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WESTERN BUREAU: It would appear that the number 19 holds much significance in the life of Nevinne Blake, a resident of Bethel Town, Westmoreland, who recently graduated from Anchovy High School in St James at age 19 with a grand total of 19...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Health Ministry looking to launch community COVID Conversation Programme
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says the Ministry is looking to launch a Community COVID Conversation Programme. He said the initiative, which would incorporate youth leaders, aims to educate persons in communities...
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Gov’t partners with UNICEF to tackle climate change impact on children
Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles Jr., has welcomed the Government’s partnership forged with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), through the Ministry, to address the impact of...
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Green pushes for cutting-edge technology in agriculture
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green says his ministry is moving quickly to strengthen the sector with plans to pull farmers fully into the technological age. Green delivered the main address during yesterday’s virtual conference in...
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Black News Channel Announces Partnership with TiVo to Add BNC 24/7 to the TiVo+™ Content Network - Black News Channel
FOR MEDIA INQUIRIES: Tommy Ross, Communications Director T: (850) 404-4091 tross@blacknewschannel.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Black News Channel Announces Partnership with TiVo to Add BNC 24/7 to the TiVo+™ Content Network Tallahassee, Florida – October 15, 2020 – The Black News Channel (BNC), the
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Caribbean face-to-face trade shows to return next spring | News | Jama
WESTERN BUREAU: The Caribbean is set to return to face-to-face tourism trade shows with the staging of the region’s travel marketplace planned for spring 2021. Since COVID-19 changed the face of the tourism sector, cancelling all international,...
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‘Comrades are not for sale’ - Golding, Hanna camps pledge to shun vote-buying in presidential contest
Key surrogates of the Lisa Hanna and the Mark Golding campaigns say that they are shunning vote-buying as they prepare to shift gears heading into the November 7 battle for the presidency of the People’s National Party (PNP). Writing in The...
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Kendric Rhymes: A Star In The Making - DefenderNetwork.com
Heights may be the sleeper team out of Houston Independent School District (HISD) after kicking the regular season off with a 62-6 win over Westbury. Leading the way for the Bulldogs is none other than their senior captain running back Kendric Rhymes. As a junior, the three-star Utah State
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JPS billing calculations accurate, OUR finds
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) yesterday announced that higher consumption since March was a significant factor behind increasing electricity bills based on its probe into complaints by Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS)...
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Marikana trial: Police officer testifies about collecting blood swabs, evidence | News24
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MANDEVILLE, Manchester - President of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Jasford Gabriel says the dangers to public health as a result of community spread of the novel coronavirus will pose an extreme challenge as thought is given to a limited return to face-to-face school.
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Key omissions as Windies head to New Zealand - Voice Online
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Fewer than half of JTA delegates verified for presidential election
Western Bureau: This month’s polls to find a president-elect for the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) could be a low-keyed affair, as according to Jasford Gabriel, fewer than half of the association’s 25,000 delegates have been verified to cast...
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Toots to get Heroes Park burial
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has announced that reggae legend Toots Hibbert will be laid to rest in National Heroes Park.  Minister Grange said this had become possible thanks to the generosity of the...
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Moon Palace Foundation awards $4m in scholarships
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on Jamaica’s tourism sector, one of the island’s leading all-inclusive resorts, Moon Palace Jamaica, is recommitting to stand by its pledge to offer annual scholarships through its charity arm, Moon...
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Ian Dear's hard work results in national honour
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2 more COVID-19 deaths, 47 new cases
Jamaica on Sunday recorded two more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 173. The deceased are a 65-year-old female and a 57-year-old male, both of addresses in St. James Two more cases were recorded as coincidental deaths, increasing that total...
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Third flooding at Hotel Riu Reggae in two years
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Anatomy student launches vegan haircare products for recovering cancer patients
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