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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
March 26 11:20 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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March 26 11:14 AM
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26 10:34 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26 09:50 AM
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
March 26 09:39 AM
ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
Charles Jr advances Jamaica’s digital social protection agenda at ISSA regional forum in Brazil
March 26 09:34 AM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr continued Jamaica’s active engagement at the International Social Security...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after stunning capture
March 26 09:13 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his cap...
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
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US stocks open lower with no Iran peace breakthrough in sight
March 26 08:57 AM
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for...
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PNP’s Vaz says public left in the dark as SPARK road promises shift
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PNP’s Vaz says public left in the dark as SPARK road promises shift
March 7, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica —  Deputy Opposition Spokesperson on Road and Works, Dwayne Vaz, has raised serious concerns regarding what he describes as a patter...
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
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Crawford chides councillors amid bad road fuss
February 25, 2026
MANCHESTER, Jamaica—Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has criticised councillors and the Manchester Municipal Corporatio...
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$1.7b programme to rehabilitate 200 roads by March
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$1.7b programme to rehabilitate 200 roads by March
January 28, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The $1.7-billion Graded Overlay Emergency Road Rehabilitation (GO) Programme, which targets road infrastructure damaged by Hurrica...
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
November 11, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is imploring residents of St James to avoid using unsafe routes and to heed the w...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON,  Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) is urging motorists to exercise extrem...
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The parish of St Catherine was the most dangerous for road users between April and June when 16 people perished while traversing t...
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness broke ground for the $2.4 billion Braeton to Naggo Head Road Project under the Government’s Capital ...
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Work under the Government’s Relief, Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme is expected to be completed by the e...
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
April 15, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica— The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the main road from Buff Bay to White Hall in Portland is now impassable following ...
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
March 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strategic, 10-year national road maintenance and rehabilitation plan that incorporates the use of AI technology will be used to ...
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
February 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Councillor for the Old Harbour South Division Kurt Waul is raising concerns regarding what he says is the “lack of transparenc...
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PNP’s Brown calls for urgent road repairs on Long Road
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PNP’s Brown calls for urgent road repairs on Long Road
February 11, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Mary South East Christopher Brown, is calling for immediate intervention to address ...
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Work to begin on 100 roads under  SPARK programme
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Work to begin on 100 roads under SPARK programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Work is scheduled to begin on 100 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Pro...
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Road deaths down by 11%; drivers urged to remain vigilant
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Road deaths down by 11%; drivers urged to remain vigilant
November 6, 2024
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting a 11 per cent decrease in road fatalities and a 16 per cent fall in fatal crashes year-to-date, up to ...
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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Labour Minister says payment under ROOFS programme will be made in phased batches
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KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Fam...
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
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12 finalists compete for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland title
KEVIN JACKSON, Observer writer 
March 26, 2026
Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Re...
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
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Venezuela’s Maduro back in US court after capture
March 26, 2026
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his captur...
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Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
Olympic women’s sport to be limited to biological females
March 26, 2026
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AFP)—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Thursday it was re-introducing testing for gender to determine eligibili...
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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St Andrew motorist dies in St Thomas crash, another hospitalised
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ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The d...
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