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Lawyer bats for Haitians who landed in Portland
Lobby group Freedom Imaginaries has moved to provide legal representation to the eight Haitians who are in custody after landing in Hectors River, Portland on Sunday. The eight are believed to be among a group which landed illegally at a beach...
CommentsMorris Dixon new information minister, Morgan reassigned to works
Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon is the new information minister in the Holness administration. She replaces Robert Morgan who has been put in charge of works. Morris Dixon's new post is in addition to her skills and digital...
Comments- G2K wants Golding to step aside as opposition leader
- Overseas Examinations Commission says it is working on SBA payments for teachers
- Bermuda tightens penalties for cyber-related crimes following major cyber attack last year
- St James Municipal Corporation to install free car park spaces for the disabled
- Condition of Slovakia’s prime minister improves following assassination attempt
J’can NBA prospect found dead month before draft
The professional basketball dreams and aspirations of former national under-17 representative, 24-year-old Marco-Miche Downer, who had reportedly been eligible for the 2024 NBA draft next month, will not be realised after he was found dead in...
CommentsFour renowned Jamaicans for induction in St George’s College Hall of Fame
Four of Jamaica’s internationally recognised stand-outs in the areas of advocacy, law, finance and diplomacy are to be inducted into the 2024 St George’s College Hall of Fame during a banquet set for August 31 at the S Hotel in New Kingston. They...
Comments‘Great feeling’
After waiting 30 years to win their second Jamaica Premier League (JPL) title in 2021, it took the Rudolph Speid-coached Cavalier just three seasons to claim their third title following a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over defending champions Mount...
CommentsDixon shines as Arnett grab third place in JPL
Two goals and an assist from Kaheim Dixon helped Arnett Gardens to an impressive 5-1 win over rivals Waterhouse in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) third-place playoff match at the National Stadium yesterday. Arnett’s third-place finish sealed a...
CommentsCarilend 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, [...
CommentsEuropean reggae festival comes ‘home’ to Jamaica for 30-year celebration
A reggae festival which has been held in Europe for 29 years, makes its way ‘home’ to Jamaica to celebrate its 30th anniversary with two days of festivities. The Reggae Jam International Festival out of Germany has joined cultural hands and musical...
CommentsLila Iké premieres ‘He Loves Us Both’ music video, featuring H.E.R
Last Wednesday evening, the fast-becoming cultural hub of Kingston, The Dubwise Café, became an open-air cinema to host the world première of Lila Iké’s He Loves Us Both music video, featuring American RnB star, H.E.R. The reggae songstress...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Driving under the influence of society
THE EDITOR, Madam: As road crashes and fatalities increase, the predictable response is the lament that our drivers are undisciplined and the exhortation for them to drive carefully. We are all driving under the influence of a mind-altering...
CommentsThe constitutional conundrum
THE EDITOR, Madam: On August 6, 1962, Jamaica became the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to gain independence. Ironically, based on the tribal nature of our politics, it does seem that Jamaica might very well be among the last to...
CommentsCompanies are try to attract more smartphone-users across Africa
Accra (AP) Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I don’t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said, as requests...
CommentsBotanists scouring the US border to document a forgotten ecosystem
Jacume (AP) Near the towering border wall flanked by a US Border Patrol vehicle, botanist Sula Vanderplank heard a quail in the scrub yelp “chi-ca-go”, a sound the birds use to signal they are separated from a mate or group. Then silence. A quail...
CommentsSomething Extra | Monday
Specially invited guests and proud recipients from various sectors—including business, public service, education, sport, arts and culture, science and technology, health and wellness, and entertainment—gathered for the highly anticipated annual...
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...
Editorial | Reimagine public transport
Ronald Thwaites | Of many things