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Lula and Bolsonaro’s son launch rival bids for Brazil presidency Al Jazeera · 9:03 am Brazil’s presidential race is officially underway. | |||||||||
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St Michael man fined $30 000 for cannabis offences Barbados Today · 8:42 am A 29-year-old St Michael man has been fined $30 000 after pleading guilty to trafficking and importing eight kilogrammes of cannabis valued at $128 000. Lynson Henderson Cox of Lewis... The post St Mi | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 16 STORIES | |||||||||
Deal or no deal - Public-sector teachers to decide on Government’s adjusted wage offer Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am The government has made an improved offer on key components of the 28-point claim from the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), which will be placed before delegates for a decision early this week. Ma Jamaicans in Florida seek primary election wins in US Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am When voters in Florida go to the polls tomorrow to vote in the Democratic Party primary elections, a number of candidates with Jamaican roots are hoping they will come out victorious and go on to the Medical technologists sue Gov’t over unpaid wages Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Five medical technologists have sued the Government over an alleged breach of contract and unpaid wages. The claimants – Nika Palmer, Damois Barnett, Rachael Adenigbagbe, Naidia Rachel James and Karon ‘Humanitarian crisis’ - Holness pledges Government support to displaced families at Cooper’s Pen demolition site WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:09 am WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the constit | |||||||||
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St Catherine man charged following shooting incident Jamaica Observer · 4:58 pm Security guard killed in four-vehicle crash; police hunt hit-and-run driver Jamaica Observer · 2:30 pm 'Balla' Charged with Murder JCF (Police) · 12:04 pm Wanted Woman Charged in Motor Vehicle Fraud Scam JCF (Police) · 11:54 am Teens Among Five Charged with Breaches of the Firearms Act JCF (Police) · 11:39 am | |||||||||
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WATCH: Fire destroys several shops at Redemption Market Jamaica Observer · 1:50 pm ‘My father would never do this’ - Late New Falmouth director’s daughter slams Cooper’s Pen demolition as ‘totally insane’ WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, insistin 62 feet of resilience - Ja’s tallest sculpted monument rises from Melissa, reaching back to 1962 Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Christopher Issa has commissioned what will become one of Jamaica’s tallest sculpted monument – a massive 62-foot work by renowned Jamaican sculptor Scheed Cole that is as Sweet truth - Beekeepers to be educated on how to identify genuine honey Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or synthesis | |||||||||
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75 years later, the scars of Hurricane Charlie remain Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am The Gleaner headline of Friday, August 17, 1951, was ominous: “Hurricane may hit Jamaica today: Bad weather from noon, Crisis in evening.” It was not a sensational prediction. By the time it was over, | |||||||||
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Man Utd beaten by former boss Amorim’s AC Milan Jamaica Observer · 12:02 am Jamaica to Bid Farewell to Stephen Francis on Saturday Nationwide Radio · 7:36 pm The National Indoor Sports Centre will be the focus of national attention on Saturday when the country says it's final goodbye to iconic track and field coach Stephen Francis at an official thanks giv Douglas hard on self despite three-medal haul Jamaica Observer · 12:12 am | |||||||||
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Ace disc jock Don Topping to be conferred with Order of Distinction Jamaica Observer · 3:56 pm Kiprich mourns the death of his father Jamaica Observer · 1:33 pm Capleton ready to set Plantation Cove ablaze with ‘Culture Rising’ Jamaica Observer · 10:48 am | |||||||||
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Observer story forces KSAMC response Jamaica Observer · 12:26 am Cut in half Jamaica Observer · 12:22 am A woman with a purpose Jamaica Observer · 12:21 am Shelly Heaven is shaping Jamaica’s agriculture with FarmLinkr Ahhh Ras Natango rules the world Jamaica Observer · 12:20 am Title holders Jamaica open CFU U-14 account vs St Kitts & Nevis Jamaica Observer · 12:17 am TO THE RESCUE! | |||||||||
⚑ WESTERN JAMAICA 6 STORIES | |||||||||
‘My father would never do this’ - Late New Falmouth director’s daughter slams Cooper’s Pen demolition as ‘totally insane’ WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, insistin ‘Humanitarian crisis’ - Holness pledges Government support to displaced families at Cooper’s Pen demolition site WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:09 am WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the constit PM promises support for Coopers Pen residents but won't endorse squatting WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:46 pm Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness promises support for displaced residents in Coopers Pen, Trelawny, but refuses to condone the illegal occupation of land. He was reacting to the ongoing controversy Twenty Coopers Pen men taking legal action against the state WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:06 pm Twenty men from Coopers Pen, Trelawny, who claim they were detained by the police before the demolition on Tuesday, are taking legal action against the state. The men, who are being represented by att JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:09 am Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the d | |||||||||
⚑ ANNOUNCEMENTS 8 STORIES | |||||||||
14-Day Repo Auction Announcement – 17 August 2026 Bank of Jamaica · 8:49 am Auction Number: BOJ/R-14/202600817/380Auction Date: Monday, 17 August 2026 BANK OF JAMAICA TO: ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS RE: Auction for Jamaica Dollar Liquidity for 14-day Repurchase Operation Wista Hands Over School Resources to Carisbrook Infant and Primary School WESTERN JA JIS · 4:45 pm Teachers and students of Carisbrook Infant and Primary School in St. Elizabeth, are now the beneficiaries of resources to support teaching and learning, following the donation of school supplies and [ Trelawny Residents Benefit From Back-to-school Fair. WESTERN JA JIS · 4:34 pm Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Custos Rotulorum of Trelawny, Hon. Hugh Gentles, hailed the initiative, describing it as a meaningful way to ease the financial burden associated with [...] Businesses Encouraged to Take Advantage of Government Programmes JIS · 4:22 pm Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, has highlighted a range of Government incentives and financing mechanisms available to businesses, to reduce operating costs JamSafe App to Be Developed at No Cost to the Government JIS · 4:06 pm Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Amber Innovations decision to develop the JamSafe app at no cost to the Government, represents a significant contribution | |||||||||
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