The new Commanding Officer for the Manchester Police, Deputy Superintendent Odean Dennis says he will be continuing effective strategies implemented by his predecessor while tweaking other measures to maximize effectiveness in tackling crime in the parish.

In recent months Manchester has seen an increase in murders when compared to last year.

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Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr. Horace Chang, is appealing to Jamaicans not to target a St. Mary Airbnb owner, whose business has been affected after her property was wrongly identified as the location to house Third Country Nationals (TCNs).

Dr. Chang says the reports have caused significant harm to the retired Jamaican public servant whose business has suffered booking cancellations and financial losses in addition to emotional stress.

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The new Commanding Officer for the Manchester Police, Deputy Superintendent Odean Dennis, has pledged to review the case of missing student Jayden Smith.12-year-old Jayden, who was enrolled at Manchester High School, reportedly went missing after leaving the institution on September 26, last year.

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A block, which housed four grade 2 classrooms, a literacy centre/library and a physical education room, was gutted. The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) was alerted to the blaze about 10:41 P.M.

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That is according to Portfolio Minister, Floyd Green. Mr. Green said commercial quantities will be defined in the second and third schedules of the act, to allow lawmen to identify whether or not an individual is transporting the stated quantities.

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The Jamaica Fire Brigade said it received the call about 10:40 P.M. Fire personnel remained on the scene until after 1:00 A.M. as they continued battling the blaze. Chairman of the School Board, Michael Belnavis confirmed that one classroom block was gutted by the blaze.

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This marks the first prosecution brought under the Microcredit Act since the legislation came into force. Charged are Otis Williams and Nevin Forbes, both of greater Portmore, St. Catherine. They were charged with providing a microcredit service without a licence.

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Government Senator Marlon Morgan has accused the Opposition of seeking to stir up fear among citizens over the Third Country National (TCN) agreement between Jamaica and the United States.

He is rejecting statements by Opposition Senator Lambert Brown about people who will transit through Jamaica under the agreement.

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"No child deserves to be humiliated due to an examination score."

That's the comment from the FI We Children Foundation (FWCF), following reports that students at Ascot Primary School in St. Catherine were allegedly separated during their graduation ceremony based on their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examination results.

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The Police's Domestic Violence Unit is reporting that there has been a rise in the number of men taking women to Family Court over child maintenance disputes.

Corporal Adrian Cornwall attached to the Police's Domestic Violence Unit noted the trend as part of a broader shift in family legal matters, highlighting growing tensions around financial responsibility after separation.

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