JAMAICA NOW: Dr Brown-Burke suspended for lifting mace | Government mining permit struck down

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MAY 2, 2026: Parliament in chaos - A ceremonial mace lifted, an MP suspended as a controversial hurricane recovery bill clears a major hurdle… A Government mining permit struck down as unconstitutional. The Prime Minister overruled and St Ann residents celebrate… Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court alleging that the State is failing to provide enough public school places for children at the pre-primary and primary levels… Higher prices for sweetened drinks now in effect - Two of Jamaica's biggest manufacturers say they had no choice… Airbnb hosts and other short-term rental operators in Jamaica will be required to pay general consumption tax on their earnings from April next year… Key equipment for a massive US$170-million-dollar water infrastructure project has arrived in Jamaica… Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has voted unanimously to compel the chief executive officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies to appear before it… A woman stabbed to death on a downtown Kingston street - Her alleged killer dead hours later in a confrontation with police.

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