Following the passage of hurricane Melissa last October, many companies provided support to staff members for their personal recovery, and the government implemented a policy to guide the process.

Finance Minister Fayval Williams explained that the amendments convert the policy into a legislative framework.

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Councillor Dobson is a member of the People's National Party.

Some JLP councillors argued that the deputy mayor should come from their party.

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She made the comment while responding to reactions from opposition members in the lower house today, as parliament debated a bill to amend the asset tax.

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Peter Tosh’s, Legalize It turns 50 this year and the peter tosh foundation is hosting an event dubbed peter tosh- the sun of reggae to commemorate this milestone.

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Busy Signal through his Busy Global Initiative visited his alma mater Brown’s Town High School, last Saturday to distribute relief supplies to students and residents in the surrounding area.

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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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