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New SOEs to fight potential formation of super gangs — Holness
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness yesterday declared two new states of public emergency (SOE) in the island, drawing immediate criticism from Opposition Member of Parliament and former Minister of National Security Peter Bunting that the measure is being overused and has failed to serve as a deterrent
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Source: Jamaica Observer: Jamaican News Online – the Best of Jamaican Newspapers - JamaicaObserver.com
External forces fuelling crime - Holness tells stakeholders that more money needed to build out security architecture
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has admitted to weaknesses in the country’s national security infrastructure as he bemoaned the lack of investment over time to build out Jamaica’s security
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Mom, we’re home! - Portmore woman anticipates emotional reunion with three sons after COVID-19 adventure on the seas
CONROY STERLING begged his mom, Joan Spence, not to break down and cry as he, twin Conrad, and adopted brother Rohan were repatriated to the island aboard the Adventure of the Seas cruise ship on Tuesday
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Ship workers disembark in Port Royal
Several hundred Jamaicans have begun disembarking two cruise ships as part of the Government's controlled re-entry
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‘Murder emergency’ as gangs spread wings - SOEs blanket Kingston as Gov’t vows to protect highway project from extortionists
The entire capital is now blanketed under SOEs as the Government moved to include Kingston Western and Central, pushing to 10 the total number of police divisions under emergency
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Tunisia: UGTT Against Cut of Workers' Wages As Part of Austerity Policy Adopted By Government (Hfaiedh Hfaiedh)
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) rejects the cut of wages for the public sector and civil service employees as part of the austerity policy adopted by the government, UGTT Deputy Secretary-General Hfaiedh Hfaiedh said on
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Holness to provide timeline for return of Jamaicans at sea
(JIS): Leader of  Government Business in the Upper House, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the government will be providing a time line for the return of all Jamaicans on board cruise
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
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Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social
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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has not ruled out appointing resigned Energy Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley to a future
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On the heels of last weekend’s titanic clash between dancehall artistes Beenie Man and Bounty Killer that captured the attention of international fans, media outlets, and industry players, there is a push for the two to be reissued with United States visas to promote Jamaican music and
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Jamaican ship workers begin disembarking in Falmouth
The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being processed at the Falmouth cruise ship pier in
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Curfew extended until tomorrow morning; PM to update nation on measures under new order today
The government is to advise on a new cycle of curfew hours today, as it extends the current island-wide restrictions, which ended this morning, to tomorrow morning, June 1, at 5:00
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Less than half way through the initial lease term, Burke Hospital Company has transformed Burke County’s rural hospital into a center for excellence in orthopedic and cardiac care, with facility improvements that include state-of-the-art equipment and robotics, technologically advanced operating
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‘Worse than prison’ - Holness, Tufton apologise for quarantine food fiasco
Smarting from backlash over quarantine conditions for returning Jamaicans at two St Ann hotels, Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton yesterday apologised for a slew of logistical foul-ups, including rooming delays and substandard
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ZOSO imposed in Greenwich Town
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced a Zone of Special Operation (ZOSO) in Greenwich Town, St
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Cruise crew still want to come home, despite horror stories
Neither graphic reports of the horrors experienced by some in State quarantine nor Prime Minister Andrew Holness' explanation that there is simply nowhere to house them, have dampened stranded Disney Fantasy crew members' pleas to be allowed to come
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Holness headache - Petrojam scandal resurfaces with force as Wheatley labelled ‘dishonest’ in report
The director of investigation was caustic in his characterisation of Wheatley’s response to specific questions during a probe into donations made by Petrojam to various organisations and causes between April 2016 and March
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13 years later, no charges in police-involved father, son killing
FORMER deputy spokesman on justice for the Jamaica Labour Party Harold Malcolm says 13 years after his brother, Winston Malcolm, and nephew were killed in an incident involving the police, his family continues to suffer as charges are yet to be laid despite the Coroner's Court giving the go-ahead
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Stagnant NDM in a coma, says chairman
THE NATIONAL Democratic Movement (NDM) is emerging from “a coma” and has scaled down to an advocacy group, Chairman Michael Williams has
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Holness lauds contributions of Robinson, Gallimore in tribute
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has lauded the contribution of late Labour and Social Security Minister Shahine Robinson to politics and national
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‘Tragic and heartbreaking’ - PM comments on Noel Chambers who died after 40 years behind bars without trial
REACTING TO the national outcry over the death of Noel Chambers, who spent 40 years in prison without a trial, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, last evening, said nobody should be lost in the penal
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Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Health Ministry outlines COVID-19 workplace protocol, as employees resume work tomorrow
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