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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon for the Rousseau Road Commercial Complex, located at 11 Rousseau Road in Kingston, during the launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (November 10). He is joined by (from left) Senior Executive, Operations, Kingston Properties Limited, Tatesha Robinson-Rowe; Director and Company Secretary, Nicole Foga; Director, Frederick Williams; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Chairman, Kingston Properties Limited, Garfield Sinclair; Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Richards; and Chief Financial Officer, Andray Francis.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon for the Rousseau Road Commercial Complex, located at 11 Rousseau Road in Kingston, during the launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (November 10). He is joined by (from left) Senior Executive, Operations, Kingston Properties Limited, Tatesha Robinson-Rowe; Director and Company Secretary, Nicole Foga; Director, Frederick Williams; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Chairman, Kingston Properties Limited, Garfield Sinclair; Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Richards; and Chief Financial Officer, Andray Francis.
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Gov’t Advancing Plans for Legislation to Establish Business Improvement Districts

By: Chris Patterson, November 11, 2026
The Government is advancing plans to develop legislation that will facilitate the establishment of business improvement districts. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during the official opening of the US$4.3 million Rousseau Road Commercial Complex at 11 Rousseau Road in Kingston on Tuesday (November 10). The development was undertaken by Kingston Properties Limited. “We’re almost there, [in terms of coming] with legislation to declare business development districts, including tourism development districts. What that will do [is] reduce the burden on...
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President of the Senate, Hon. Thomas Tavares-Finson, representing Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, pays tribute to service members who lost their lives in World Wars I and II during the Remembrance Day ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Wednesday (November 11).
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Jamaica Honours Fallen Heroes at Remembrance Day Ceremony

By: Britney Stevens, November 11, 2026
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Jamaicans Urged to Be Cautious of Social Media Property Advertisements

By: Rocheda Bartley, November 11, 2026
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon for the Rousseau Road Commercial Complex, located at 11 Rousseau Road in Kingston, during the launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (November 10). He is joined by (from left) Senior Executive, Operations, Kingston Properties Limited, Tatesha Robinson-Rowe; Director and Company Secretary, Nicole Foga; Director, Frederick Williams; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Chairman, Kingston Properties Limited, Garfield Sinclair; Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Richards; and Chief Financial Officer, Andray Francis.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (fourth right), cuts the ribbon for the Rousseau Road Commercial Complex, located at 11 Rousseau Road in Kingston, during the launch and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday (November 10). He is joined by (from left) Senior Executive, Operations, Kingston Properties Limited, Tatesha Robinson-Rowe; Director and Company Secretary, Nicole Foga; Director, Frederick Williams; Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; Chairman, Kingston Properties Limited, Garfield Sinclair; Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Richards; and Chief Financial Officer, Andray Francis.

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Business and Information Technology Teacher, Seaforth High School in St. Thomas, Terron Strachan (centre) is presented with three virtual reality (VR) headsets by members of the Seaforth High School Alumni Association, to boost the school's technology programme. The presentation was made during Alumni Day activities at the institution on October 15.
November 10, 2026
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (third left), leads the official reopening of the Katus Blakey Dental Clinic in Manchioneal, Portland, on November 5. Sharing the moment are (from left) Dental Assistant Nurse, Lola Baugh; Parish Manager, Portland Health Department, Joan Robinson-McPherson; Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Isat Buchanan; Medical Officer of Health for Portland, Dr. Sharon Lewis; Chairman for the Human Resources Subcommittee of the North East Regional Health Authority, Paul Young; Parish Dental Surgeon for Portland, Dr. Rolando Soto; and Member of the Management Committee at the Port Antonio Hospital, Recordo Brown.
November 9, 2026
Grade-five students at Highgate Primary School in St. Mary tend to the institution’s vertical self-watering garden, as part of the school’s efforts to promote practical learning in agriculture and environmental sustainability.
November 4, 2026
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