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Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells govt
The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale government projects as “timely”, but says the move wi

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Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells gov't

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale government projects as “timely”, but says the move wi

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Sports

FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds

FIFA is preparing to tweak World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games in North America. An extra amnesty for yellow cards — wiping player disciplinary records twice during the expanded tournament

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Business

GraceKennedy announces price increases on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages

GraceKennedy Limited says it will increase its prices on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages by an average of nine per cent, effective Friday, May 1. In an April 24 notice to its Jamaican retail partners, the company said the upcoming price adjustments w

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Commentary

Dean Jones | 80 per cent of homes uninsured in Jamaica

…Hurricanes exposed it. The numbers confirm it. The system still hasnt fixed it. Jamaica does not have a housing problem in the way it is commonly described. It has a risk problem, and that risk is unevenly distributed, structurally embedded, and f

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World News

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump. The crimina

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