Rastafarians in St. James will soon get titles for 2 plots of land in Albion.

Culture Minister Olivia Grange gave the update, during her contribution to the sectoral debate, in the Lower House, today. 

The lands will be given to the Coral Gardens Benevolent Society.

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Jamaica Labour Party, JLP standard bearer for Manchester North Eastern, Audrey Marks says 50 water tanks which she promised to provide for party workers will not be government funded.

She made the statement after the opposition People's National Party accused her of partisanship.

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Divers have been deployed to assist in the search for an 11-year-old boy who was washed out to sea during inclement weather in Westmoreland yesterday.

The grade 5 New Hope Primary student reportedly fell into a gutter, while making his way home after school  and was swept out to sea.

The search for him began yesterday and was called off last evening due to poor visibility.

It resumed today, but up to news time, the boy was still not found.

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Reggae singer Queen Ifrica says her European tour has been a success thus far.

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That's the comment from the Ministry's Acting Permanent Secretary, Dione Jennings, regarding a recommendation outlined in the Auditor General (AG's) recent performance report of social assistance programmes in the country.The AG suggested that the Ministry expedites the finalisation and implementation of a comprehensive legislative framework for social assistance.

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Yesterday, Finance Minister Fayval Williams announced that the movement of up to three increments in the salary scales for public sector workers will amount to an increase in basic salary of approximately 7.5 per cent for "most persons".

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A Jamaican teacher in Kuwait is anxiously awaiting her flight to the island tomorrow amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The educator, who requested not to be named, has been in the Middle Eastern country teaching since September last year.

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The government will create another 3,000 permanent jobs in the economy, through the expansion of the Garmex Freezone industrial belt in Kingston.

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness made the announcement at the official ribbon cutting for Phase 1 of the Garmex Freezone Redevelopment and Expansion Project on Marcus Garvey Drive yesterday.

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The opposition People's National Party (PNP) has accused the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) of only being concerned about its own supporters.

PNP General Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell made the claim during a party meeting at the Rennock Lodge Primary School in Rockfort, Kingston on Sunday.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says no money was borrowed to undertake phase one of the Garmex Freezone Redevelopment and Expansion Project, which cost 1.1 billion dollars.

He made the statement at the official opening of the facility along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston, today.

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