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Spanish Town gets Little Caesars

The old capital, Spanish Town in St Catherine, has welcomed its first Little Caesars Pizza restaurant, bringing the brand's signature pizzas.

Restaurant Associates Ltd (RAL) is the the franchise operator for Little Caesars. The new restaurant, situated on Burke Road, is the 11th in Jamaica.

Speaking at Sunday's opening ceremony, RAL CEO Lisa Lake, noted that the new Little Caesars Pizza location,

"Spanish Town is a vibrant and expanding city, and we are thrilled to provide its residents with an affordable, convenient, and delicious pizza," Lake said

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Jose Marti student gets nursing scholarship

Jose Marti Technical High School student Sanique Roberts has been granted a scholarship to pursue nursing at the Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester.

The upper-sixth-form student is the recipient of the JMcKay Collection scholarship, which was awarded by Jamaica-born registered nurse in the United States and past student of the St Catherine-based school Jillianne McKay Burrell.

"It was such a good feeling that I was getting this scholarship to go to this university, because it is very expensive," said Roberts, who is also a sports star at the school.

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Frazer Binns wants easier access to adoption

Opposition Senator Sophia Frazer Binns is calling for amendment to the country's adoption legislation to improve the adoption process for children and families.

Making her contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Senate recently, she recalled the difficulty her mother faced in formalising the process years ago.

"Most persons in here know that I am a product of adoption and fostering and I always say it is because of Elsa May Binns why I am here today, and but for her... I don't know where I would be. What I recall for the years that I lived with her, was the difficulty she faced in formalising the adoption," Frazer Binns said.

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All's set for SPARK

Work is set to begin on more than 120 critical roadways across Jamaica under the Government's Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) by the end of March

Robert Morgan, the de facto works minister, made the announcement in the House of Representatives yesterday. He said that works, valued at $1.9 billion, will begin in 21 constituencies across eight parishes starting this week.

SPARK is a $40 billion project aimed at rehabilitating and modernising more than 2,000 roads islandwide. Morgan said that all constituencies will get "an initial two SPARK roads before the end of the financial year".

"This is the next chapter of Jamaica's development. With the SPARK programme, we are not just fixing roads. We are building pathways of opportunity. This initiative is an investment in the future of our citizens and a demonstration of the Government's unwavering commitment to national development," Morgan said.