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STAY ON BEACH EVICTION

September 09, 2026 | News
The Supreme Court has imposed an injunction that temporarily blocks the country’s environment regulatory authority from evicting at least 40 people from the Jacob Taylor Beach lands in Duncans, Trelawny. Justice Andrea Thomas granted the injunction on Tuesday at the end of an application by attorneys for four of the 40 residents. The application forms part of a lawsuit they have filed seeking judicial review of a move by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) last month to serve them with eviction notices.
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Of A Revolution out of class for Gerry Skelton Memorial

OF A REVOLUTION, the American who made a spectacular local debut last Mouttet Mile Day, December 6, winning the Grade 1 Bruceontheloose Sprint, to which he added the SVREL Anniversary Stakes in March, also a Grade 1, has found a conditions loophole to face overnight-allowance runners in Saturday’s Gerry Skelton Memorial at five furlongs straight.
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Townsend happy with ‘ugly’ win

Irwin High School assistant coach Jerron Townsend described his team’s 2-0 victory over Cambridge High in the ISSA daCosta Cup at Jarrett Park yesterday as an “ugly win”. The victory marked Irwin’s second consecutive triumph. The deadlock was broken after 22 minutes when Cavon Morris outjumped the defence to head home. However, it was not until the 85th minute that Nathaniel Foster doubled the lead.
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Shock, grief in wake of Robins Bay triple murder

Lorraine Narine was at a grave digging in St Mary yesterday when she was jolted by a loud sound and given the news no mother wants to hear – her son had been shot. Her son, 22-year-old Sazaree Clarke, whom she described as a “mama’s boy”, was shot and killed along with 60-year-old bar owner Marlon James and 42-year-old mason Peter John Fagan, all of Robins Bay.

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Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (right), minister of education, skills, youth and information; and Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the ministry.
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PLEA FOR PATIENCE

Repairs to more than half of the schools severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa should be completed by the end of the year, Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, has disclosed. Addressing yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew, Troupe said renovations at 57 of the more than 300 schools that were extensively damaged by Hurricane Melissa last year have been completed. A further 95 should be completed by the end of October, while an additional 34 are expected to be repaired by December.

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Dispute sparks St Jago transfers

Four of St Jago High’s most promising athletes have transferred to Jamaica College (JC) following an apparent falling-out between United States-based former St Jago sprinter Davaon Spence and the St Jago Foundation.

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Guests enjoy a performance by singer Hezron at a recent Jamaica Independence celebration gala in New Delhi, India.
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From New Delhi to AfroFestival Ottawa, Hezron makes global stops

This year, for the first time, the annual AfroFestival Ottawa will include international artistes on its three-day line-up. An outdoor, family-friendly event celebrating African culture through music, food, dance, and community activities, it is scheduled for September 11 to 13 at Mooney’s Bay Park and Beach, Ottawa, Ontario. The festival will showcase African, Caribbean and Pan-African music in Ottawa, and one of the international acts scheduled to perform is Hezron. He is beyond excited.

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Solar panels pictured in Rubis’ half-year results presentation, in its discussion on Jamaica. Contributed
September 9, 2026

Rubis to install 8 MW solar

Rubis, global fuel distributor, signed a deal to install an 8-megawatt (MW) capacity solar plant in Jamaica in June, part of a renewable energy push that accompanied half-year financial results released Tuesday. The Caribbean remains the group’s most important region by earnings, even as its profit margin now trails Africa’s.

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Stokely Rose, founder of TrainFit Club and race patron for the 5K Urban Forest Run 2026, celebrates after completing the race last August.
September 9, 2026

For Stokely Rose, fitness and nature go hand in hand

Stokely Rose’s appreciation for the outdoors began during his childhood in Comfort Valley, St Mary. Raised by his grandparents and surrounded by nature, he developed an affinity for the freedom and simplicity of outdoor life. That early connection, combined later with his passion for fitness, now shapes his work as founder of TrainFit Club and his belief that personal and environmental well-being are inseparable.

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) chats with Professor Peter Blair Henry (left), chair of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC), during the official launch at Jamaica House on Tuesday. – Ian Allen photo
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Editorial | Welcome to JamRROC!

This newspaper remains disappointed that a governance oversight body was not established in legislation for the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the special-purpose vehicle charged with leading Jamaica’s reconstruction after Hurricane Melissa.

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