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Mining Minister Floyd Green provided the update in the Houses of Representatives yesterday. He said the issue of land titles continues to form part of discussions Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO), the owners of Alpart.

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Parents in Kingston, who seek to preoccupy their children over the summer holiday, are appealing to the Jamaica Urban Transit Company to increase the number of buses plying the Kingston to Ocho Rios route during the period. Route 610, which runs daily using the toll road, has been well-utilised by commuters looking for a affordable alternative to regular route taxis and buses.

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Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has indicated that it will proceed with a two-phased modernisation programme for the ALPART refinery in Nain, St. Elizabeth.

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"fearfulness cannot be translated to peacefulness." That remark from opposition spokesman on national security and peace Fitz Jackson, as he noted that the nation's current reduction in murders this year does not equate to Jamaica being a peaceful society.

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Simone Gardner, resource attorney and People's Court commentator on IRIE FM'S Stepping Razor with Mutabaruka, is the 2026 Miss Grand International Jamaica.

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The issue of inadequate accommodation was raised by the association, last last month, when it highlighted the significant reduction in the number of interns working within medical facilities islandwide and the resulting human resource and clinical challenges to service delivery. The interns staged a protest over a number of issues, with the JMDA calling for funding to address the needs.

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He has been identified as 46-year-old Sheldon Johnson, who worked as a computer repairs and technology teacher at the institution. He also taught physics.

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He said descendants of enslaved persons have a duty to continue to fight for compensation for their ancestors.Speaking at a CARICOM Reparations Forum yesterday, he pointed to the recent adoption by the United Nations (UN) of the declaration recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crimes against humanity.

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Ambassador Marks said the initiative would see Jamaica accepting the workers, while also sending more seasonal workers to the United States in response to that country's migration policy.However, Opposition Senator Cleveland Tomlinson said the proposal does not seem feasible due to the low wages in Jamaica.

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The Government has sought to assure that the construction and assembling phase of the modular housing programme commenced last week and is progressing.The statement follows criticism from Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living, Senator Floyd Morris, who blasted the Government for failing to distribute the containerised houses intended for citizens affected by Hurricane Melissa.

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