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Body believed to be that of missing UTech student found

A body believed to be that of missing University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) student, 20-year-old Anisa Dilworth, has been found. The body was reportedly found this afternoon in Portmore, St Catherine. However, the police have not yet...
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Heavy rainfall floods Argentine highways, forces evacuations

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — More than 2,000 people were ordered to evacuate rural areas north of Argentina's capital after several days of heavy rainfall flooded highways, farmlands and entire neighbourhoods. A bus with 44 passengers was...
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Attorney-at-law John Clarke.

‘Find a lawyer!’

Constitutional attorney John Clarke is urging Jamaicans who were detained under states of emergency (SOEs) to seek legal advice following the Constitutional Court’s declaration that the measures imposed by the Andrew Holness administration from...
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Remittance alert Premium

Jamaicans in the diaspora and at home are bracing for a negative impact on the country’s people and economy should Republicans in the United States (US) House of Representatives go ahead with plans to impose a five per cent tax on remittances from...
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Vice President of Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton,

Strong international interest in beauty, personal care industry

Strong international interest in Jamaica’s beauty and personal care industry is one of the positive outcomes of the staging of Expo Jamaica 2025. Vice President of Exports, Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sonja Linton, said that Jamaica is...
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Supreme Ventures Limited hosts blood drive

On Thursday, May 8, Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) hosted its annual blood drive at the National Blood Transfusion Service on Slipe Road, Kingston. Now a highly anticipated event on the SVL calendar, the drive brought together employees, volunteers...
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Tia Clayton (left) is congratulated by her sister Tina Clayton after the former won the women’s 100 metres at the Doha Diamond League in Qatar yesterday.

Tia Clayton leads the world

TRACK AND FIELD fans at the Doha Diamond League were left seeing double in the women’s 100 metres yesterday as Tia Clayton led her sister Tina in a 1-2 finish with times of 10.92 seconds and 11.02 respectively. Great Britain’s Amy Hunt was third in...
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‘I’m gonna run faster’

AFTER NARROWLY missing out on the silver medal at the Paris Olympic Games last year, Jamaican sprint hurdler Rasheed Broadbell has set his eyes on the upcoming World Athletics Championships, promising fast times. Broadbell was third in the men’s...
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Managing Partner for Strategy and Transactions Services at Ernst & Young Caribbean in Barbados, Christopher Sambrano, presents findings of a new socio-economic impact study on the poultry industry in Jamaica, at the Caribbean Poultry Association’s Eighth

Jamaica’s poultry sector valued at $310b in new study

A new study commissioned by the Caribbean Poultry Association estimates that the sector contributes more than $300 billion to the Jamaica economy, and is in a position to satisfy nearly all of the demand for poultry meat locally. The socio-economic...
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PM wants long term agri-supply contracts to become the norm

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is urging hotel operators to negotiate long-term contracts with farmers who supply them with food produce, saying it would give the farmers security to invest in their operations. “We have to get our hotels to...
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From left: Constance Hoo, vice president employee benefits and administration at Guardian Life Limited; Gayon Hosin, committee member, Come Alive Collective; Eric Hosin, chairman at the Come Alive Collective, and Terry-Anne Wilson, manager, digital integra

Cece Winans More Than This concert ‘a call to righteousness’

With Governor General Sir Patrick Allen as the patron, the East Lawns of King’s House as the venue, the date announced as Emancipation Day, Friday August 1, and all net proceeds going to charity, the concert headlined by gospel powerhouse Cece...
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Bonafide Fest delivers big on music, memories for Mother’s Day

WESTERN BUREAU: Christopher Martin lit up the stage with a fiery late-night set that proved to be worth the wait and the ticket price. Closing the inaugural Bonafide Fest at Montego Bay’s Catherine Hall Sports Complex with swagger and soul, the...
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Mayor of Kingston, Andrew Swaby.

Editorial | Twin national/KSAMC vote sensible

Mayor Andrew Swaby’s suggestion that the three by-elections for vacant divisions in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) be held at the same time as the imminent vote for the national government is quite sensible and should be...
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Tony Deyal | The White House – white, black or khaki?

Given the political differences between the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK), it would be easy to see them as totally apart. However, when it comes to politics and ‘poli-tricks’, they are like two peas in a pod. This is why, as I...
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Letter of the Day | Should teachers use AI tools they forbid students to use?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Shortly after Open AI released ChatGPT to the general public on November 30, 2022, by January 2023, there were over 100 million users around the world. The search engine Bing from Microsoft was powered with Generative Pre-...
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Exorbitant cost of school graduation is unjustified

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express deep concern and outrage over the disturbing practice emerging in some of the public schools, where students are being asked to pay exorbitant fees – in some cases as much as $25,000 – for graduation...
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Ex-migrant Eduardo Jimenez saws wood in a carpentry workshop in Cajola, Guatemala, November 29, 2021. Jimenez’s project creates doors and woodwork for homes paid for with money sent home from the US.

Funds from migrants sent back home help fuel some towns’ economies. A GOP plan targets that

WASHINGTON (AP): Israel Vail’s entire life in the small western Guatemalan town of Cajolá is built off the money that his three children send home from the United States. The money from their construction jobs paid for the two-storey white home...
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US attorneys general defend birthright citizenship for Caribbean immigrants

WASHINGTON, (CMC): A coalition of 20 attorneys general says they “stand together” to defend the birthright citizenship for Caribbean and other immigrants as the United States Supreme Court Thursday heard oral arguments defending the nationwide...
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The mother-daughter duo of Happy Tails, Melissa and Milena Esliger.

A tail-wagging good time in the hills

From river dips and tasty treats to fun games and the cutest doggie outfits, Happy Tails’ Paws, Peaks n’ Picnics returned for its second staging last Saturday, offering the ideal play date for dogs and their owners. Held at Rafjam Bed and Breakfast...

GoodHeart | A life of giving earns Beryl Finegan Mother of the Year 2025 title

There is something profoundly uplifting and reassuring about a celebration honouring selflessness, sacrifice, and silent courage. That’s exactly what Ava-Gay Blair-Black envisioned when she created the Mother Of The Year competition, which is now...
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