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VIDEO: Late firefighter Sheldon Henry sent home in style

The cacophony of blaring sirens from the massive convoy was audible from hundreds of metres away en route to the funeral service at Sydenham…

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Help us find missing Old Harbour teen

Jackson, 14, who is from the ‘Africa’ area of Burke Road, Old Harbour was last seen on February 25, 2020.

At the time the…

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CSJP skills training graduates praise programme’s facilitators

But fast-forward to today, the 27-year-old ex-gang member, who has turned his back on a life of crime, is now a proud graduate with a level…

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Why the Guyanese people should reject the LBGTQ political agenda

The Caribbean CAUSE, a regional group consisting of individuals and groups from 16 Caribbean territories including Guyana note with concern…

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Energy minister says burnt gas station was compliant with safety measures

Mrs. Williams was addressing the management and staff of the gas station that was extensively damaged by fire on Friday, February 21, during…

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Expert firefighter gives opinion on how Mandeville gas station fire could have been avoided

About 6:00 pm, a massive fire broke out at the facility located at the…

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VIDEO: Man seen on fire during massive blaze at Mandeville gas station

Firefighters from Mandeville and neighbouring parishes had to scramble to get to the scene and have since managed to bring the situation…

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Jamaican iguana to populate Great Goat Island

The Goat Islands are also being targeted as a sanctuary and possible ecotourism location.

“For years we always wanted to make…

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Additional $250 million for work on irrigation systems in St. Catherine, Clarendon

The money has been provided in the 2020/21 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives.

To be undertaken by the…

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Leases handed over to former workers at Monymusk Sugar Factory

The Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) has provided some 164 acres of prime agricultural lands on which the displaced workers who are interested…

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Gun attack leaves dad dead, 2-y-o son injured

Dead is 43-year-old labourer Glenmore Ellington, from the Claremont Gardens community.

Information is that about midnight last night…

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55 years and counting | Why 73-y-o farm worker keeps going back

Fifty-five years later, not only is Mr. Morgan still with the programme, but at 73 years-old, he is one of the oldest members, and tells JIS…

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Dangerous tripping jump prank ‘a horrific act’, education ministry warns

In videos gone viral on social media, persons are observed sweeping the feet of another individual when airborne during the process of…

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Domestic dispute in SUV leads to fatal crash in Old Harbour

The deceased has been identified as 55-year-old Steve Morgan, a resident of Bodles Crescent, Old Harbour, St. Catherine, the police have…

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Mother of police officer succumbed after gun attack in Old Harbour Glades

Reports are that about 11:47 am Laetitia Francis was inside her shop located on said premises when three armed men entered the establishment…

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Jamaica mark World Wetlands Day in Old Harbour Bay

World Wetlands Day is celebrated February 2 annually to raise awareness about the importance and real value of wetlands to human existence…

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