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Holness establishes dedicated Ministry of Mining and Geology, assigns Floyd Green to oversee
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has established a dedicated Ministry of Mining and Geology, with its own Permanent Secretary, and assigned Minister Floyd Green to oversee the new portfolio. The move is intended to give greater attention to the managemen

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Holness establishes dedicated Ministry of Mining and Geology, assigns Floyd Green to oversee

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has established a dedicated Ministry of Mining and Geology, with its own Permanent Secretary, and assigned Minister Floyd Green to oversee the new portfolio. The move is intended to give greater attention to the managemen

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Sports

ISSA rejects Vauxhall's claim against KC over quota rule

The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has rejected a claim from Vauxhall High School questioning whether Kingston College had breached the governing bodys Quota Rule during a Manning Cup game between the teams. According to the Quota R

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Business

Elite gets buyout offer, directors issue caution

Resource Assets Ltd, a St Lucia-registered company, has offered to buy all of Elite Diagnostic Ltd's issued ordinary shares at $1.60 each, a price that equates roughly to the medical-imaging company's book value. The stock fell 5.0 per cent on the Jamaica

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Entertainment

Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026

Matea Mahal Smith has been crowned Miss Jamaica World 2026, emerging from a pool of 23 contestants. The 24-year-old aspiring doctor, who wore the Miss Aveeno sash, was named the winner at the grand coronation held at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium at Jam

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Commentary

Editorial | Funding CAFFE

You dont have to admire Winston Churchill, or his hypocrisy over who deserved this form of government, to embrace the essential truth of his observation about democracy. “Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin

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Letters

Making pothole repairs last
THE EDITOR, Madam: Potholes are common on Jamaicas roads. Yet some return soon after initial repairs are completed. This raises a question: are repairs addressing the conditions that caused the damage, or simply filling the holes? A checklist could he

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World News

FDA approval of cheap version of HIV-prevention shot lenacapavir raises hopes in low-income countries

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the worlds only twice-a-year shot to prevent HIV — a big step toward making the drug available inexpensively and more quickly in 120 low- and middle-income countries. The announce

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