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Barbados to become republic, remove Queen Elizabeth as head of state by November 2021 when nation marks 55th anniversary of independence, announces Dame Sandra Mason, Governor General and the Queen's domestic rep, in outlining upcoming priorities of @miaamormottley admin.

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JUST IN: GOLD for Jamaica's Hansle Parchment in men's 110m hurdles #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲 #tokyo202

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Dear World: Please note these 14 year-old Jamaican twin girls, Tia and Tina Clayton. #Champs2019

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Barbadian PM Mottley: Central banks of wealthiest countries engaged in $25-trillion of quantitative easing in last 13yrs ($9t in last 18 months for COVID) - had we used that $25t for bonds to finance transition in energy, food, transport ...we would be reaching 1.5 limit #COP26

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What strength, resilience! 👏👏👏👏 Nathan Walker, an only child, lost his mom in 2018; dad 2019. Father died just has he was about to start 2019 CSEC exams. The #CampionCollege student aced his exams - 9 grade ones. Graduated Campion top of class.

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"The time has come to fully leave our colonial past behind. Barbadians want a Barbadian head of state." - Dame Sandra Mason, Governor General of Barbados.

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Hansle Parchment is sooooooooooooooooooo deserving of this!!!!!!!!!! And oh Levy putting shame to doubters!!! Our hurdles medals from Hansle, Ronald and Megan are super special!!!! #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲 #tokyo2020

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Khadine Hylton ( @fluffymisskitty ) graduates today from the @UWImona with First Class Honours in Law. She has also been conferred the honour of being named the valedictorian and will speak on behalf of the faculties of Law and Social Sciences. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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#Bolt tells Jamaicans "sorry about that". But, no, sir, nothing to sorry about. We can't thank you enough! You have nutten fi sorry bout!

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UPDATE: Scoops Unlimited, manufacturers of Devon House ice cream, has provided US$10K towards Wesmoreland burn victim 12yo Adrianna 'Pinky' Laing getting critical treatment in the US. She needs US$40K for an air ambulance. Adrianna lost 3 brothers in fire.

Westmoreland burn victim gets US$10K donation towards air ambulance service

The family of 12-year-old Westmoreland burn victim Adrianna 'Pinky' Laing has been provided with US$10,000 towards efforts to get her critical treatment in the United States. The financial support...

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Popular TV interpreter Antoinette Aiken ( @toniterp ) awarded national honour - Order of Distinction (Officer) - "for outstanding contribution to the deaf community through Jamaica sign language and spoken English interpreting". Her story:

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24-year-old Jamaican @harrisdalton wins the 2018 #XFactor UK singing competition. The Edwin Allen and Kingston College past student wowed from the start to capture global love, admiration and a £1m recording contract.

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GOLD!!!!!!! AND WORLD JUNIOR RECORD!!!!!! Clayton twins lead Jamaica to women's 4x100m relay glory at #WorldAthleticsU20 #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🥇🥇🥇🥇 *Three members of Jamaica's team from the high school champions, #EdwinAllenHigh !

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It's official! Graduate of the London School of Economics ( @LSEnews ). #MSc #DevelopmentManagement #Merit My #Chevening year formally ends. It has been a positively transformative journey and my absolute gratitude to everyone for the support! Thank you @cheveningfco !

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JUST IN: Jamaica's House of Representatives has approved a sexual harassment legislation to clamp down on abuse in the workplace, landlord & tenant relationship, among other situations. Bill now heads to the Senate.

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JORDAN HEWITT of Campion College in Jamaica is an absolute STAR!! #CSEC #CXC Biology - 1st Eng Lit - 1st Spanish - 1st IT - 7th Physics - 8th Chemistry - 8th IN THE CARIBBEAN!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

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What an extraordinary Olympic Games for @sherickajacko ! 🥇🥉🥉 #Tokyo2020 #TeamJamaica 🇯🇲

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Manning's & @UWImona alum Nile Anderson is the 2024 Jamaica Rhodes Scholar. He intends to pursue a degree in engineering science w/focus on applied artificial intelligence at the University of Oxford. Left UWI with 4.03/4.3 GPA in electronics engineering.

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Keeping hope for #JasmineDean . 22yo UWI student, visually impaired, missing since February 27, 2020. Anyone knowing of the whereabouts of #JasmineDean is being asked to contact the Mona Police Post at 876-927-2298, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.

