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NSWMA putting in place emergency measures for hurricane season
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NSWMA putting in place emergency measures for hurricane season
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Jamaica, Ghana set new course for cooperation after two decades
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GraceKennedy brings Fraser-Pryce, GK One and Taste of Jamaica to Diaspora Conference
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GraceKennedy brings Fraser-Pryce, GK One and Taste of Jamaica to Diaspora Conference
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GraceKennedy (GK) will once again play a central role in strengthening the connection between Jamaica and its diaspora as a Legacy Partner of the upco...
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JFB to launch new emergency communication centre
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is set to launch a new emergency communication centre, designed to improve response times islandwid...
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US imposes sanctions on Cuban president, Castro family members
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$60m allocated for shelter improvements
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$60m allocated for shelter improvements
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced the allocation of an additional $60 millio...
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Young Jamaica calls on Golding to explain status of 2024 statutory declaration
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Young Jamaica calls on Golding to explain status of 2024 statutory declaration
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is calling on Opposition Leader and President of the Peo...
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Driver in fatal police shooting granted bail
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Driver in fatal police shooting granted bail
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — A labourer of a York Town address, Clarendon, was on Thursday offered bail in the sum of $400,000 when he appeared in the May Pen ...
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
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Diabetes is more than ‘just a little sugar’; UK-based advocate urges Jamaicans to take disease seriously
May 14, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Renowned United Kingdom-based diabetes advocate Tony Kelly told Jamaican insurance executives and their guests recently that diabe...
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Consumers advised to return contaminated Pan Caribbean sugar to point of sale
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Consumers advised to return contaminated Pan Caribbean sugar to point of sale
April 29, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Consumers who have purchased Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited-branded packaged sugar are being asked to return them to the poin...
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Belize sugar crop falls victim to devastating fungus
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Belize sugar crop falls victim to devastating fungus
June 29, 2025
BELMOPAN, Belize (CMC) – Belize Prime Minister John Briceño says this year’s sugar crop will be one of the worst in recent years after the Fusarium Wi...
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Ground to be broken next month for new sugar factory in Clarendon
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Ground to be broken next month for new sugar factory in Clarendon
June 6, 2025
CLARENDON, Jamaica — Plans are well advanced for the construction of a new sugar factory in Clarendon, with ground set to be broken next month. The in...
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Schools reminded to adhere to guidelines for beverages
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June 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (MOESYI) is reminding schools across the country about the importance of ...
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Trial date set for Chinese man accused in $40m sugar fraud
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January 22, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Chinese man is scheduled to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 5 to stand trial concerning the absence of ...
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Jamaica, Ghana set new course for cooperation after two decades
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GraceKennedy brings Fraser-Pryce, GK One and Taste of Jamaica to Diaspora Conference
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GraceKennedy brings Fraser-Pryce, GK One and Taste of Jamaica to Diaspora Conference
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JFB to launch new emergency communication centre
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US imposes sanctions on Cuban president, Castro family members
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