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Energy shocker
Jamaica Observer
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June 15, 2025
A JPS team member installs a smart meter in the Hellshire community of St Catherine. (File photo) Tell Claudienne June 15, 2025 Dear Claudienne, I am seeking your assistance on behalf of a KF, a visually impaired person. KF has received this...
Cruise executives visit Aruba for major industry summit
24ora
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June 16, 2025
0 After eight years, Aruba is once again hosting one of the cruise industry’s most important events. The Ministry of Tourism, Aruba Ports Authority N.V. (APA), and Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) have announced that Aruba is the official host of...
Dr Nigel Clarke wants more Caribbean investment in renewable energy
Radio Jamaica
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June 16, 2025
Jamaica's former finance minister, Dr. Nigel Clarke, who is now one of the four deputy managing directors of the IMF, says the cost of electricity in the Caribbean is one of the highest in the entire world, and as a result, there must be more...
Good for Jamaica
Jamaica Observer
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June 16, 2025
ALBARUS... pleased with the Level 2 advisory, although she has not been able to fully digest its impact NEW YORK, United States — Jamaicans living in the United States have welcomed the US State Department’s travel advisory upgrade on the island,...
Agri scholarship programme expanded to attract more youth to sector
The Gleaner
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June 19, 2025
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining Floyd Green has announced a major expansion of the Government’s agricultural scholarship programme, signalling a shift towards greater private sector involvement as part of a broader push to attract...
Letter of the Day | Need to strengthen logistics for a resilient tourism industry
The Gleaner
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June 16, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: Tourism is a major contributor to the national GDP and one of the country’s top employers. Logistics, though, is the invisible engine that keeps this sector running. From visitors booking their flights to them enjoying their...
Evolution of housing in Jamaica: The 1960s – from clearance to condos
The Gleaner
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June 16, 2025
The 1960s, global economic stability, from fixed exchange rates, fuelled growth. For Jamaica, independence brought bauxite demand as the world’s third-largest producer, and foreign exchange earnings surged. But post-emancipation inequalities...
IMAJ scholarships provide lifeline to aspiring builders of Jamaica’s future
The Gleaner
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June 16, 2025
For Danielle Grizzle, a third-year construction management student at the University of Technology (UTech), the dream of becoming a site supervisor and project manager once seemed on the brink of collapse. “I would cry,” Grizzle shared, reflecting...
UNDP prioritises technical assistance and finance to avert disaster loss in Jamaica, The Bahamas
The Gleaner
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June 16, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica says it is ready to partner with Jamaica and The Bahamas on securing scaled up disaster resilience and recovery financing, including provision of technical assistance...
Rethinking student support: A case for social workers in Jamaican schools
Jamaica Observer
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June 15, 2025
Assisting the Desnoes and Geddes (D&G) Foundation in their community outreach, Red Stripe Communications Manager Daika Mitchell proudly represented her company at the most recent guidance counsellors’ workshop hosted in partnership with RISE Life...
Jamaican Canadians to receive honorary degrees from Toronto universities
The Gleaner
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June 14, 2025
Wayne Isaacs, an entrepreneur known for building businesses in developing economies across over 25 countries, does not usually sing his own praises but on June 19 many will know about his work and philanthropy when he receives an honorary doctor...
Jamaica’s Grand Slam Gamble: Setbacks And Missed Opportunities
Jamaicans.com
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June 13, 2025
April 4–6, 2025, will go down as historic, with the launch of the Grand Slam Track multi-national track and field invitational meet. Jamaica was chosen as the place for this inaugural staging, and this must be an indication of the value of Brand...
Trelawny municipality targets widespread construction breaches
The Gleaner
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June 15, 2025
The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is grappling with a surge of illegal construction as scores of residents build without first submitting plans for approval and that enforcement action will be intensified, Chairman Collen Gager has warned. “We...
Percy Junor Hospital celebrates 80 years
Jamaica Observer
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June 19, 2025
A section of the hospital depicting the cut stones structure. MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Percy Junor Hospital in Manchester is celebrating 80 years of service to Jamaicans this month under the theme, “Honouring Service from the Past, Looking to the...
Jamaica enhances autopsy services with state-of-the-art facility
Loop News
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Jamaica’s capacity for accurate and timely forensic examinations has been bolstered with the opening of the new state-of-the-art Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite on Thursday, June 12. The $680-million facility, located at 149 Orange Street,...
Jamaica Aligning Waste Management Policies with Global Plastics Treaty Negotiations
Jamaica Information Service
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June 13, 2025
As international negotiations progress towards a global plastics treaty, Jamaica is aligning its domestic waste management policies with evolving global standards, following recent amendments to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary...
Jamaica developing tool to assess health of island’s watershed and coastal regions
Jamaica Observer
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June 13, 2025
File photo of geo-spatial scientist Dr Ropo Ogundipe (at the podium) presenting at a workshop with stakeholders on the Watershed Classification Tool. June 13, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica is creating a Watershed Classification Tool to manage...
Guyana borrows US$18M from CDF for agri programme
Kaieteur News
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June 19, 2025
Guyana borrows US$18M from CDF for agri programme Jun 19, 2025 News …says 40% of beneficiaries will be women and youth Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CDF Mr. Rodinald Soomer and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh signing the financing...
WATCH: ‘When the JLP wins, Jamaicans win,’ declares PM Holness
Loop News
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June 15, 2025
As the island’s two main political parties seemingly ramp up their election machinery, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that when the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) wins any General Elections, “Jamaicans win”. Holness shared the viewpoint...
Attorney questions legality of "Wanted Wednesdays"
Radio Jamaica
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June 19, 2025
Attorney at law John Clarke has raised questions about the legality of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's wanted Wednesdays, a practice of publishing the identities, including photographs, of persons wanted for various crimes. His comment comes on...