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Jamaica's #ToniAnnSingh is the new #MissWorld !! 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲 #MissWorld2019

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#EdwardSeaga was an institution builder - no getting around that one: Jamaica Stock Exchange Jamaica Unit Trust Jamaica Mortgage Ban National Development Bank Agricultural Credit Bank Ex-Im Bank Students’ Loan Bureau Urban Development Corporation JAMPRO HEART Trust/NTA

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Barbados, though, has removed the UK-based Privy Council as its final court of appeal. The Caribbean Court of Justice is now the nation's highest court.

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Today's exactly one month before the scheduled release of Buju Banton ( @BujuOfficial ) from US prison.

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BREAKING NEWS: The Government has withdrawn the national award it bestowed on popular pastor Merrick ‘Al’ Miller, bowing to public pressure over the decision amid the clergyman’s criminal convictions and his unrepentant attitude.

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Meet the 2020 national champion speller of Jamaica - Toriann Beckford of McAuley Primary School in St Catherine! Brilliant performance!!!!

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UPDATE: MP @JulietHolness , wife of Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM , elected Deputy Speaker of Jamaica's House of Representatives.

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Gordon House has released its official portrait of Speaker of Jamaica's House of Representatives, @JulietHolness . Holness, MP for St Andrew East Rural and wife of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, was elected to the chair on September 26. The Opposition supported her nomination.

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The British Virgin Islands' Adaejah Hodge a "new name for Caribbean sprinting", says @SportsMax_Carib commentator #HubertLawrence ! Hodge wins #Carifta2022 girls' U17 200m final in 23.42 to become a triple gold medalist at the championships in Kingston!! A star!!!🔥🔥

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Ratified: #WorldRecord : Jamaica's Ackera Nugent’s U20 indoor 60m run of 7.92s in March 2021 🇯🇲 📷: @WorldAthletics

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Shericka Jackson!!!!!! 10.65s. New personal best. New world leading time. Back-to-back Jamaican 100m champion. Joins American Marion Jones with the fifth fastest time in history.

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Megan Tapper - #Tokyo2020 medalist! Congratulations!!!

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9.66s split from @sherickajacko

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NEWS: Holness: effective April 1, HEART/NSTA, the gov't's national training agency will remove all tuition and admin fees for its programmes up to level 4 (Associate Degree). "This will allow for access to vocational training for all Jamaicans regardless of economic status."

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READ: The shocking case of 81-yo #NoelChambers . He died in 2019. He was incarcerated on February 4, 1980 and had been in prison for 40 years without being tried - @INDECOM_JAMAICA report: "DETAINED AT PLEASURE: INSTITUTIONALIZED HUMAN RIGHTS BREACHES" -

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Dalton Harris: “My childhood had no love or support. Applause means, finally, I have value.” X Factor star Dalton Harris' reveals secret childhood abuse

X Factor star Dalton Harris' reveals secret childhood abuse

The X Factor favourite does not cry recalling the childhood abuse he says left deep scars

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A quartet of Jamaican teen girls just ran 42.58, a stunning world junior record, to win #Carifta49 U20 4x100m gold! Three of the four girls are from one school, my school! #EdwinAllen 👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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UPDATE: Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs @LisaHannamp tables motion in Parliament calling for late Jamaican music legend @bobmarley , an "international crusader for peace, love and equality; a global superstar" to be named a national hero.

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Happy people are hitting back at folks downplaying the work of CAPE/CSEC students. The children are at that stage in their life where those things MATTER. The ones and twos, etc, matter to them!! Low dem mek dem celebrate!!! They'll deal with UWI, other uni when they get there.

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How a public servant, Mayor Belnavis, buys personal car, a Porsche, and then gets the public institution, St Ann Municipality, to use TAXPAYERS' money to install charging facility for HIS personal car! The systems he had to go through to get it approved, installed.

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Her name was Denique 'Den Den' Salmon. Denique was 5yo. Denique was home. Denique was sleeping. A stray bullet killed Denique. October 7, 2021 Jamaica 🇯🇲

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Jamaica's Tracy Robinson appointed to UN fact-finding team to document human rights violations and abuses in Libya. Appointment by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michele Bachelet. READ:

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UPDATE: Top high schools in Jamaica: Education Commission used new ranking system & data covering 2001 - 2018: Top traditional schools 1. Glenmuir High 2. Wolmer's High (Girls) 3. St Jago High Top non-traditional 1. Dinthill Technical 2. Denbigh High 3. Edwin Allen High

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Important to note as well that @andrewbellamyja is also a board member of the South East Regional Health Authority ( @theserhajm ), one of four regional authorities central to the public health response to Jamaica's COVID-19 fight.

