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Protoje’s lost in time festival returns as a two-day festival after a two-year hiatus.

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The plan outlines steps towards reducing new HIV infections by 40% by 2030.

State Minister for Health, Krystal Lee, underscored that the national strategic plan is a clear roadmap to achieving epidemic control.

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The incidents occurred in Clarendon, Manchester and St. Mary.

The deceased have been identified as 59-year-old businessman, Garfield Singh of Boscobel St. Mary, 32-year-old Kemoy Findlay of Highgate, also in St. Mary, 46-year-old Jennifer Williams of Clarendon, 4-year-old Saniyah Obrien of Woodstock Manchester, 61-year-old Norma Spence and 41-year-old Kerry-ann Scott both of Clarendon.

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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, meetings of this nature are part of the established process of ensuring those charged with implementing the Ministry’s strategic objectives overseas remain aligned with developments at home.

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14-year-old Lakeea Thompson succumbed to injuries she sustained after being hit by a Toyota motor truck on the May Day main road in the parish on Friday.Police say that at about 3: 30 PM, Thompson was attempting to cross the roadway when she was struck by a reversing coaster bus.

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However, he discloses that there are some contractor related issues.

Ground was broken on the Cornwall Regional Hospital compound in St. James, in October 2019 for the 43 million US dollar project.

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The government says a news report from an overseas publication purporting that Jamaica turned away a Cuban-registered tanker seeking to refill on Liquified Petroleum Gas, LPG is fake. It notes that the report does not mention any credible source of information to verify its claims. The Energy Ministry says at no time was the government […]

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State Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, has commended the Cannabis Licensing Authority, CLA for improving operational efficiency and accelerating turnaround times for licences.

This follows Mr. Seiveright's recent working visit to the authority’s offices, where he met with Chief Executive officer Ms. Farrah Blake, and other staff.

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Saniyah of Woodstock Manchester was shot dead by gunmen in Landsettlement, in the parish yesterday afternoon.

Her father was also wounded in the incident.

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Many Jamaicans online are reacting to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance after he shouted“Xamyca” while naming countries across the Americas during his Super Bowl XL halftime show on Sunday.

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