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Your daily dose of Jamaican News. Automated to scan every 20 mins for updates from some of the top news outlets on the island 🏝️📰🇯🇲 Still a work in progress.... Some post might appear more than once.
🗞️ Taxi operator fatally shot in Old Harbour A man was gunned down in the Bowers district of Old Harbour, St Catherine, early this morning. He has been identified by police as 56-year-old taxi operator Rudolph 'Rusty' Francis, who lived in the area. The police reported that explosion... Source: News 🔗
🗞️ Mamdani appoints Jamaica-born veteran educator Kamar Samuels to lead NYC’s public school system Jamaica-born, New York-based veteran educator Kamar Samuels has been appointed Chancellor of New York Public Schools by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, placing him at the helm of the largest public school system in the United States. Samuels,.... Source: News 🔗
🗞️ Mamdani appoints Jamaica-born veteran educator Kamar Samuels to lead NYC’s public school system Jamaica-born, New York-based veteran educator Kamar Samuels has been appointed Chancellor of New York Public Schools by Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, placing him at the helm of the largest public school system in the United States. Samuels,.... Source: News 🔗
🌟 Storm damage cancels watch night services across St Elizabeth WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Godfrey Watson, chairman of the St Elizabeth Ministers’ Fraternal, says many churches across the parish will forgo their traditional watch night services to welcome the New Year as they continue to grapple with the ... Source: Lead Stories 🔗
🌟 Storm damage cancels watch night services across St Elizabeth WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Godfrey Watson, chairman of the St Elizabeth Ministers’ Fraternal, says many churches across the parish will forgo their traditional watch night services to welcome the New Year as they continue to grapple with the ... Source: Lead Stories 🔗
📻 Solidarity Programme begins disbursing first tranche of $20,000 grant payments With over 90 percent of member of parliament constituency offices uploading applications, phase one of the programme is almost complete. Phase two began with the engagement of select civil society partners, including non-governmental and fa... Source: IRIE FM 🔗
📻 Solidarity Programme begins disbursing first tranche of $20,000 grant payments With over 90 percent of member of parliament constituency offices uploading applications, phase one of the programme is almost complete. Phase two began with the engagement of select civil society partners, including non-governmental and fa... Source: IRIE FM 🔗
📻 Gov’t to host fireworks festival in 2 new locations tonight With many people still struggling to cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Government will be hosting 2 additional locations for this year's fireworks festival, as part of efforts to uplift spirits. The popular event wi... Source: IRIE FM 🔗
📻 Gov’t to host fireworks festival in 2 new locations tonight With many people still struggling to cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Government will be hosting 2 additional locations for this year's fireworks festival, as part of efforts to uplift spirits. The popular event wi... Source: IRIE FM 🔗
🗞️ Mental health advocate says trauma from Melissa only now surfacing WESTERN BUREAU: Mental health advocate Tishauna Mullings is warning that the psychological toll of Hurricane Melissa is only now beginning to surface, two months after the storm left widespread physical destruction across Jamaica, mainly it... Source: News 🔗
🗞️ Jakes reopens in style, with ‘Dougie’ centre stage As the music pumped, patrons at Dougie’s Bar at Jakes Treasure Beach, Calabash Bay, St Elizabeth mingled and smiled. Happy faces were everywhere. Then, in a voice as joyful as joyful gets, someone shouted: “Dougie! Dougie! Dougie!” All ey... Source: News 🔗
🌟 Storm damage cancels watch night services WESTERN BUREAU: Reverend Godfrey Watson, chairman of the St Elizabeth Ministers’ Fraternal, says many churches across the parish will forgo their traditional watch night services to welcome the New Year as they continue to grapple with the ... Source: Lead Stories 🔗