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Andrew Hamilton, a Jamaican drug boss and ex-cop who amassed a $1bn portfolio of assets that included over two dozen luxury homes and cars has lost half of it to the gov't through work of @FidJamaica , @livern_barrett reports. Largest recovery for FID.

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Beloved University of Technology ( @UTechJamaica ) lecturer Jamar Thelwell, 34, dies. He was battling cancer. Students and colleagues in shock. Many hailing him for 'going the extra mile'. Mr Thelwell taught multimedia and design.

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JUST IN: MISSING: 39yo accountant Natecia Gordon of Westmeade Willows, Bridgeport, St. Catherine. Missing since June 26, @JamaicaConstab says. Rose was last seen about 10:00 a.m. Mode of dress unknown.

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The final swim... What an amazing standard-bearer! @AliAtki hailed as most successful female swimmer in region's history. 🇯🇲🇯🇲 ------ Alia Atkinson entered for last swim meet of her career at World Short Course Champs in Abu Dhabi, which starts today.

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Antonio Watson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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JUST IN: The prosecution has told the Privy Council that it would want a retrial if the the decision is to overturn #VybzKartel 's conviction for murder. The Privy Council is Jamaica's final court of appeal.

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NEWS: Jamaica and the US in 'diplomatic row' over Kingston's refusal to recognise the 'spouse' of an American diplomat who is in a same-sex marriage, @RadioJamaicaFM is reporting. The news report said Jamaica rejected the request for diplomatic immunity because same-sex marriage

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Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says he is puzzled as to how recent university graduates manage to stay afloat financially, given what he describes as the mind-blowingly low wages they are pocketing each month.

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JUST IN: The 30,000 government workers represented by the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) have agreed to put the government on notice that strike action by them over wage reforms is imminent.

Temperature rising, 30,000-strong civil service union to serve notice of industrial action

The 30,000 government workers represented by the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) have agreed to put the government on notice that strike action by them over wage reforms is imminent.

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Barbados, like Ja, other CARICOM states have flirted with this before. In 1998 a Barbados constitutional review commission recommended republican status: In 2015, then PM Stuart said his admin would get it done.

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PM Holness has shrugged off criticisms in British media about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle “hobnobbing” with him during their attendance of the global premiere of the Bob Marley: One Love film last Monday as merely “more publicity for Jamaica.”

Holness responds to British media backlash from Harry and Meghan's visit

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has shrugged off criticisms in the British media about Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle “hobnobbing” with him during their attendance of the global premiere of...

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BOOM!!!!! Jamaica's Tina Clayton wins GOLDDDDDDDDDD #100m in 11.09!!!! #WorldAthleticsU20 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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A University of the West Indies (UWI) student has been charged after the alleged “torture” of his student-girlfriend, who was discovered “captive” with “burn marks” inside his room on the Mona campus last week.

HORRIFIC TORTURE

A University of the West Indies (UWI) student has been charged after the alleged “torture” of his student-girlfriend, who was discovered “captive” with “burn marks” inside his room on the Mona campus...

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"If the death of Mr #NoelChambers , 81yo, a Jamaican citizen, placed in a prison by a Jamaican court and held there for 40yrs and died in the conditions that he died in, if that does not stir our conscience as a country, then nothing will"- Susan Goffe ( @suezeecue ) #TVJAllAngles

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CONFIRMED!!! PETROJAM was free fi everybaddi and dem friend. Every Jamaican citizen needs to READ the PETROJAM report!! Good god! A wah did a gwaan dung deh?? 2.5 million dolla of TAXPAYERS money fi BIRTHDAY PARTIES????? Runs across political admins!!! …

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@JamaicaPNP president @DrPeterPhillips says he didn't know a dub, approved by his team to boost his image, was based on the raunchy "Bawl Out" tune by Dovey Magnum. Says he's never heard the original. #TVJAllAngles #bawlout #JaVotes2020

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Congratulations to Caribbean neighbours Steven Gardiner 🇧🇸, the world champion who becomes the Olympic champion, and Kirani James 🇬🇩, who claims a 400m medal in his 3rd straight Olympic Games. #tokyo2020

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National honour (Order of Distinction -Officer) for #MazieMiller "for service to Jamaica culinary arts". Miller hosted the popular television programme Creative Cooking.

