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- PHOTOS: Farewell Dinner for Indian High Commissionerby Sean Hunter on April 27, 2024 at 7:47 am
- Activities To Raise Awareness And Increase Screening Rates To Tackle Cervical Cancerby Sean Hunter on April 27, 2024 at 7:42 am
KINGSTON, April 26 (JIS): The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness and increasing screening rates to combat cervical cancer. These include
- Major Agricultural and Manufacturing Project to Be Undertaken in Clarendonby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 8:51 pm
Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) Holdings Limited will lease approximately 725 acres of former sugar lands in Raymonds, Clarendon, to Jamaica Flour Mills and University of the West Indies/SODECO for
- Government Keen on Creating Education System That Works for All Studentsby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 8:31 pm
Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government is keen on creating an education system that works for all students. “We are recognising now that our children
- Engagement with Diaspora Strengthenedby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 8:21 pm
The Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) have strengthened the process of engagement and partnership between the Government and overseas nationals, says State Minister
- Training for Fish Farmers Begins in September at Heart Academy, Ebony Park, Clarendonby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 7:33 pm
Fish farmers are set to receive training at the Clarendon-based HEART/NSTA Trust Ebony Park Academy, beginning in September. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure
- Jamaica Must Use Cultural Heritage to Enhance Tourism – Minister Bartlettby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 5:48 pm
Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says Jamaica must tap into its rich cultural heritage to enhance the tourism product. Addressing the second staging of the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit
- History and Culture Meet Technology at Falmouth Artisan Villageby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 5:38 pm
Jamaica’s tourism product took a major step into the future with the recent opening of the island’s first state-of-the-art artisan village in the Georgian town of Falmouth. The historic Hampden
- DAMC Complex Being Retained for Agricultural Purposesby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 4:51 pm
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, says there are no plans to use the Agricultural Marketing Corporation (AMC) complex for another purpose. He made the disclosure during
- Jamaica in State of Readiness for Diaspora Conferenceby Astha Prendergast on April 26, 2024 at 4:29 pm
Plans for the upcoming 10th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference are “in a state of readiness,” says Conference Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the VM Group, Courtney Campbell.
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Jamaica Star
- 52-y-o in Portland charged for stealing man’s IPhone while he slepton April 26, 2024 at 6:01 pm
Burglary and larceny charges have been laid against 52-year-old Portland labourer Wayne Harnett, otherwise called ‘Touche’, for stealing a man’s IPhone cell phone through a window while he slept in his home in Bryan’s Lane.
- 50 St Andrew High School students take road code teston April 26, 2024 at 5:56 pm
Approximately 50 students at St Andrew High School for Girls sat the road code test on Tuesday, becoming the first Corporate Area institution and the first all-girls school to take the test.
- Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in father’s drowning, told police he was baptising himon April 26, 2024 at 5:48 pm
BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man who told police he was exorcising a demon and performing a baptism when he shoved his father’s head under water multiple times has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in his death.
- Premature baby girl rescued from dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza after five dayson April 26, 2024 at 5:43 pm
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A premature Palestinian infant, rescued from her mother’s womb shortly after the woman was killed in an Israeli airstrike, has died, her uncle said Friday.
- Drivers facing delay in getting fitness certificateson April 26, 2024 at 5:37 pm
There is now a delay in the issuance of fitness certificates to drivers. The Island Traffic Authority says this is due to challenges with its system.
- Man punches woman for calling him ‘frowsy’on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am
A corporate area man, who punched a woman in her face for describing him as a 'frowsy' man, has agreed to compensate her for the injuries she sustained. When the matter came up in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday, the court was...
- Teacher beats colleague outside staff meetingby Tiffany Taylor - STAR Writer on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am
A teacher at a Corporate Area high school has decided to leave his job, claiming that he now suffers from post traumatic stress disorder, following a physical altercation with a colleague on the compound earlier this month. The revelation was...
- Transport Authority gets 12 vehicleson April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am
Twelve motor cars have been added to the fleet of the Transport Authority, which will be used to improve the authority's capacity to monitor and regulate the public transportation sector. Managing Director of the Transport Authority, Ralston...
- Portmore community benefiting from zinc removal projecton April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am
Residents in Myrtle Way, Portmore, St Catherine, are benefiting from a zinc fence removal project, under the Government's community renewal intervention programme. Member of Parliament (MP) for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller, told JIS...
- Accused in pepper-spray case claims self-defenceby Christopher Thomas - STAR Writer on April 26, 2024 at 10:05 am
A woman, who pepper-sprayed her neighbour during a confrontation at her home, is to return to the St James Parish Court on May 15 when the case against her is slated to continue. On Thursday, the court was told that on March 27, the complainant...
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