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Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) Ansord Hewitt is calling on the country's academic institutions to help find climate resilience utility solutions.

Mr. Hewitt was speaking at the OUR's 12th Annual Director-General’s Stakeholders’ Engagement at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston on Thursday.

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Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) says it will extend operating hours to recover lost time and maintain service commitments to customers following a fire at the terminal earlier today.

KFTL’s Corporate Communications Manager, Trudy Belnavis, confirmed that the incident involved a straddle carrier operating in the space.

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Dancehall deejay Skippa is responding to comments made by Reggae Sumfest CEO Josef Bogdanovich during a recent interview with Anthony Miller.

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After the social media buzz over Shaggy’s semi-sheer pink floral shirt, talk show host Sherri Shepherd shared behind-the-scenes footage capturing the artiste revealing that the now viral, controversial lookwas chosen by his stylist.

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The long-promised policy was tabled in parliament last Thursday by Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness.

He noted that beach access has been a contentious issue in Jamaica for decades adding that previous legislation did not adequately address beach access issues.

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Residents said the fire started at about 10 am. Firefighters extinguished the blaze.

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The US$81 million bypass will comprise an 18 kilometre corridor to be delivered in two phases. The first phase spanning norwich to Turtle Crawl Harbour, in Portland will feature 7 kilometres of fourlane roadway, new bridges, and upgraded drainage infrastructure.

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In his contribution to the budget debate in parliament on Thursday Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness, announced that students enrolled in accredited tertiary institutions will be offered opportunities for paid on-the-job experience.

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Police officers desirous of taking on leadership roles in the constabulary force are being encouraged to have some core values as these will make the difference between success and failure.

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Eight new homes were recently built in hurricane ravaged Westmoreland by United States based company, Bartalozzi Homes.

Owner of the entity, Dirk Bartalozzi led a team of volunteer carpenters from Wisconsin in the US to Jamaica to build new wooden homes for Hurricane Melissa victims who are employees of Couples Resorts.

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