CAPRI Lead Researcher Dominique Augustine, said the follow-through has been fragmented and enforcement fatigue is setting in. She was speaking last evening at the launch of CAPRI’s new report: “The Bag Ban Theory: Unpacking Evidence and Capacity Gaps In Caribbean Plastic Policies.”

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Finance Minister Fayval Williams says Jamaica takes comfort in knowing that it has tools and resources including financing, to respond to natural disasters. She highlighted this while responding to questions at a panel discussion at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday.

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The police are investigating the death of a female student at the University of the West Indies, UWI Mona Campus in St. Andrew today.

Dead is 20-year-old Victoria Hanley of Manchester.

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The Police Federation is urging members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who are experiencing mental health challenges to seek help.

Among the various groups which provide such help are the Federation and specialised branches of the JCF to include the Chaplaincy Unit.

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The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting an overall 32% progress rate for the implementation of recommendations outlined in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission report (JETC). 

ETOC has been charged with monitoring the implementation of 365 recommendations made by the professor Orlando Patterson Chaired Commission.

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The government is moving to crack down on individuals who pose as homeless to conceal drug activity.

Local Government and Community Development Minister, Desmond McKenzie, says while many on the streets are genuinely in need, others are taking advantage of the system to hide their drug addiction and continue trafficking illicit substances.

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Senator Hill made the call at the Amber Group's 10th anniversary gala and artificial intelligence innovation showcase on Tuesday. He said business operators must provide training for their employees, as part of efforts to up-skill the labour force.

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JCC General Secretary Reverend Newton Dixon says Jamaica's mental health situation is seemingly worsening. In recent times there have been several reports of suicides.

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This comes in light of a wave of heartbreaking reports of children being wounded or killed in multiple shootings incidents across the country.

Director at the HTCC Nigel Cooper stressed that this is in an effort to send a message to criminals who may want to harm children.

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The update was given by Statistical Institute of Jamaica Director General, Ms. Leesha Delatie Budair during a press briefing yesterday.

The matter stems from issues with the data processing to include workers not submitting data for verification.

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