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Updated 15 hours ago by Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

Housing scam warning - NHT, realtors association put prospective homeowners on notice amid rise in fraudulent social media accounts

With fraudulent social media accounts increasingly advertising homes and even purporting to offer National Housing Trust (NHT) houses for sale, members of the public are being urged to verify agents and property listings before parting with money or personal information.

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Updated 15 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

JTA president-elect warns teachers to mobilise against 'dangerous' JTC bill
WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), is urging teachers to prepare themselves for renewed opposition to the proposed Jamaica…
Updated 5 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Spring Village residents finally get new bridge after four-year ordeal.
After enduring four years of hardship and inconvenience, residents of Spring Village in Old Harbour are now benefiting from the newly constructed Spring Village Bridge, a $250-million project…
Updated 14 hours ago by Lester Hinds

COJO to award 15 scholarships to children in state care 
The annual Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) scholarship and awards luncheon has been set for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on June 23. Gary Williams, founder and head of COJO, told The Gleaner…
Updated 13 hours ago by Bryan Miller

Garbage and rats over-running Hanover, HMC councillors frustrated
Western Bureau: Councillors at Thursday’s sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation unleashed their collective fury about the state of garbage collection in the western parish, blaming the…
Updated 13 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Teachers schooled on writing textbooks for local classrooms
WESTERN BUREAU  Clayton Hall, the deputy general secretary of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), is urging teachers to take greater ownership of the country's education system by…
Updated 13 hours ago by Olivia Brown

Clarendon cops tightening net on crime 
The Clarendon police are assuring residents that strategies are being intensified to keep crime under control and maintain public safety across the parish, despite a slight increase in murders since…
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Updated 13 hours ago by Lester Hinds

Jamaica’s ‘Annie Palmer’ makes FBI’s most wanted fraudsters list
A Jamaican woman wanted for her alleged role in a US$34-million COVID-19 relief fund fraud scheme has made the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) most wanted fraudsters list. She has been listed…
Updated 13 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

Long Hill Road’s integrity a concern for St James police 
WESTERN BUREAU: With the integrity of the Long Hill main road in St James now in question after major breakaways during the last major weather system, the St James police are concerned that it…
Updated 13 hours ago

Patrick Vernon | Windrush anniversary must focus on legacy and unfinished justice
As Britain gets ready to celebrate another Windrush Day on June 22, I use the opportunity to reflect on what I wrote for the British Future report Why the Windrush Matters Today in 2023 and I’m struck…