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Maroon chief under fire as election looms

WESTERN BUREAU: Incumbent head of the Accompong Maroons, Colonel Ferron Williams, will face a leadership challenge from four contenders when affiliates of the St Elizabeth-based enclave go to the polls on Thursday. While his challengers, including...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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MAJ disappointed

THE Media Association Jamaica Limited (MAJ) yesterday expressed disappointment at the apparent disregard shown to its recommendations put forward in respect of the Data Protection Bill, which was passed on June 12 in the

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Costly border opening

A government multi-agency team led by minister without portfolio in the Ministry of National Security Matthew Samuda, and supported by the relevant State agencies — the Port Authority of Jamaica, Jamaica Defence Force, Jamaica Constabulary Force, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Jamaica Customs

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Demerara Rebellion of 1823

The Demerara Rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving more than ten thousand enslaved people in the Crown colony of Demerara-Essequibo (now part of Guyana) on the coast of South America. The rebellion took place on August 18, 1823, and lasted two days. No particular incident sparked the

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Police continue probe into Bolt's party - Voice Online

USAIN BOLT'S 34th surprise birthday party in Jamaica, whichbroke coronavirus protocols, is expected to take... The post Police continue probe into Bolt's party appeared first on Voice Online.

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Sheila Sealy Monteith, Jamaica's ambassador to Belgium and permanent representative to the European Union — who also has accreditation to France, Luxembourg, Monaco, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain — confirmed to the Jamaica Observer that plans are far advanced to have a charter flight leave

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Saharan dust warning for Jamaicans - Persons with respiratory illnesses urged to take cover

JAMAICANS PRONE to respiratory illnesses have been warned to take precautions as swathes of the country become covered with the hazy Saharan

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Jamaica: Shaggy urges US visas for Beenie Man and Bounty Killer

(Jamaica Gleaner) 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

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Samuda explains sudden CXC exam date shift

EDUCATION MINISTER Karl Samuda has explained the decision by his ministry to accede to the request by the Caribbean Examinations Council to bring forward the date for external exams even as the Opposition continues to level

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Stakeholder defends CLA in wake of damning Forbes article

MONTEGO BAY, St James — At least one key player in the lucrative cannabis industry has come out in strong defence of the Jamaica Government and the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which have recently been blamed for dragging their feet on export licensing, resulting in companies fleeing the

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Growth & Jobs | COVID-19 pandemic: An opportunity to strengthen the micro sector landscape

Gillian Hyde, general manager, Jamaica National Small Business Loan (JNSBL), says the COVID-19 pandemic represents an opportunity for Jamaicans to include, high on the national agenda, plans to make it easier and cheaper for micro entrepreneurs to formalise their

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Gov't wants to lease Holywell land

GOVERNMENT is seeking to lease a seven-acre plot of land at Holywell in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, a protected area which was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in

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'A man of substance'...McKenzie saddened by passing of Dunstan Whittingham

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says he is saddened by today’s passing of Lionel “Dunstan” Whittingham, President of the Jamaica Higglers, Vendors and Markets

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Three-month extension for BPO workers

THE GOVERNMENT has answered the call of stakeholders in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector for an extension to the ongoing work-from-home arrangement by agreeing to a three-month

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Jamaican media mogul Oliver Clarke dies at 75

(Jamaica Gleaner) Oliver Frederick Clarke, the media mogul who stood at the helm of The Gleaner as chairman and managing director for more than four decades, has

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Chuck to seek closure to 2015 INDECOM review in Parliament

Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck is to table a motion in Parliament next week which will seek to complete a parliamentary review of the operations of the Independent Commission of Investigations

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COVID tapers oil-driven economic growth

Due to the COVID-19 impact globally, especially on the oil market, Guyana’s projected 2020 growth rate has been revised from 87% to 57%, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr Gobind Ganga said on Friday, while also confirming that the non-oil sector is headed to negative

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‘It nuh fair !’ - Residents of Golden Grove Meadows bemoan exorbitant light bills from JPS

As if their struggle with a sewage issue in their neighbourhood isn’t enough of a burden, the recently relocated ex-sugar workers and their families at Golden Grove Meadows in St Thomas are bemoaning exorbitant light bills, which they say have resulted in numerous disconnections over the past few

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Rock River residents want poor drainage to be fixed

AS THE hurricane season gets into high gear, some residents of Rock River in northern Clarendon are apprehensive about the damage and loss of livelihood that can arise from a drain at the back of their

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JPS conducting extensive vegetation control as hurricane preparation continues

The Jamaica Public Service Company says it is undertaking an extensive vegetation management control programme, even as it remains in preparation mode for the Atlantic Hurricane season, which is expected to be extremely

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Government sidestepped farmers, says young grower

AS the COVID-19 pandemic hits all aspects of daily life, young Manchester farmer Andra Wynter is rueing what he says is the Jamaica Government's sidestepping of farmers in its offer to assist significant sectors of the

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Parents can register online to access PEP results

PARENTS and guardians will be able to register on an online portal to access students' Primary Exit Profile

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More funds needed to improve housing stock - Councillor laments paltry allowance to assist residents

Whitfield Town Division Councillor Eugene Kelly is lamenting that the $180,000 allocated to him to help constituents improve their housing conditions is woefully inadequate. “For the last two years, each councillor gets $180,000 – and is Jamaican [...

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Shaw pushes irrigation as rainfall lags

Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw has pledged to aggressively expand the footprint of drip irrigation as Jamaican farmers wilt under searing temperatures amid below-average

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Vaz confident BPO sector will rebound despite COVID-19 losses

Meanwhile, the Government minister said the sector could still return to its pre-COVID-19 growth trajectory of 5,000 to 6,000 jobs per year, with adherence to training, promotion, policy, and health guidelines, as well as if new business can be secured, while also scaling up existing

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Former JFF president, Hugh Perry, dead

Former president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Hugh Perry has

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Jamaican mother found dead by 4-year-old son

(Jamaica Star) When Nadine Williamson’s four-year-old son was sent by his grandmother to giver her the cell phone because someone wanted to talk to her, he had no idea that her lifeless body was under the

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Talk to children about race, behavioural scientist advises

AS several countries around the world tackle the issue of racism following the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of the police in May, behavioural scientist and academic, Professor Rain Jarrett believes that it is important for Jamaicans overseas and here on the island to talk to

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Business leaders urge caution on return-to-workplace approach

SOME business leaders are urging companies to examine their individual situation, and have employees who are now working from home resume duties at the physical plants safely, and as is

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UK community lauds Clarke

JAMAICA’S HIGH commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), George Ramocan, led an outpouring of tributes for the late Oliver Clarke, former chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications and Jamaica National

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Corporate Hands | Power company gifts appliances to fire station

The Rollington Town Fire Station has received an essential donation of a 14-cubic foot energy-efficient refrigerator and small appliances (pressure cooker, microwave and blender) from the Jamaica Private Power Company

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