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⚑ WORLD NEWS 4 STORIES | |||||||||
How far will the US-Canada trade war go? Al Jazeera · 4:41 am Canada and the US risk a full-scale trade war after a breakdown in talks. | |||||||||
⚑ CARIBBEAN 4 STORIES | |||||||||
$350m Harrow energy project awaits tariff ruling Barbados Today · 5:50 pm Government intervention is set to bring an end to a near two-year delay to the start of construction on a $350 million hybrid energy power plant at Harrow Plantation in... The post $350m Harrow energy | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 5 STORIES | |||||||||
ROOFS verification process more than 50% complete Nationwide Radio · 6:46 pm The verification process of the government's Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters, ROOFS, Programme, is more than 50 percent complete. Labour and Social Security Minister, Pearnel Charles King Charles to visit The Bahamas, Guyana, Antigua and Barbuda Nationwide Radio · 5:41 pm King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit three Caribbean countries later this year when he travels to the region for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. The meeting i | |||||||||
⚑ CRIME & JUSTICE 4 STORIES | |||||||||
Senior cops targeted in cocaine probe Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Nearly a dozen high-ranking policemen and soldiers are the targets of a widening narcotics investigation linked to the seizure of cocaine from a police storage facility in January, which has drawn the Murders in St Catherine North fall to 30-year low Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am The St Catherine North Police Division is recording a significant decline in murders, with Senior Superintendent of Police Hopeton Nicholson describing the trend as evidence of improving safety and se Man charged with murder of father and son in Manchester Nationwide Radio · 5:42 pm A Kingston man has been charged in connection with the execution style killing of a father and son in New Forest, Manchester in June. Charged is 21-year-old construction worker, Nicholas Williamson, o Death toll in Tibet-Nepal flash floods surpasses 150 Nationwide Radio · 5:38 pm The death toll after a massive flash flood and mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday has surpassed 150 That's according to the BBC. It says at least 160 people have been confirmed dead. Over | |||||||||
⚑ BUSINESS & ECONOMY 3 STORIES | |||||||||
BOJ reports growth in digital currency Nationwide Radio · 6:13 pm The Bank of Jamaica's, or BOJ's, Central Bank Digital Currency, JamDex, has significantly increased its volume of usage despite continued impediments from commercial banks adopting their point of sale Jamaican who fronted 'Higgins Warner' ponzi scheme found dead in Argentina WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 5:51 pm A Jamaican man who led the failed investment club Higgins Warner in St James has died on the streets of Argentina. He is 55-year-old Emile Maxim St. Patrick Higgins, commonly called 'Max Higgins' or ' | |||||||||
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⚑ HEALTH 1 STORIES | |||||||||
Western medical professionals receive prestigious international dental fellowship Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Western Bureau: Prominent western Jamaica-based medical professionals Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), and Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, professor of d | |||||||||
⚑ EDUCATION 4 STORIES | |||||||||
Final-year students urged to apply for $8m in scholarship funding Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Final-year tertiary students in Jamaica are being encouraged to apply by September 4 for scholarship funding being offered by Jamaica’s Promise, a not-for-profit organisation in the United States (US) Port Henderson Primary pleads for gov’t help to address security woes Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am WESTERN BUREAU: The leadership of Port Henderson Primary School in St Catherine is calling for immediate government intervention to address space and security concerns that are negatively affecting th Burnt Savannah Primary not ready for September school term WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:29 pm With less than two weeks to the start of the new academic year, Burnt Savannah Primary School in St. Elizabeth remains a shell of itself following the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. A vide | |||||||||
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Drained by drought Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Jamaicans are once again being urged to conserve water as the country continues to face severe drought conditions. Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, said the prolonged | |||||||||
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India win despite Sri Lanka fightback in second test Nationwide Radio · 7:50 pm Hosts Sri Lanka were holding on for dear life at close on day four of the second cricket test against India in Colombo. At stumps the Sri Lnakns, following on were 229 for 6, a lead of just 16 runs an | |||||||||
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⚑ GENERAL NEWS 9 STORIES | |||||||||
‘Blazing a trail to success’ Jamaica Observer · 12:04 am Young people in Caribbean to share ideas on democracy on September 3 in Jamaica Jamaica Observer · 9:47 pm NWC tightens restrictions in parts of St Andrew Nationwide Radio · 7:35 pm National Water Commission, NWC, has implemented overnight restrictions for Jacks Hill and surrounding communities in St. Andrew. Starting Wednesday, August 26, piped water will be supplied daily betwe Caribbean media encouraged to lead on AI development Jamaica Observer · 7:28 pm | |||||||||
⚑ WESTERN JAMAICA 3 STORIES | |||||||||
Burnt Savannah Primary not ready for September school term WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:29 pm With less than two weeks to the start of the new academic year, Burnt Savannah Primary School in St. Elizabeth remains a shell of itself following the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. A vide Jamaican who fronted 'Higgins Warner' ponzi scheme found dead in Argentina WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 5:51 pm A Jamaican man who led the failed investment club Higgins Warner in St James has died on the streets of Argentina. He is 55-year-old Emile Maxim St. Patrick Higgins, commonly called 'Max Higgins' or ' | |||||||||
⚑ ANNOUNCEMENTS 7 STORIES | |||||||||
Education Ministry Moves to Strengthen TVET in High Schools JIS · 4:48 pm The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is moving to strengthen technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in high schools, including pursuing legislative changes to enabl Changes Coming to School Board Appointment Process JIS · 4:47 pm The Government is moving to reform the process for appointing school boards, with proposed changes to include objective standards for selecting members and fit-and-proper criteria for board chairperso Tourism the Ripple Effect JHTA · 4:09 pm Government to Establish Supporting Framework for Electronic Prescribing and Dispensing JIS · 3:21 pm The Government is to establish standards, processes and systems required to support secure and widespread electronic prescribing and dispensing in Jamaica. Minister without Portfolio in the Office of National Response Plan Being Developed for Radiological Emergencies JIS · 3:17 pm The country’s ability to respond to radiological incidents and emergencies is being strengthened through the development of a national response plan and specialised training for key emergency-response | |||||||||
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