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Jury unable to conclude whether businessman Jason Neil was murdered or committed suicide
The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Manchester businessman Jason Neil ended in an open verdict Thursday, with the jury unable to determine whether his death was a suicide or murder. King's Counsel KD Knight, who represented Neil’s family,...
CommentsJC's Joseph Salmon wins Class One discus gold
Jamaica College’s Joseph Salmon picked up back-to-back discus gold medals at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday after winning the Class One title with a throw of 62.14 metres. It is his first year in the...
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‘We have to move on’ Premium
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Mandeville businessman Jason Neil ended yesterday with the jury unable to determine what led to the death of the entrepreneur. He was initially believed to have taken his own life as he sat in a bathroom at his...
CommentsManchester woman among trio arrested in major arms shipment probe
The Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) swooped down on the community of Kingsland in Manchester on Wednesday and arrested a bar operator who allegedly collected a barrel at a wharf in Kingston containing an arms shipment from the...
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‘Unlock Your Superpower. Read!’
Not a single smartphone or tablet was in sight as students from Constant Spring Primary and Infant School, some dressed as their favourite literary characters, participated in a literacy fair held at the institution’s campus in St Andrew recently....
CommentsGroundings With My Sisters amplifies ‘artivism’ for social change
A new wave of feminist activism is taking shape with the initiative Groundings With My Sisters, an intersectional feminist collective dedicated to promoting gender equity, inclusion, and creative expression. By harnessing the power of art and...
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Champs set for thrilling battle among top teams
THE 2025 ISSA/Grace Kennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships is set for a thrilling last two days, following last night’s 400 metres finals at the National Stadium. Kingston College (KC), after 15 of 42 finals, lead the boys’ standings...
Comments“I knew he wasn’t going to beat me” Premium
BOYS’ CLASS Three 100 metres champion and record holder, Kai Kelly of Jamaica College (JC), said he was always confident he would walk away with the gold medal, despite the strong performances of medal contender Jevaney Findlay of St Jago High....
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New Fortress sells Jamaican assets for US$1b
New Fortress Energy, NFE, supplier of nearly two-thirds of the energy powering Jamaica’s electricity grid, announced on Thursday the sale of its Jamaican assets and operations to Excelerate Energy Inc for US$1 billion. The proceeds will help New...
CommentsSisters bring Nitram residences to market on behalf of late father
A six-storey apartment complex recently completed on Upper Waterloo Road in Kingston has added 47 residential units to the housing stock, nearly two-thirds of which are already sold. The Nitram of Waterloo which consists of 47 one and two-bedroom...
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5 Questions With Yung Bredda
Known as the ‘king of steam’, Trinidad-born Akhenaton Lewis, popularly known as Yung Bredda, began his musical journey before the pandemic. However, he rose to fame in 2020 when he rekindled his artistry. Yung Bredda is well known for his...
Comments‘Avengers: Doomsday’ cast revealed with MCU veterans and iconic X-Men
LOS ANGELES (AP): Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki are returning in Avengers: Doomsday alongside several original X-Men. Marvel revealed the cast...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Being gay and Christian is an oxymoron
THE EDITOR, Madam: We have heard of gay Christians and even gay pastors. How can this be? This is a contrary combination! It is like a continuum with gays on the one axis and Christians on the other. In mathematics, they are incongruent – they do...
CommentsMark Golding raises some excellent points
THE EDIT OR, Madam: Peter Espeut wrote a most interesting, and informative column, ‘Reforming nations and parties’. He wrote about the Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s Budget Debate, in which promised that he would amend the Integrity Commission...
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Rubio continues Caribbean tour to promote energy independence and curb migration
GEORGETOWN (AP): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived on Thursday in Guyana, the second leg of a three-nation tour of the Caribbean, as the Trump administration ramps up engagement in the Western Hemisphere to promote energy independence and...
CommentsSouth Korea struggles to contain wildfires that have killed 28
CHEONGSONG, South Korea (AP) — Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea on Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes...
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Cooyah launches Grand Slam Track capsule collection
Culture and fashion brand, Cooyah, has been tapped to create an exclusive collection for the inaugural Grand Slam Track event to be held in Kingston, Jamaica. The capsule collection – featuring hoodies, T-shirts, and caps – will be available for a...
SAINT’s Kai brightens Margaret Howell’s new ad campaign
With Prada, Ferragamo, Ralph Lauren and Diotima global campaigns under her belt, SAINT International supermodel Kai Newman just added a new client to her portfolio. It’s British women’s and menswear designer Margaret Howell, for whom Newman co-...
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