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18 Sep, 2025
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Job descriptions to be advanced this parliamentary year - PM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then…
18 Sep, 2025
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Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting Guatemalan migrant children
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately deporting Guatemalan migrant children who came to the United States alone back to their…
18 Sep, 2025
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Heavy rains cause power outages and force widespread closures in the US Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Heavy rains forced the closure of schools, businesses and government agencies in the US Virgin Islands on Thursday. A widespread power outage also was reported in St John…
18 Sep, 2025
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RJR charts path to profit
Radio Jamaica Ltd (RJR), the holding company of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, expects to return to profitability within a few years as it cuts costs and upgrades its digital interfaces. “We…
18 Sep, 2025
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World Bank cautions against low productivity in Jamaican agriculture
WESTERN BUREAU: Kilara Suit, a senior agriculture specialist at the World Bank, says that, despite the immense potential of Jamaica’s agriculture sector, it still continues to grapple with low…
18 Sep, 2025
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Retired Jamaican-Canadian labour movement leader publishes memoir
TORONTO: Fifty-six years after immigrating to Canada from Jamaica, veteran labour movement leader and community advocate, Herman Stewart, 75, has launched his memoir, A Labour of Love: In Pursuit of…
17 Sep, 2025
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Portia’s quiet strength
For years, it has been whispered in political and other circles – both within and outside of the People’s National Party (PNP), the political movement she once led as its first female president – that…
17 Sep, 2025
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CABINET FOR RENEWAL
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness yesterday announced a 19-member Cabinet, the composition of which he said is aimed at building on the momentum and experience of the previous administration, while…
17 Sep, 2025
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‘I tried my best’
A SORE hamstring could not prevent Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle from a strong performance in the final of the men’s long jump, as he took the silver medal at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships on day…