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Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation facility to be built in St Thomas
A Women's Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility is to be built in St Thomas. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who made the announcement, says the centre will be designed and constructed by the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), which...
CommentsFarmer found dead with chop wounds to the head in Maggotty
The Maggoty police in St Elizabeth have launched an investigation into the death of a farmer whose body was found with multiple chop wounds Saturday night. The deceased has been identified as Mark Robinson, 46 year old, of Vauxhall district,...
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Executive president a no-go Premium
Jamaica would not benefit “at this time” from having a directly elected president, according to the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), which recommends retaining the Cabinet parliamentary system of government over the executive presidential...
CommentsPredictable
The current impasse between the Government and Opposition, on the report of the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC), was bound to happen, according to AJ Nicholson, a former attorney general and minister of justice. Nicholson, speaking with The...
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Yam farmers face disease threat
WESTERN BUREAU: Negro yam farmers in Manchester are currently on edge as suspected cases of yam rust disease pose severe threats to their yield. According to a release from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, local farmers have...
CommentsTroubling signs for lobster industry
More than 10 years after marine biologist Dr Karl Aiken warned that Jamaica’s lobster stocks were under pressure from overfishing and at risk of being wiped out if remedial action was not taken, evidence is emerging that his assessment then was...
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‘We will bring our A game’
AFTER EIGHT months of competitive and exciting football, the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) culminates with its grand Super Final between last season’s finalists and the top two teams this season in defending champions Mount Pleasant and Cavalier,...
CommentsFree Racers Grand Prix tickets for fans at JPL final
SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS are in for a treat as the Wray and Nephew Jamaica Premier League (JPL) and Racers Grand Prix join forces to offer a unique two-for-one deal for fans of football and track and field. The highly anticipated JPL final between...
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Carilend ownership shifts from VMIL to VM Financial Premium
The ownership of Carilend has shifted from VM Investments Limited to VM Financial Group. No details of the transaction were disclosed, but VM Investments referred to it as a ‘strategic sale’ of its 30 per cent stake in the online lending platform,...
CommentsOmni going after more exports
PVC pipe maker Omni Industries Limited, which aims to list on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, JSE, announced plans to increase exports to one-fifth of total sales, or $400 million, within two years. “Today, with our influx into the Panamanian market, [...
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A bust for Jamaica’s iconic wet T-shirt girl
A statue of Sintra Bronte, the woman at the centre of Jamaica’s iconic tourism campaign of the 1970s, was unveiled Wednesday evening at the Strings Restaurant at the S Kingston in St Andrew. The statue, commissioned by S Hotel’s CEO Chris Issa and...
CommentsDiddy apologises for beating up Cassie: 'I hit rock bottom'
Music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 54, took to Instagram Sunday morning to offer an apology after a disturbing video of him beating up his ex girlfriend Cassie Ventura, was released by CNN last Friday. The video has since gone viral. Diddy, in a...
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Dozens of Israeli protesters attack a truck to block Gaza aid
AP: Dozens of Israeli protesters attacked a truck in the occupied West Bank, beating its driver and setting it on fire in an apparent attempt to prevent aid from reaching Gaza, the Israeli military said Friday. The Israeli military says soldiers...
CommentsGod will decide on the next party leader – Mitchell
ST GEORGE’S (CMC): Leader of the main Opposition, New National Party (NNP), Dr Keith Mitchell, under pressure to step down and allow for the election of a new leader, says his support for the new party leader will be guided by God. “I will listen...
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You are the hero!
Each moment that passes is unique and irreplaceable. Yet, many of us take the most important asset for granted, i.e., time. ‘Today’ often doesn’t seem precious. Every day, life presents numerous opportunities to make a positive difference in our...
CommentsFor the children of Gaza, war means no school
Deir al-balah (AP): Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all he craves is to return to school. In Israel’s war with Hamas, Atef’s home has been bombed, his teacher killed and his school in Nuseirat turned into a refuge...
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The 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.5GDI: A Bold Evolution for the Family SUV
The Hyundai Santa Fe has carved a niche for itself as a reliable and versatile family SUV. The 2024 model marks a significant departure from its predecessors, boasting a bolder design, a feature-rich interior, and a new engine under the hood....
Comments2024 Subaru Outback: Where versatility meets uncompromising safety
Kareem LaTouche Automotives Coordinator The Subaru Outback has, over the years, forged a reputation for itself as a vehicle built to bridge the gap between urban practicality and off-road adventurism. The 2024 Outback Limited, fitted with Subaru’...
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Tried meditating but can’t sit still? Here’s how to try again
The first time Marcelle Hutchins sat down to meditate, she put on a guided session, relaxed her shoulders and tried to close her eyes. She lasted two minutes. “I had a deadline, and I thought, ‘I don’t know if I can sit still this long,’ “ said...
Dream House |Clifftop observatory home in Rio Nuevo
For an indefinite number of unforgettable homes, it is an uphill endeavour in tracking down their unknown whereabouts. It is unlikely that you will find them by road as they try to evade detection, with the probability of them being more observable...
Adekeye Adebajo | Selwyn Cudjoe as heir to C.L.R. James
On a chilly spring day, I arrived in the salubrious setting of Wellesley College in Massachusetts to honour towering Trinidadian Pan-African scholar, Selwyn Cudjoe, who was retiring from the liberal arts institution after 38 years, having earlier...
CommentsMark Wignall | The horror of Keith Clarke killing
To those who had chalked up overtime hours in peering deep inside the tainted part of the soul of Jamaica, May 2010 would have been a perfect match for the word apocalypse. The heavy-booted members of the security forces had used their excess of...
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Editorial | Whatever happened to MOCA?
Byron Blake | A requiem for LIAT (1974) Ltd