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Caricom urges greater investment in renewable energy to strengthen regional resilience

November 1 10:16 AM

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett is urging member states to accelerate investment in renewa...

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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV

November 1 10:11 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — Barbados has been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as ...

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Johnson Smith defends Cuba vote, rejects Patterson’s ‘betrayal’ claim

November 1 10:02 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has defended Jamaica’s decision to abstain from a United Nations vote callin...

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Westmoreland police target record-low murders, call on JPs for support

BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer

November 1 09:31 AM

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — With 23 murders recorded in Westmoreland so far this year, Commanding Officer for the division, Senior Superintendent of Polic...

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Police hunt drivers who removed plates and fled crash that killed four teens

November 1 09:20 AM

ST ANN, Jamaica — Police are appealing for information to identify the drivers of two Mercedes-Benz motorcars involved in a three-vehicle collision th...

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‘Kicking and screaming!’

Battle lines drawn on slavery, reparation as Commonwealth summit opens today

November 1 12:20 AM

‘Kicking and screaming!’

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‘Not an undercover PNP front’

Fi We Children Foundation rejects claims actions politically motivated

Jerome Williams | Reporter

November 1 12:18 AM

‘Not an undercover PNP front’

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Patra: Far from finished

... honoured by CMA Lifetime Achievement Award

Shereita Grizzle | Observer Staff Reporter

November 1 12:16 AM

Patra: Far from finished

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Comfort Hall to Walespond roadway receives SPARK upgrade

August 3, 2026

ST JAMES, Jamaica — A $56 million road rehabilitation project is now underway along a section of the Comfort Hall to Walespond roadway, in southern S...

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Two of three SPARK road projects in Northern Trelawny almost complete

June 25, 2026

TRELAWNY, Jamaica—Two of the three road rehabilitation projects being undertaken in Northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through...

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St Mary Central MP questions delays and budgeting under SPARK programme

May 12, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Mary Central, Omar Newell, has raised concerns about the implementation of the Government’s SPARK...

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SPARK programme falling short in St Ann South East, says Opposition MP

May 12, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Ann South East, Kenneth Russell, has criticised the Government’s Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated...

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Morgan says criticism of SPARK ‘self-serving and inconsistent’

May 1, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister with responsibility for Works Robert Nesta Morgan says criticism of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement (...

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Road rehabilitation works to begin in Swallowfield community next week

February 6, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) will begin rehabilitation works along Swallowfield Road in St Andrew on Monday. According to Manag...

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Work to commence on 401 SPARK roads by end of March, says Morgan

January 28, 2026

Government expects work to commence on 401 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme by ...

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Temporary closure of Liguanea Avenue to continue next week

November 14, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Another section of Liguanea Avenue in Kingston is set to be temporarily closed as rehabilitation works along the corridor continue...

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Minister Morgan urges police action against trucks spilling cement on roads

May 14, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, is calling on the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to take decisive a...

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Opposition concerned about reports of low wages in SPARK programme

May 9, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is raising serious concerns following reports from the Incorporated Masterbuilders As...

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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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SPARK to provide 13,000 jobs, says Morgan

April 1, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan says 13,000 jobs will be created under the Government’s ambitious Shared Pro...

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Work on more roads under SPARK programme to begin in Corporate Area this week

February 4, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica--Work is scheduled to begin on more roads in the Corporate Area this week, under Work Order 1 of the Shared Prosperity through Accel...

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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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Cabinet to be updated on progress of SPARK programme

October 2, 2024

Cabinet will be updated on the progress of the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme on Monday, Octo...

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Gov’t commits to significant long-term investments in road infrastructure

September 22, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, says the Government will be making significant long-term investments in improving Jamaica’s road...

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Caricom urges greater investment in renewable energy to strengthen regional resilience

November 1, 2026

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett is urging member states to accelerate investment in renewa...

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Barbados eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV

November 1, 2026

GENEVA, Switzerland (CMC) — Barbados has been certified by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV as ...

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Johnson Smith defends Cuba vote, rejects Patterson’s ‘betrayal’ claim

November 1, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith has defended Jamaica’s decision to abstain from a United Nations vote callin...

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Westmoreland police target record-low murders, call on JPs for support

BY ANTHONY LEWIS Observer writer

November 1, 2026

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — With 23 murders recorded in Westmoreland so far this year, Commanding Officer for the division, Senior Superintendent of Polic...

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Police hunt drivers who removed plates and fled crash that killed four teens

November 1, 2026

ST ANN, Jamaica — Police are appealing for information to identify the drivers of two Mercedes-Benz motorcars involved in a three-vehicle collision th...

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