towns devastated by Hurricane Melissa, fast-tracking the removal...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Nearly 15,000 Jamaicans in shelters after Hurricane Melissa
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#EyeOnMelissa: Nearly 15,000 Jamaicans in shelters after Hurricane Melissa
October 28, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Close to 15,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters across the island as the country continues to grapple with the widespread devastation...
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#EyeOnMelissa: NWA working round-the-clock to clear blockages — Morgan
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#EyeOnMelissa: NWA working round-the-clock to clear blockages — Morgan
October 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says up to Monday morning it received 15 reports of fallen trees, rock falls, downed power lines a...
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
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WATCH: #EyeOnMelissa: NWA clears critical drains in St Mary
October 24, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica — Councillor Daedre Moulton of the Jamaica Labour Party says efforts are underway to clear critical drains across St Mary Western as ...
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#EyeOnMelissa: Sandy Gully gets last minute clean-up as NWA prepares for heavy rain
October 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Sandy Gully, which serves as Kingston’s main drainage channel, was one of several locations that received special attention on Wed...
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
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Central Avenue to be closed this weekend to vehicular traffic
September 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising motorists that Central Avenue in St Andrew will be closed for 10 hours on Saturday and...
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
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SPARK road programme accelerates in western Jamaica this month
May 6, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) has announced that roadworks under the long-anticipated Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Impr...
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Port Antonio bypass to start construction in 2025/26 fiscal year
May 1, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica— Construction of the Port Antonio bypass will begin this fiscal year following Cabinet approval for the project, according to the Na...
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Northern St Elizabeth anxiously awaits Raheen Road fix
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Northern St Elizabeth anxiously awaits Raheen Road fix
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 28, 2025
SILOAH, St Elizabeth – Bus operator Ziggy Thompson, who transports children to and from school, won’t readily forget November 6 last year. That’s the ...
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Spanish Town Road, Mannings Hill Road among roadways being addressed under REACH programme
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Spanish Town Road, Mannings Hill Road among roadways being addressed under REACH programme
January 8, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The National Works Agency (NWA) says rehabilitative works have commenced along Spanish Town Road and Mannings Hill Road in Kingsto...
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Prime Minister directs NWA to continue REACH programme through Christmas season
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Prime Minister directs NWA to continue REACH programme through Christmas season
December 20, 2024
Kingston, Jamaica — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, has directed the National Works Agency (NWA) to ensure that the REACH Emergency Road Patching Prog...
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
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NWA to meet with St Elizabeth municipal corp. to address flooding in Santa Cruz
Dana Malcolm | Observer Online Reporter | Malcolmd@jamaicaobserver.com 
November 21, 2024
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica - The National Works Agency (NWA) will be meeting with members of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation on Thursday to address ...
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No reports of significant road damage – NWA
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No reports of significant road damage – NWA
November 5, 2024
Manager for Communication and Customer Service at the National Works Agency (NWA), Stephen Shaw, says the entity has not received any reports of signi...
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Section of west rural St Andrew main road collapses, impassable
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Section of west rural St Andrew main road collapses, impassable
November 3, 2024
ST ANDREW, Jamaica -- The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that a section of the main road from Golden Spring to Mt Airy, in west rural St Andr...
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Traffic changes to Bogue Road to facilitate construction on the Montego Bay bypass
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Traffic changes to Bogue Road to facilitate construction on the Montego Bay bypass
November 2, 2024
ST JAMES, Jamaica —  The public is being advised that the National Works Agency (NWA) has implemented temporary traffic changes along sections of the ...
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Allen calls for answers over conditions at Cornwall Regional Hospital
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St James Central, Janice Allen, is calling for urgent accountability from health autho...
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PNPYO rejects NaRRA Bill, urges stronger oversight
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PNPYO rejects NaRRA Bill, urges stronger oversight
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organization (PNPYO) is rejecting the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority ...
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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Iran talks in Pakistan
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Trump cancels envoys’ trip to Iran talks in Pakistan
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had ordered his envoys not to travel to Pakistan for peace ...
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Caribbean hits 95 per cent childhood vaccination target
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Caribbean hits 95 per cent childhood vaccination target
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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Childhood vaccination coverage across the Caribbean has reached the 95 per cent regional target, rising from 92 per cent in...
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Caribbean diaspora in NY ‘heartbroken’ over passing of Jamaican-born community board chair
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Caribbean diaspora in NY ‘heartbroken’ over passing of Jamaican-born community board chair
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NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean community in Brooklyn, New York, has expressed profound sadness over the passing of Rodrick F Daley, the...
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