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This after phase one of the KSAMC Signage Regulation Campaign ended on March 31. When the campaign began in January, the KSAMC offered a 20 per cent discount to encourage businesses to regularize their signage in accordance with municipal regulations.

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Clean up arrangements and adherence to safety requirements are being treated as top priority for this year’s staging of Carnival in Jamaica.

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The tragic house fire incident in St. Catherine on Wednesday has placed even sharper focus on the need to ensure that all buildings meet stipulated safety requirements.

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Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica Mayank Joshi says he is working to further strengthen the relationship between the 2 countries.

Mr. Joshi has been serving in the post since 2024.

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The St. James police say there has been an increase in cases of sacrilege,  particularly break-ins, at churches.

Commanding Officer, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels states that a task force has been established to address the issue.

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Police have ramped up their presence in Red Bank, St. Elizabeth following a murder and robbery in the community, Thursday night.

The deceased has been identified as 39-year-old nail technician Nicole Facey,  also called Nicky of Red Bank.

Police say at about 10:50 pm, Ms. Facey was making her way home from her business place when gunmen in a vehicle demanded her handbag.

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Opposition spokesman on education Damion Crawford has questioned the rationale for the government’s plan to relocate shelterees from schools by next month.

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The St. James police say the murder figure so far this year is one more than recorded for the same period last year.18 murders have been recorded so far in 2026.

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He was reacting to a remark by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes that the inactivity of the Ministry is the greatest risk to Jamaica's judiciary.Mr. Sykes was lamenting the conditions of courts, especially in western parishes, which suffered major damage due to Hurricane Melissa in October last year.When asked for a reaction yesterday, Minister Chuck told IRIE FM News that over the past decade, more money has been spent annually on repairing courthouses.

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Their arrests stemmed from the establishment of breath-testing checkpoints by the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (P-STEB).The checkpoints were set up near party hotspots as part of efforts to reduce road fatalities over the period.

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