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This follows concerns from residents and stakeholders that the cemetery has been overgrown with vegetation. The initiative, which kick started on Tuesday, will see inmates from the Richmond Farm Adult Correctional Centre carrying out debushing exercises over the next three months.

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Grammy award-winning reggae artist mojo morgan of morgan heritage continues to use his platform to uplift and educate, with his latest venture being a school tour named after his latest single, Spirit.

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The legacy of reggae icon Bunny Wailer, affectionately known as Jah B, continues to pulse through Jamaica this week as fans and musicians unite to celebrate what would have been his 79th birthday on April 10.

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A new book on the life of reggae legend Gregory Isaacs is set to officially launch next Monday April 13.

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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is in Washington, D.C. in the United States, where he is undertaking a series of high-level engagements, including delivering the inaugural Don Hawkins Distinguished Lecture at the George Washington University School of Business.

The lecture, scheduled for tomorrow, will form part of the university’s official tribute to the late Professor Donald E. Hawkins and will be delivered under the theme, “From Jamaica to the World: A Global Contribution to Tourism Resilience.”

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The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has reiterated that it is aware of and sensitive to the plight of customers who remain without electricity.

Following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa last October over 70% of JPS customers lost power.

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"An outrage and violation of rights"... that is how the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) has described the situation relating to schools still being used as hurricane shelters.

President Mark Malabver was responding to comments by the government about the issue, while calling for the educational institutions to be restored to their intended purpose.

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Approximately 40 students from the Aberdeen High School in St. Elizabeth are benefiting from the Jamaica Public Service $10 million post-Melissa Extra Lessons Preparation Programme. 

In collaboration with the Education Ministry, the JPS is seeking to provide free extra lessons for children whose school year was interrupted by the effects of Hurricane Melissa last October.

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Two unoccupied graves at the Port Maria cemetery were demolished today following an order issued by Chairman of the St. Mary Municipal Corporation Fitzroy Wilson.

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The police have launched a high level probe into a recent incident in Kingston where individuals fired several gunshots into the air near a crowd.

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