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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, US Virgin Islands (CMC) – A United States (US) federal jury has convicted the former Director of the US Virgin Islands Office of Man...
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Aventa Jamaica leads Medical Mission in Belmont, Westmoreland
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 WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Aventa Jamaica Limited led a medical outreach on Saturday, Decemb...
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Jamaican fishermen jailed in Cayman for drug smuggling
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) —Two Jamaican fishermen caught with more than 167lbs of marijuana on a boat south of the Cayman Islands earlier this...
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Richard King nets Euro trophy after stunning St Mirren Premier Sports Cup win
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Man City smash Palace to fire title warning, Villa extend streak
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
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AuGD flags poor oversight of Gov’t-issued credit card at Parliament
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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) has flagged weaknesses in the oversight of a Government-funded credit card by the Houses o...
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
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St James residents urged to avoid unsafe routes
November 11, 2025
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is imploring residents of St James to avoid using unsafe routes and to heed the w...
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
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#EyeOnMelissa: JAA warns motorists to avoid flooded roads as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches
October 24, 2025
KINGSTON,  Jamaica — As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica the Jamaica Automobile Association (JAA) is urging motorists to exercise extrem...
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
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St Catherine most dangerous parish for road users in April-June quarter – ITA
August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The parish of St Catherine was the most dangerous for road users between April and June when 16 people perished while traversing t...
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
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Holness breaks ground for $2.4b Braeton to Naggo Head road
June 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness broke ground for the $2.4 billion Braeton to Naggo Head Road Project under the Government’s Capital ...
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
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Work under REACH programme to be completed by end of June
June 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Work under the Government’s Relief, Emergency Assistance and Community Help (REACH) programme is expected to be completed by the e...
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
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Portland roads impassable amid heavy rains
April 15, 2025
PORTLAND, Jamaica— The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the main road from Buff Bay to White Hall in Portland is now impassable following ...
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
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Future PNP Gov’t will incorporate AI technology into road maintenance, says Golding
March 19, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A strategic, 10-year national road maintenance and rehabilitation plan that incorporates the use of AI technology will be used to ...
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
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Old Harbour South councillor calls for transparency in the implementation of SPARK programme
February 20, 2025
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica - Councillor for the Old Harbour South Division Kurt Waul is raising concerns regarding what he says is the “lack of transparenc...
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PNP’s Brown calls for urgent road repairs on Long Road
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February 11, 2025
ST MARY, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Mary South East Christopher Brown, is calling for immediate intervention to address ...
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Work to begin on 100 roads under  SPARK programme
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Work to begin on 100 roads under SPARK programme
January 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Work is scheduled to begin on 100 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Pro...
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Road deaths down by 11%; drivers urged to remain vigilant
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November 6, 2024
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting a 11 per cent decrease in road fatalities and a 16 per cent fall in fatal crashes year-to-date, up to ...
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