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JABBEM President Dr. Devon Taylor made the disclosure yesterday.According to Dr. Taylor, the first appearance will be today in the St. Ann Parish Court in relation to the Mammee Bay prescriptive right case.

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Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says his Ministry is seeking to secure an additional $50 million to assist churches damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.The Government has allocated $75 million under the Community Churches Clean-Up and Restoration initiative to assist 420 churches across St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. James, Trelawny and Hanover.

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Fi We Children Foundation (FWCFf) is calling on the Education Ministry to implement faster and more accessible educational assessments- for children experiencing developmental and learning challenges linked- to the Covid-19 pandemic and other public health crises.

The foundation’s call follows a newspaper report  highlighting growing concerns that “pandemic babies” are contributing to increased demand for inclusive classrooms.

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Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon-Harrison has expressed concern about the rapidly growing threat of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in Jamaica. 

She said several of the sexual violence cases handled by her office had an online or digital component.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stated that reconstruction spending  to come under the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA, will be the single largest economic intervention that Jamaica will make in a generation.

He told the country's business people that there is a possibility Jamaica could increase its Gross Domestic Product , GDP,  by more than 20 percent.

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The St. Catherine north police have listed 9 men as persons on interest in relation to crimes committed in the division over the past few months.

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Water Minister Matthew Samuda has re-emphasised concern about the risks posed by back yard pits due to potential ground water contamination.

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"Jamaica's borders are not easy targets."

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He made the statement at the Spring Village bridge opening in Old Harbour, St. Catherine today. According to the Prime Minister, the Government must be objective when carrying out projects

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Minister of Water Matthew Samuda, noted that the project marks the latest phase of the broader Santa Cruz water supply improvement programme. Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony yesterday, Mr. Samuda said the project will replace the three-inch cast iron pipeline installed over 50 years ago, with a durable six-inch ductile iron pipeline.

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