The National Works Agency (NWA) says the road is blocked in the community of Craigmill, where the river is now in spate.Manager of Communication and Customer Services, Stephen Shaw says other areas in Portland are also being impacted by the inclement weather.

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This movement represents the highest ever recorded for the index since Market Research Services Limited started the study.Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Don Anderson said there has been a gradual overall increase in consumer confidence for the last few years.

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The assurance comes after workers at the site voiced frustration over what they described as unfair wages and poor treatment.During a visit to the location earlier today workers told IRIE FM News that they are being paid just $400 per hour — amounting to roughly $3,600 per day, despite working from 7:30 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has claimed that the Opposition is hindering Jamaica's transition to a republic because it does not want the governing Jamaica Labour Party to go down in history for the achievement.

Earlier this year, the People’s National Party decided not to participate further in the Joint Select Committee examining Jamaica’s transition to a republic, until the government addresses key concerns with the process.

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Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party, JLP Robert Montague says the party has four more seats to settle, as it prepares for the next general election. 

He also notes that the election will not be called until the party is fully prepared.

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Head of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), Superintendent Kerry-ann Bailey, says despite a reduction in the reported cases of teenage pregnancies, there is still cause for concern.

Speaking on the Police's Force 4 Good podcast, Superintendent Bailey shares insights from CISOCA’s investigations, revealing that the majority of teenage pregnancies occur among girls  12 and 16 years old.

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“Mi do it fi di culture,” is how Vybz Kartel is responding following his sold-out, historic back-to-back performances at the Barclays Center in New York.

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Foota Hype is urging fellow entertainers to aim higher, calling on them to sell out arenas and encouraging Dancehall fans to support the genre more actively.

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Veteran Dancehall deejay General B is calling for unity in the industry following Vybz Kartel’s historic New York success.

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This, after an elderly man died after his motor vehicle plunged into the Rio Cobre at about 10:41 last night.Police say 65-year-old Noel Patterson of Honeysuckle Place, in Portmore Pines, St. Catherine reportedly lost control of the vehicle while navigating the Flat Bridge.

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