{
  "id": 9708897,
  "title": "Mining ministry moves to overhaul regulation after audit findings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/mining-ministry-moves-to-overhaul-regulation-after-audit-findings",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T05:06:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jamaica Gleaner",
    "slug": "jamaica-gleaner",
    "url": "http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260925/mining-ministry-moves-overhaul-regulation-after-audit-findings"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Ministry of Mining is overhauling its Mines and Geology Division (MGD) after a performance audit exposed significant weaknesses in the regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of mining and quarrying activities. The audit, conducted by the Auditor General’s Department, assessed the MGD’s licensing, monitoring, and enforcement actions between 2019 and 2020 and 2023 and 2024, with figures…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}