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Newly appointed parliamentary secretary Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says he intends to leverage the emerging digital age to effectively communicate to Jamaicans policies of the Andrew Holness administration.
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Residents of Cornwall Court in Montego Bay, St James today joined hands to beautify their community on Labour Day. A kiddies park and a community centre were among the areas that were spruced up. #GLNRToday
📽: Adrian Frater
Police raided rapper Sean Kingston's rented South Florida mansion on Thursday and arrested his mother on fraud and theft charges that an attorney says stems partly from the installation of a massive TV at the home.
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A man was shot dead in a drive-by shooting in the Falkland community in Boundbrook, Portland on Thursday afternoon. The deceased has been identified only as 'Bertie' of a Boundbrook address.
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Amid a flare-up in crime and violence, Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake is assuring Jamaicans that the security forces will be taking 'decisive action' against individuals who have chosen to 'disrupt the peace, cause harm and instill fear'. #GLNRToday
📽: Contributed
Residents turned in large numbers today to construct a wheelchair access ramp at the Cornwall Mountain Health Centre, the municipal project for National Labour Day.
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Users of the Fair Prospect Health Centre in Portland will experience a brighter, cleaner environment when they visit as the facility received a well needed facelift today for Labour Day. #GLNRToday #LabourDay2024
📸: Gareth Davis
The Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry Oral Heaven has signalled that it is fighting against attempts by the authorities to include a toll on the Long Hill bypass in St James.
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Motivational speaker Jermaine Johnson, the I Believe Initiative Ambassador for the governor general’s Programme for Excellence, is urging young people to be mindful of how their use of social media could lead to an addiction.
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Labour Day activities came alive at the Pye River Cemetery in Montego Bay, St James today, which saw volunteers and representatives from the St James Municipal Corporation, including Mayor Richard Vernon, de-bushing and cleaning up the graveyard. #GLNRToday #LabourDay2024
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service says the pilot sharing of corporate services in areas such as procurement and finance among three ministries has been producing positive results.
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Plans by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund to construct a new and improved compound at the Pisgah Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth is a significant step to development, said stakeholders.
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Piles of garbage were today cleared out of the Rose Garden community in downtown Kingston as part of Labour Day activities. The area’s community centre also got fresh paint. #GLNRToday #LabourDay2024
📸: Rudolph Brown
Attorney Michael Lorne will not be disbarred after the Privy Council today upheld a Jamaican Court of Appeal ruling that the General Legal Council was pushing to be overturned.
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