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Jamaica Food & Drink Festival aims for three-peat at World Culinary Awards
Jamaica Observer
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August 14, 2025
In this file photo, Chef Brian Lumley is seen at the Visa booth where he sautéed Honey Jerk Jumbo Shrimp at the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) August 14, 2025 The Jamaica Food and Drink Festival has been nominated for...
Jamaica's total factor productivity still below regional, international counterparts
Radio Jamaica
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August 15, 2025
Mikhail Urquhart, Senior Director of Research at the Jamaica Productivity Centre, has observed that Jamaica's total factor productivity remains below that of its regional and international counterparts. She says boosting productivity will require...
Jamaica’s young stars ready to compete at CAREBACO Championships in Barbados
The Gleaner
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August 15, 2025
KINGSTON: A talented squad of young athletes will represent Jamaica at the Caribbean Regional Badminton Confederation (CAREBACO) Championships, August 15–23 at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Wildey, St Michael, Barbados. The championships will...
NEPA Calls On Jamaicans To Stop Burning Garbage
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is calling on Jamaicans to end the practice of burning garbage and agricultural waste, warning that it poses serious risks to public health, the environment, and future generations. Speaking at a...
Jamaica honors Don Wehby: Funeral celebrates life of corporate titan and patriot
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 14, 2025
Family, friends, colleagues, and dignitaries gathered on Thursday at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Kingston to honor the life of the late business leader and former Group Chief Executive Officer of GraceKennedy Limited, Don Wehby. - Advertisement -...
A Jamaican Student Invented a Self-Disinfecting Door Handle for Hospitals: ‘Design that fits reality’
Good News Network
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August 14, 2025
– Rayvon Stewart, released as a courtesy A Jamaican university student has invented a self-cleaning door handle that’s been described as a “life-saving design that fits” the reality of the Caribbean. Using ultraviolet light, similar to various...
Opposition PNP pledges multi-million dollar fund for church-led programs, action on gender-based violence ahead of Jamaica election
Christian Daily International
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The main opposition party PNP has pledge work with churches on issues of community transformation and domestic violence Screenshot PNP 86th annual conference 2024 Jamaica’s main opposition People’s National Party has released its 2025 manifesto...
Permits filed for 14-story mixed-use building with 212 affordable housing units in Jamaica
QNS - New York
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August 14, 2025
159-31 90th Ave. in Jamaica. Photo via Google Maps Permits have been filed for the construction of a 14-story mixed-use building with 212 affordable housing residences on the empty lot at 159-31 90th Ave. in Jamaica. The proposed building would be...
CPC approves the Jamaica plan
Queens Chronicle - New York
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The City Planning Commission approved the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, a proposal to rezone 230 blocks of Downtown Jamaica, by a vote of 11-2 on Wednesday. The plan calls for upzoning parts of the Jamaica region and adjacent areas along corridors...
Station construction nears the finish line
Queens Chronicle - New York
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After more than two years of work, construction at multiple century-old elevated stations on the J/Z line is almost complete. The MTA in February 2023 announced it would implement accessibility upgrades, structural and platform improvements, new...
Women to watch: Female candidates contesting Jamaica’s 2025 general election
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 14, 2025
As Jamaica heads into its September 3, 2025, general election, the number of women contesting seats in the House of Representatives has reached an unprecedented high. More than 40 women are expected to seek election, marking the highest female...
Jamaica sees record-breaking July visitor arrivals
Caribbean National Weekly
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August 13, 2025
Jamaica welcomed a record 286,548 stopover visitors in July 2025, marking the strongest July on record and underscoring the island’s continued global appeal. The figure represents a 16.5% increase over July 2024, when over 246,000 visitors...
Plan Being Developed To Make Fuel More Affordable To Fishers
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is developing a plan to make fuel more affordable and accessible to fishers across Jamaica. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, made the disclosure during the handover...
17 Jamaicans named 2025 Chevening scholars
The Gleaner
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August 14, 2025
Seventeen Jamaicans have been awarded the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to pursue master’s degrees at top universities in the United Kingdom (UK), the largest cohort from Jamaica in recent years. The scholars are from parishes across the...
Black River Fish Market To Be Renovated
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining will commence full renovation works on the Black River Fish Market in St. Elizabeth this week, to improve facilities for vendors and enhance the overall market environment. Portfolio Minister, Hon....
Denbigh 71 Hailed A Success
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The 71st staging of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show has been hailed as a significant success, fulfilling its mandate in highlighting the strength and resilience of Jamaica’s agricultural sector. Speaking to JIS News, Chief...
17 Jamaicans awarded Chevening Scholarships this year
The Gleaner
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August 13, 2025
Seventeen Jamaicans have been awarded Chevening Scholarships to pursue master’s degrees at universities in the United Kingdom (UK), the largest cohort from Jamaica in recent years. Funded by the UK Government, Chevening Scholarships provide full...
Palace Resorts to Open Jamaica’s Moon Palace The Grand
South Florida Caribbean News
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August 14, 2025
Prime Minister Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre) leads in the groundbreaking ceremony at Success on Monday, August 11, 2025. He is joined by (from left), Custos of St. James, Bishop Conrad Pitkin; Vice President, Moon Palace Resorts,...
Jamaican rescued from notorious Alligator Alcatraz
Jamaica Observer
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August 13, 2025
OCHOPEE, Florida — A bus pulls into the entrance to the State-managed immigration detention centre dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, located at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in the Florida Everglades on August 3, 2025. Faith leaders...
Livestock Must Be Properly Tagged Under Identification And Traceability System
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The police are reminding individuals selling livestock, particularly cattle, to ensure that they are tagged under the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS). Designed to combat praedial larceny, the NAITS incorporates...