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6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 17, 2014

Indecent Exposure – Oral, Anal Sex Acceptance Sneaked Into JFJ Course In Children’s Homes. There are signs emerging that the sexual education course introduced into six private children’s homes by...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – August 27, 2014

College Crisis: Students Shun Teacher-Training Institutions; Administrators Say Thwaites Drove Them Away. The leadership of teachers’ colleges across the island is reporting that the number of students...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – April 24, 2015

  Cops Fired More Than 1,000 Rounds After Tivoli Secured – Gifford. The West Kingston Commission of Enquiry yesterday heard evidence that members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) fired a total...

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6 Things You Need To Know Today – January 18, 2016

Juliet Ready To Go – Holness Presented As JLP Candidate For East Rural St Andrew. Declaring that the “I tricked you” era is a thing of the past, the leadership of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) late...

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Tourism Arrivals Gains Holding

New data released from the Jamaica Tourist Board revealed that Long Stay Arrivals were up 3.3% versus October 2017 to reach a new all-time high for the month of 162,552. That is considerable growth...

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Cooper’s Hill Primary Students Learn Innovative Agriculture Techniques

“Farming can be very creative,” said Aika Nakakomi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) volunteer, as she scooped up a handful of compost and sifted it in a plastic barrel cut vertically in...

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How Many Of These 12 Things Did You Know?

Jamaica is a land full of history and all sorts of interesting things to learn and know. Here are just a dozen of these things: 1. This town clock’s tower was paid for by one of Jamaica’s German...

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Inflation Unchanged For November 2018

The inflation rate for the month of November 2018, registered 0.0% – or completely unchanged. This is remarkably, the second unchanged reading of the year (with May being the first) and even more...

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5 Things to Know About Ms Universe Jamaica 2018

Following in the footsteps of Kaci Fennel and Davina Bennett, this year’s Ms. Universe Jamaica is Emily Sara-Claire Maddison.   Here are five things to know: Emily is just 19 years old. She is a...

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No Unfair Advantages With Plastic Ban – Senator Samuda

Government Senator Matthew Samuda says there will be no unfair advantages for manufacturers and distributors under the impending January 1, 2019, single-use plastic ban. He was speaking at a ‘Consumer...

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Management Of HWT Transport Centre Transferred To Transport Authority

The Management of the Half Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew has been transferred from the Port Authority Management Services Limited, a subsidiary of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), to the...

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Outreach Outlet

Our aim as an organization is to build a better Jamaica by building those individuals who often have no one to build them. We hope to foster a nation of caregivers with kindness and compassion at the...

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Fuel Prices – How Much Of It Is Taxes?

Hopefully you are enjoying the lowest gas prices since March 15, 2018. This is in part due to the lowest crude oil prices since July 16, 2017. However, we know that Petrojam uses the Weekly Gulf Coast...

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Jamaica Calendar of School Terms and Holidays – Academic Year 2018-2019

Please find below Jamaica’s Ministry of Education calendar of school terms and holidays for the academic year 2018 to 2019. Here you will find opening and closing dates for Jamaican schools, when...

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The Jamaican Startup Ecosystem – Who, What, Where and More

While the Jamaican startup ecosystem is growing fast, many aspiring entrepreneurs don’t know about all of the local resources available. Turns out that lots of people and organizations are doing lots...

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Murder in Jamaica 2018

According to statistics, 2018 saw 1,287 murders, down sharply by almost 22% from the 1,641 murders observed in 2017. This number was even below that of 2016, but slightly ahead of 2015. Even with the...

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Reggae Month 2019 Calendar, Playlists, Trivia and More

In 2008, the Government of Jamaica declared February as ‘Reggae Month’ to highlight the impact of the musical genre on the country’s social, cultural and economic development as “a month of activity...

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A Few Facts about Reggae Month

The Crown Prince of Reggae, Dennis Brown February is Reggae Month. Traditionally, February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, Canada and the UK. However, Reggae Month in the...

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Upcoming Conference : Improving Sustainability Through Resource Development 

The 2nd Regional Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) Conference of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) will be held under the theme “Improving Sustainability Through Resource...

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Dengue Alert – Ministry of Health

  The following is from the Ministry of Health. The Dengue virus is spread to persons by the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito. Symptoms of Dengue usually include Sudden onset of fever Headache Joint...

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