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JTA wants remaining shelter operations at schools discontinued

By Prince Moore   The Jamaica Teachers Association, JTA, plans to write to the Ministries of...

2:12 pm, Mon March 9, 2026
Jamaicans faced with uncertainty as Cuban medical programme winds down

  Days after the breakdown in negotiations under the 50-year-old Cuban medical progr...

1:37 pm, Mon March 9, 2026
Youth advocacy group calls for more comprehensive approach to school violence

The Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network is expressing deep sadness following the tragic death o...

7:59 am, Mon March 9, 2026
Chang says criticism of police killings endangers cops

  Minister of National Security & Peace Dr. Horace Chang has again defended the secu...

12:14 am, Mon March 9, 2026
Changes coming for Cannabis Licensing Regulations

Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has announced changes to th...

9:57 pm, Sat March 7, 2026
48-hour curfew imposed in sections of the St. Andrew North

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the St. Andrew North policing division.&n...

9:42 pm, Sat March 7, 2026
Opposition wants more clarity from Government on ending of Cuban cooperation programme

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