Month: September 2022
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St Mary’s Olga Williams is NCSC Spelling Bee Champion

D-O-D-E-C-A-H-E-D-R-O-N, meaning a three-dimensional figure having 12 faces that are pentagonal in shape, was the winning word spelled by 72-year-old Olga Williams of.

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Bog Walk Gorge now impassable – JCF

Motorists are being advised that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine, is now impassable, due to heavy rainfall and flooding. That’s according.

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New Firearms Act passed in the Senate

The Senate on Friday (September 23) passed the new Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act with 17 amendments. The legislation establishes a dual.

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Hanover number one in the delivery of justice

Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, says cases tried before the courts in Hanover have a six-month clear up rate on average, making the parish.

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BIG CATCH: US$25-million cocaine seizure at Ian Fleming Airport

Hours into the launch of Operation Relentless II, a joint operation between CTOC, the narcotics division and US law enforcement partners has resulted.

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Schools urged to comply with restrictions on sugar-sweetened beverages

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is imploring school leaders to follow the Interim Guidelines for Beverages in Schools. The guidelines.

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Digital wallets will facilitate seamless acquisition of JAM-DEX

Persons using special payment wallets to acquire Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) locally, are being assured that the process is easy. Digital payment.

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Rocky Meade declines Cabinet Secretary post amid public uproar

Former head of the Jamaican Defense Force (JDF), Lieutenant General Rocky Meade has declined the post of Cabinet Secretary. “The current public discourse.

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No holiday for Jamaica on Queen’s funeral date

Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Naomi Francis, says the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral will not be.

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Holness departs island for 10-days; Chang in charge of Gov’t

Prime Minister Andrew Holness is to leave the island on Wednesday afternoon for a working visit to the United States and other overseas.

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