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Land titles for Albion Heights in Montego Bay, St. James have been officially handed over to the Rastafari Coral Gardens Benevolent Society.

A permanent home for Rastafari elders is also set to be established.

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Jamaica is strengthening its capacity to identify, assess and respond to proliferation financing risks.

Proliferation financing is the provision of funds or financial services that support the development, transfer or sale of nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their delivery systems.

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The Jamaican government has pointed out that a claim by St Kitts and Nevis about being the first Caribbean country to recognise Rastafarianism in law is incorrect.

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Works minister Robert Morgan has expressed sadness following the death of a man who reportedly attempted to traverse a closed bridge in Easington, St. Thomas today.

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Grief counselling and other support are being provided to a St. Elizabeth family after a young boy reportedly drowned in a tank at home yesterday.

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The police's public safety and traffic enforcement branch says there will be speed and breath testing check points near crash and party hot spots during the Easter weekend.

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Chairman of the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Operators’ Alliance, Loraine Finnikin, told IRIE FM News that no PPV operator has died since January, and he hopes this trend will continue.

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Jamaica's present Constitution was approved by the United Kingdom and is fundamentally linked to the Westminster model - the British parliamentary system of government.

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Speaking with IRIE FM News, F-NID Director, Superintendent Patrae Rowe, noted that the Division has made 89 arrests and charged 84 people since the start of the year.

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Mr. Patterson made the remark, while delivering the Norman Manley Distinguished Lecture in Kingston yesterday. His lecture was entitled "Constitutional Renewal, Caribbean Integration, and the Rule of Law: Carting the Region's Next Chapter."

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