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Public bodies with investments in SSL: Approx: National Health Fund - $740m NHT - $238.8m National Insurance Fund - $8.4m JAS - $8.9m Jamaica Banana Catastrophe Fund - 98K - Information that Minister Clarke says he received from FSC-approved temporary auditor at SSL

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JUST IN: Former acting permanent secretary in education ministry, Dr Grace McLean, has been interdicted. She has been barred from returning to work until it's decided whether she will have to pay back some of $124m that allegedly cannot be accounted for.

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These two! Great duo of Jamaican morning radio! #RIPDorraineSamuels ! Praying strength for #AlanMagnus

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BREAKING: The Jamaica army to get its first woman chief, Commodore Antonette Wemyss Gorman, as Lt Gen Rocky Meade retires. Wemyss-Gorman will promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral and take over as Chief of Defence Staff of the @JDFSoldier in January 2022- @OPMJamaica

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Health Minister @christufton : "All Jamaican female residents who are 21 years and older, will receive a subsidy to help cover the cost of a pap smear." Subsidy for Prostate-Specific Antigen test to be expanded to all male Jamaican residents 40 years and older. New benefits

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The Mark Golding-led Opposition @JamaicaPNP : 1. Supported @JulietHolness 's nomination as Speaker of the House of Representatives, then it didn't. 2. Supported the salary increases for the political directorate, then it didn't.

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Jamaica places first in #CSEC 2017 math and English language. Eng: Immaculate's Arielle Buckle (5 Jamaicans made top 10) Math: Campion's Shanelle Marshall & Lori-Ann Knight tied for first. (7 Jamaicans on top 10 list) - @MyCXC

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NEWS: Shaniel Francis, a victim of an alleged land scam at Clifton, St Catherine, is the first among residents affected to receive a legal plot of land identified by the state-owned SCJ Holdings, PM says. Holness also says he will help her with building.

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Stocks & Securities Limited (SSL) was flagged in 2017 by staff of Financial Services Commission for “culture of non-compliance and mismanagement of client funds”, a systemic concern that may alarm investors as SSL now grapples with billion-dollar fraud.

SSL branded 'problem institution' by FSC five years ago

Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) was flagged in 2017 by staff of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) for a "culture of non-compliance and mismanagement of client funds"

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Jamaica's Aayush Jain from Ardenne High finished in the top 10 in the Caribbean in six subjects in the 2022 CXC CSEC high school exams.🥇🥇🔥🔥🔥👏🏿👏🏿 Economics - 1st Chemistry - 2nd English Lit - 2nd Biology - 7th IT (general) - 8th Physics - 8th

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BRONZE!!!! Rushell Clayton 🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🥉🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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JUST IN: @CARICOMorg 's statement on #IsraelHamas : "The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) abhors the attacks in Israel and the counterattacks in the Palestinian territory of Gaza." Note @CARICOMorg stayed away from certain words and expressions.

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Taxpayers still financing multimillion-dollar salaries for scandal-scarred Ruel Reid and Fritz Pinnock, the heads of Jamaica College and Caribbean Maritime University, respectively, who've been on leave since 2019. Interim leaders also receiving salaries.

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Two million Jamaicans, more than two-thirds of the population, are unable to afford a healthy diet, according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022.

Report: 2 million Jamaicans can’t afford healthy food

Each morning, Yvonne Fearon, a household worker from Rose Hill in Summerfield, Clarendon, uses one pack of chocolate mix to make tea for herself, her husband, and their twin boys. She’s forced to...

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It's my graduation day from London School of Economics ( @LSEnews ) Whew!! Grabbing my computer now to watch lol - have to see my International Development stars cross that stage! And imagine me! 😎 #partofLSE

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UPDATE: Opposition @JamaicaPNP says it has established a US $10,000 fund to assist the Jamaican students in #Ukraine with transportation, food or other necessities.

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I am for the law. But remember taxi operators did not just start 'terrorising' us overnight. They have been accommodated and sanctioned by a permissive state over many decades. A driver accumulating over 700 tickets says less of driver and more of state. Direct some anger there.

