Technology in Focus | Consumer rights protection being outpaced by digital age
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Consumers are being encouraged to exercise caution when shopping online as technological advances in the digital age have facilitated a rapid growth of the global e-commerce sector, leaving current consumer protection legislation lagging behind....
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Consumers are being encouraged to exercise caution when shopping online as technological advances in the digital age have facilitated a rapid growth of the global e-commerce sector, leaving current consumer protection legislation lagging behind....
YARD Empire impacts Hill Top juveniles with the arts
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YARD Empire’s mission of using the arts to influence positive change in juveniles in the island’s correctional facilities is being accomplished based on reactions to their involvement with 30 wards of the state at Hill Top Juvenile Correctional...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/yard-empire-impacts-hill-top-juveniles-arts
YARD Empire’s mission of using the arts to influence positive change in juveniles in the island’s correctional facilities is being accomplished based on reactions to their involvement with 30 wards of the state at Hill Top Juvenile Correctional...
Same-sex marriage ban hurting me – LGBT activist
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Seeking to reside in Jamaica with his Canadian husband, LGBT activist and attorney-at-law Maurice Tomlinson has taken his same-sex marriage case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Tomlinson, who has been embroiled in another...
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Seeking to reside in Jamaica with his Canadian husband, LGBT activist and attorney-at-law Maurice Tomlinson has taken his same-sex marriage case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Tomlinson, who has been embroiled in another...
RADA shortcuts farm road projects, exposes them to early disrepair
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The Auditor General’s Department has expressed surprise at the decision of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority to re-scope works on farm roads excluding drainage and culverts.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/rada-shortcuts-farm-road-projects-exposes-them-early-disrepair
The Auditor General’s Department has expressed surprise at the decision of the Rural Agricultural Development Authority to re-scope works on farm roads excluding drainage and culverts.
$2.6 million worth of ganja seized at sea in Westmoreland, two charged
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Two men allegedly held with $2.6 million worth of ganja after their vessel was intercepted by the Jamaica Defence Force coastguard off the coast of Negril, Westmoreland are scheduled to appear in the Parish Court today. Taxi operator 36-year-old...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/26-million-worth-ganja-seized-sea-westmoreland-two-charged
Two men allegedly held with $2.6 million worth of ganja after their vessel was intercepted by the Jamaica Defence Force coastguard off the coast of Negril, Westmoreland are scheduled to appear in the Parish Court today. Taxi operator 36-year-old...
Clarendon man charged following fatal domestic dispute
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The May Pen Police charged a man in connection with the death of 18-year-old Demoy Watson of Iron Gate district in Clarendon following a domestic dispute. Charged with murder is 34-year-old Heron McFarlane, a farmer of the above mentioned...
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The May Pen Police charged a man in connection with the death of 18-year-old Demoy Watson of Iron Gate district in Clarendon following a domestic dispute. Charged with murder is 34-year-old Heron McFarlane, a farmer of the above mentioned...
Vasciannie hopeful staff will end strike
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President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Stephen Vasciannie, says he’s hopeful that academic staff who are on strike will return to work tomorrow. They have been on industrial action since last week Friday because of the...
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President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Stephen Vasciannie, says he’s hopeful that academic staff who are on strike will return to work tomorrow. They have been on industrial action since last week Friday because of the...
St Ann higgler held with $500,000 worth of cocaine at airport
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Investigators assigned to the Narcotics Division arrested and charged a woman following the seizure of approximately 0.4 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Norman Manley International Airport on Saturday, October 26. She is 52-year-old Sophia Clark,...
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Investigators assigned to the Narcotics Division arrested and charged a woman following the seizure of approximately 0.4 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Norman Manley International Airport on Saturday, October 26. She is 52-year-old Sophia Clark,...
NWA undertaking $420 million islandwide patching programme
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The National Works Agency (NWA) is spending over $420 million to patch roads impacted by recent heavy rain. The programme is being implemented in all parishes. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says the budget...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/nwa-undertaking-420-million-islandwide-patching-programme
The National Works Agency (NWA) is spending over $420 million to patch roads impacted by recent heavy rain. The programme is being implemented in all parishes. Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, says the budget...
Cocaine valued at $2 million seized at NMIA, man arrested
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The Narcotics Police arrested a British man at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act on Monday. The police say he checked in to board an outgoing flight to London about 7:00 p.m. when he was...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/cocaine-valued-2-million-seized-nmia-man-arrested
The Narcotics Police arrested a British man at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act on Monday. The police say he checked in to board an outgoing flight to London about 7:00 p.m. when he was...
Illegal gun recovered in Westmoreland stop and search
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The Westmoreland Police seized a Glock pistol and one round of ammunition on Tuesday. One man was taken into custody in connection with the seizure. The Negril Police report that about 7:30 a.m. a team was conducting an operation in the area...
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The Westmoreland Police seized a Glock pistol and one round of ammunition on Tuesday. One man was taken into custody in connection with the seizure. The Negril Police report that about 7:30 a.m. a team was conducting an operation in the area...
Gas prices up $0.67, diesel up $0.18
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Gas prices are to go up by $0.67 on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $128.48 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for $131.31. Automotive diesel oil will go up by $0.18 per litre to...
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191030/gas-prices-067-diesel-018
Gas prices are to go up by $0.67 on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 will sell for $128.48 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will sell for $131.31. Automotive diesel oil will go up by $0.18 per litre to...
Second body found in shallow grave in St Thomas
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Another body of a man has been found buried in a shallow grave in St Thomas. The discovery was made sometime after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon at a yard in Pondside, Yallahs. The body is believed to be that of a 24-year-old resident who was...
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Another body of a man has been found buried in a shallow grave in St Thomas. The discovery was made sometime after 1:00 p.m. this afternoon at a yard in Pondside, Yallahs. The body is believed to be that of a 24-year-old resident who was...
Stop decrying our men – Scott-Mottley
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Opposition spokesperson on Justice Donna Scott Mottley has said that she is surprised that the concept of paternity leave is mostly being condemned by men, given that a child needs both parents. “They would say, it is a worthless set of men them,...
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Opposition spokesperson on Justice Donna Scott Mottley has said that she is surprised that the concept of paternity leave is mostly being condemned by men, given that a child needs both parents. “They would say, it is a worthless set of men them,...
‘Fix corruption before inviting us to come home’
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Some members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States of America say they are unwilling to “return and invest” on the advice of Ambassador Donald Tapia and instead have asked that the top American diplomat on the island impress upon local...
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Some members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States of America say they are unwilling to “return and invest” on the advice of Ambassador Donald Tapia and instead have asked that the top American diplomat on the island impress upon local...
Jamaicans to benefit from medical cannabis
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WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Stephen Barnhill, chairman of Doc’s Place Wellness Centre in Negril, Westmoreland, has said his company is ready to launch clinical trials for medical cannabis to determine the appropriate dosages in treating breast cancer and...
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WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Stephen Barnhill, chairman of Doc’s Place Wellness Centre in Negril, Westmoreland, has said his company is ready to launch clinical trials for medical cannabis to determine the appropriate dosages in treating breast cancer and...
Jamaica Broilers, Running Events give to the deaf
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Moon Palace awards $3.8 million in scholarships
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EduCom Co-operative Credit Union gives to children’s home
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http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20191031/educom-co-operative-credit-union-gives-childrens-home
Sagicor hosts mental health symposium
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