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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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Warning that the "clock is ticking", Energy Minister Daryl Vaz on Tuesday urged the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to finalise its decision on t...
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PNPYO demands full accounting of post-Melissa spending
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is calling on the Government to publish a comprehensive account of expendit...
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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)—Cuba fully restored its energy grid early Wednesday after the third nationwide blackout this year, but authorities warned more outa...
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Beyond the blackout: Reimagining Jamaica’s electricity future
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Beyond the blackout: Reimagining Jamaica’s electricity future
Orville Levy 
June 14, 2026
THE recent all-island blackout has reignited public frustration over the reliability and resilience of Jamaica's electricity system. While the outage ...
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Nationwide blackout as Cuban power grid fails: ministry
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)— Cuba's power grid failed overnight Wednesday, the government said, triggering a nationwide blackout that plunged the ...
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IAJ says 91.1% of Hurricane Melissa claims settled, $59.4 billion paid out
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Vaz warns JPS that it is on a tight deadline to lower electricity costs
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