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WATCH: 'I know that I have tried' - an emotional PM @AndrewHolnessJM laments Jamaica's seemingly intractable murder prob. (10% increase in 2021 over 2020) Recent murders of two brothers and a 10yo girl have moved the PM. 'I go to my bed with these things on my conscience' -AH

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2020 continues to be unforgettable! It marked the year of my return to journalism, and I'm gratefully delighted to have done work at the standard to earn me the top Editorial Award @JamaicaGleaner ! Huge thank you to my editors, colleagues for their tremendous support! 🙏🏿

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ANOTHER SIDE: Principal of Tarrant High, Paul Hall: many students leaving high school not functional, time for schools to focus less on grooming issues Says boys could end up being allowed to wear styles like mohawks if the stakeholders agree. #TVJAllAngles

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A teacher of a high school in Manchester who admitted to having sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old student on the school compound in 2019 has been sentenced to almost 14 years in prison.

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A tape recorder belonging to a journalist who was reporting on a lawsuit in Jamaica's Supreme Court this week was briefly confiscated by a policeman, who deleted several recordings made in court, the veteran newsman has claimed. "In all my 33-plus years as a journalist, which

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Jamaica's Brianna Lyston runs 23.16 to win girls U20 200m final at #Carifta2022 in Jamaica.

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THIS. IS. EVERYTHING! 💛 His commitment and strength - a lesson to all of us! Photo: @JamaicaGleaner

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History! Tajay Gayle! Jamaica's World Champion of Men's Long Jump #Doha2019 . Jumps to gold with 8.69m and among the top 10 leaps in history.

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NEWS: The University of the West Indies has been ordered to pay $6.8 million in damages for negligence to former law student Michele Theresa Lee who slipped and fell on a wet surface on campus in 2011. Justice Tara Carr, in handing down judgment, ruled that liability was

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7 years

Ja's Norman Manley Law School finish SECOND in world's largest moot court competition.Over 640 schools from around globe entered #Jessup2017

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Jovan Johnson

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Reggae great #BeresHammond was conferred with the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters at @UWImona 's graduation ceremony this afternoon. With his Order of Jamaica from 2013, Hammond is now: Dr the Honourable Hugh Beresford Hammond 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

6 years

You don't have to advertise your struggles to anyone but importantly, if you are struggling, do not pretend to yourself that you aren't. Acknowledge it or own it and plot your way out of it. Easier to work on solutions than working to maintain a facade.

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

2 years

JUST IN: Loan limit for a single applicant to the state's National Housing Trust to be increased to $7.5M, up from $6.5M, PM @AndrewHolnessJM announces. Two persons applying jointly will be able to access funding of up to $15M. Effective July 1.

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

3 years

Sprint great Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ( @realshellyannfp ), first woman to win four Olympic medals in the 100m, upgraded to Order of Distinction (Commander) from OD (officer) #NATIONALHONOURS2021 🇯🇲🇯🇲

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

6 years

What the judge said to @harrisdalton : 'The UK adores you, please stay with us.' Jamaica yuh hear??

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

4 years

Tremendously humbled to have won 2🏆 at 2020 National Journalism Awards - top award for news (print) & for excellence in agri reporting. I merely returned to journalism in 2020 to have another go at my passion. Excellence is a never-ending journey, becoming better resumes 2day!

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

2 years

UPDATE: Finance Minister @NigelClarkeJa says he will not apologise for his use of 'Massa Mark' to characterise Opp. Leader @MarkJGolding . Says an apology would "legitimise what simply is not true". "The truth is that 'massa' in its modern usage is applied non-racially," he says.

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

2 years

BREAKING: Host Jamaica wins 97 medals, its biggest haul, at the regional junior athletics championships #Carifta2022 . 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

3 years

UPDATE: Approximately 144,000 Jamaicans have been fully vaccinated against #COVID19 to date, reports Permanent Secretary in the @themohwgovjm -Approx. 542,000 doses administered (140,000 second doses; 398,000 first doses; 4000 single dose) *12,000 doses today

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

1 year

NEWS: Party promoter Andrew Wright, Rudolph Barnes & Oneil Hope have been charged in an alleged $222m fraud racket at gov't's Institute of Sports. Alleged theft took place betwn 2011 & 2017, @MOCAJamaica announces. Wright is promoter of the Chug It and French Connection parties.

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Jovan Johnson

@jovanthony

3 years

Hope Zoo, Jamaica’s primary wildlife park, is facing possible closure because of a slump in revenues. The shutdown could force administrators to find new homes for its approximately 1,100 animals.

Hope Zoo faces closure threat

Hope Zoo, Jamaica’s primary wildlife park, is facing possible closure because of a slump in revenues. The shutdown could force administrators to find new homes for its approximately 1,100 animals....

jamaica-gleaner.com

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