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The name of the child has not been released.

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Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica PIOJ, Dr. Wayne Henry indicates that figure now stands at nearly JA$2t (US$12b)

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The Office of the Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will partner with several local stakeholders to test a tsunami early warning system in Port Maria, St Mary, on March 19.The disclosure was made by ODPEM's Regional Coordinator, Marlon Brown, at Monday's meeting of the St. Mary Chamber of Commerce, which was held at the Casa Maria Hotel in Port Maria.

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Deputy Auditor General Marlon McAdam is reporting an increase in the number of outstanding financial statements to be submitted by Municipal Corporations (MCs).Mr. McAdam, who was speaking on the Auditor General's 2025 Annual Report, said 95 financial statements were outstanding.

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Deputy Auditor General, Marlon McAdam, made the disclosure at this morning's sitting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.He was giving an overview of an audit conducted of the Ministry's appropriation accounts for the 2023/2024 period.

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There was a 7.5% contraction compared to the corresponding period in 2024.The data was presented by Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, during the PIOJ quarterly review of the economy this morning.

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Opposition Spokesperson on Energy, Phillip Paulwell, says the in-evitable increase in fuel prices, due to the war in the Middle East, is another indication, that the government must invest in renewable energy.

The statement comes, amidst fresh military strikes in the Middle East, following initial attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel, on Saturday.

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Approximately 1800 ailing Jamaicans have received support through the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Medical Assistance Programme.

CHASE's Chief Executive Officer, Wilford Heaven made the disclosure while speaking with the Financial Corner.

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The Ministry of Fisheries, through the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has officially launched Phase 2 of the Fisheries Hurricane Melissa Recovery Programme.

The second phase of the programme was launched recently in Montego Bay, St James.

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The anxiety level among Jamaicans living in the Middle East has sky-rocketed, as the conflict escalates.

The Jamaican community there is hunkering down trying to keep safe amid  the sounds of war.

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