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July 3, 2018
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) continued to lose more members than it attracted last year, even as the Government pumped more resources into curbing Jamaica's spiralling crime problem. According to the latest Economic and Social Survey, in a ... Read More
- July 3, 2018 An estimated 38,000 Jamaican youth between the ages of five and 17 years old are involved in child labour, and 26,000 work in hazardous conditions, as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO). These are some of the findings contained ... Read More
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July 3, 2018
MOSCOW (AP): So much for this being a 'World' Cup. The quarter-finals are all-European and South American for the first time since 2006. Mexico said adÌos with a 2-0 loss to Brazil in the round of 16 yesterday and Japan sayonara when it blew a tw... Read More
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July 3, 2018
CARICOM's Office of the General Counsel has produced two legal opinions defending the right of Haitians to move freely within CARICOM. Currently, Haitians need a visa to enter CARICOM territories, except Barbados, which abolished the requirement l... Read More
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July 3, 2018
In a press release late last night from the Office of the Prime Minister, Cabinet outlined several decisions regarding the ongoing saga at Petrojam. Key among them is that the energy portfolio will be taken from Dr Andrew Wheatley and placed ... Read More
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June 27, 2018
The performance task component of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) seeks to minimise parental interference and allow students to apply analytical skills to make sense of the world around them through projects. "... We are aware that many times, the p... Read More
- June 27, 2018 Amid recent reports of children falling victim to crime and violence in western Jamaica, Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director of the Ministry of Education's Region Four, is calling on parents to be vigilant in protecting their children. Pinn... Read More
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June 27, 2018
From his thigh to his foot to the back of the net, Lionel Messi finally scored a goal at this year's World Cup. The exquisite strike from the Argentina great sparked the first of several celebrations from an animated Diego Maradona, who screamed, s... Read More
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June 27, 2018
Minimum wage earners will have more money in their pockets based on a 13 per cent increase from $6,200 to $7,000 per 40-hour workweek, which takes effect on August 1. The minimum wage for security guards moves from $8,854 to $9,700. Labour Ministe... Read More
- June 27, 2018 Teams from the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) and the new Integrity Commission yesterday swooped down on the state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, confiscating documents and computers amid allegations of nepotism, corruption... Read More
Entertainment News
- June 14, 2018 Those who attended the Korean production, Delicious Korean Musical, Chef, went home with a bellyfull of laughs. Co-hosted by the Korea Foundation and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Jamaica, on Tuesday night, the Courtleigh Auditorium ... Read More
- June 13, 2018 For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag. They have been playing since the first grade, risking their safety, jobs and relationships to take each other down with the battl... Read More
Recent Sport News
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June 18, 2018
Brazil joined the list of big teams struggling to win their opening matches at the FIFA World Cup in Russia. The five-time champions were held to a 1-1 draw by Switzerland yesterday, a few hours after four-time champions Germany were beaten by Mexi... Read More
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June 14, 2018
West Indies are poised for their first series win over a higher-ranked nation in six years but will be wary of a wounded Sri Lanka when they clash in the second Test at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, starting here today. The Windies' last series... Read More
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June 13, 2018
Four leading local sports administrators are split down the middle between defending champions Germany and five-time winners Brazil a day before the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off at 10 a.m. tomorrow in the 81,000-seat Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow... Read More
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