Veteran drummer, Lowell Fillmore "Sly" Dunbar, reportedly passed away at his home this morning. He was 73-years-old. Speaking with IRIE FM News, renowned Media and Entertainment Consultant, Clyde Mckenzie, who is also a longtime friend of the late drummer, described his death as devastating.

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Energy Minister Daryl Vaz has disclosed that $165 million has been allocated to the Energy Poverty Reduction Project in Westmoreland to further hurricane Melissa recovery efforts. 

He was speaking yesterday at the official launch of the JPS Emergency Mobile Power Generation Unit in Darliston, Westmoreland.

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Ninety-four percent of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers now have electricity. 

Approximately 6% of customers remain without power, down from 77% at the start of restoration, following the passage of hurricane Melissa last October.

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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says hurricane Melissa construction works are taking place at 56 schools across the island.

Several institutions, particularly in western parishes, suffered severe damage during the passage of the Category 5 system last year.

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State minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says the holness administration will not allow complacency to creep in.

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Three persons have been charged in relation to the fraud.

Director of Communications at MOCA, Major Basil Jarrett says the fraud involved submission of fraudulently obtained genuine documents and fraudulent identification documents.

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Operators of Public Passenger Vehicles and their route taxi associations are being assured that recent improvements at the Transport Authority now enable badge processing within the same day of application.

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Police officers in leadership positions are being urged to effect change through moral courage.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, arrives in Jamaica today for a three-day official visit.

His Jamaican counterpart, minister Kamina Johnson Smith will welcome him.

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Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has reiterated that all public schools have resumed teaching and learning, following damage and disruption due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa, last October. 

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