6 Things You Need To Know Today – January 6, 2013
1. Roger Calls In Pamela – Millions Moved Through Irrigation Agency Before 2011 General Election. Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke has ordered a probe into the operations of the National Irrigation...
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Chaos At CSO- 60 People Hospitalised Due To Effects Of Mysterious Fumes. A member of the Jamaica Fire Brigade was one of 60 people who were rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) yesterday for...
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‘No Need To Panic’ – Bird Flu Alert Standard Procedure For WHO, Says Health Official. Despite reports that Jamaica and other countries in the Caribbean region have been put on alert for the deadly...
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Let’s Make Movies! St Thomas Film Lot Reels In Funding. A partner in the United States-based entity that is poised to break ground near Morant Bay, St Thomas, for the construction of a film lot at the...
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Pressure On Parties: Proposed Law Threatens Sanctions If Political Camps Fail To Disclose Accounts. Provisions have been crafted in a bill tabled before Parliament yesterday that could result in the...
View Article6 Things You Need To Know Today – November 19, 2014
Heat On Portia. The parliamentary Opposition has received the full backing of several influential church groupings, which have called for Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller to come clean on the...
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PNP’s Vaz Wins. People’s National Party (PNP) President Portia Simpson Miller said last night that she was surprised by the 2,452-vote victory Dwayne Vaz scored over Faye Reid Jacobs in the Central...
View ArticleWestmoreland Central Is PNP Territory
Dwayne Vaz of the People’s National Party (PNP) replaced the late Roger Clarke as Member of Parliament for the central Westmoreland constituency yesterday with a 2,452-vote victory over the Jamaica...
View Article#JaVotes2016 – Know Your Constituencies: St Elizabeth
St Elizabeth North Eastern The constituency of St Elizabeth North Eastern has been in the news a lot recently, as former Member of Parliament, the controversial Kern Spencer, stated his interest in...
View Article#JaVotes2016 – Meet Your MPs: Westmoreland
Dwayne Vaz – Westmoreland Central Young businessman Dwayne Vaz won the by-election to become the Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central following the death of the much loved Roger Clarke. Here...
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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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Economy At A Glance – July – September 2018
According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, here are the highlights for the July – September 2018 quarter for the Jamaican Economy. Q3 2018 vs Q3 2017 Q3 2018 vs Q3 2017 recorded 1.8% growth in...
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Financial Year 2019/2020 Budget Debate Schedule
“The Annual Budget indicates what will be done with the finances of the country over the course of a year. The purpose of the Budget is to decide how much money the Government plans to expend on...
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Recent History of Murder in Jamaica
Recently, we blogged about murders in 2018 and compared them to 2017. This post takes a look at the recent history of murders, as far back as our data would allow, which is 2004 for Jamaica as a whole...
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Weed Ed – The Gleaner Series on Cannabis
The Gleaner has a series of articles called Weed Ed which features facts and opinion pieces on weed, ganja, marijuana, cannabis and related topics. Here are the links: February 2019 Ganja Facts –...
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What is the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre?
The Caribbean is the most tourism-dependent region in the world. It is the single largest generator of foreign exchange and employment in many countries in the region. What is the Global Tourism...
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