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Weeks of sweltering heat scorch northern India
BIKANER, India (AP) — People in northern India have been struggling with an unrelenting, weekslong heat wave that has forced schools to close in some places and raised the risk of heatstrokes for labourers working outdoors. India's...
CommentsNational Disaster Fund climbs to over $550 million
Jamaica's National Disaster Fund now stands at more than $550 million, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced. This marks a substantial increase from the $100 million in the fund at its inception, said Holness, who also chairs the National...
Comments- Former Mississippi teacher gets nearly 200 years for sexual abuse of former students
- Farmers urged to manage beet armyworm population in warmer months
- Details of unemployment insurance scheme to be submitted to Cabinet
- Chicago woman gets 30 years for helping mother kill pregnant teen who had child cut from her womb
- Supporters disappointed after court rules Kartel, co-accused should remain behind bars
NEW ‘TEACHER’ ON THE BLOCK
High Court judge Justice Andrea Thomas put on a near-50-minute master class on Thursday as she ruled that the present incarcerated status of dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and two men he was previously convicted with on a murder charge, did not...
CommentsKartel’s hometown disappointed as court denies release
A group of supporters of Adidja Palmer, the famed entertainer known as Vybz Kartel, gathered under a mango tree in Waterford in Portmore, St Catherine, on Thursday to hear the outcome of a habeas corpus petition. The petition was filed by Kartel’s...
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Blood bank for police ‘wouldn’t quite work like that’
WESTERN BUREAU: A request by a female detective constable from Westmoreland for the Government to consider allowing the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to establish a dedicated blood bank for police officers has not found favour with National...
CommentsShootings, murders causing jitters among tourism stakeholders out west
WESTERN BUREAU: Sporadic shootings in the resort town of Negril, including Tuesday night’s shooting along the popular Norman Manley Boulevard, and the constant blood-letting in nearby St James is creating jitters among tourism stakeholders in...
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Mission accomplished
PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Tennis Association, John Azar, is hailing the recently concluded International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour M15000 tournament a ‘success’. With matches hosted at Tennis Jamaica and Liguanea Club, athletes from...
CommentsGroves ‘excited’ about Reggae Girlz representation
WHILE SHE might have been born in Canada, it has always been Jamaica first for the international future of Israela Groves. The daughter of former Harbour View FC and Jamaican national player Hubert ‘Junior’ Groves, Israela said her focus has...
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Fast internet network coming for underserved areas Premium
The Spectrum Management Authority, SMA, this week announced plans to sell new spectrum for US$24 million to deliver high-speed internet to remote communities. The selected candidate will be given a decade to pay for the spectrum in instalments. “We...
CommentsPetrojam to beef up power facility
Petrojam Limited will replace obsolete and unsafe equipment in the first major upgrade of its power distribution facility since the refinery was established six decades ago. Jamaica’s sole petroleum refinery aims to develop “a new power facility,...
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5 Questions With ... Kamal Bankay
Carnival season is officially over and Xodus Carnival retains the title of the biggest carnival band. As the summer approaches, party-goers are anxiously anticipating the 15th anniversary of the best summer series, Dream WKND. With only two months...
CommentsThe Shot List – Three years in and going strong
Lovers of film found common ground this past Sunday at the third staging of The Shot List. The transatlantic collaboration between JAFTA and We Are Parable continues, giving patrons a day to appreciate the short film offerings from across the...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Jamaican politics is akin a dysfunctional family
THE EDITOR, Madam: I recently thought of an intriguing allegory that likens the political governance in Jamaica to the dynamics of a dysfunctional family. The comparison draws parallels between the behaviour of the two major political parties, the...
CommentsBan corporal punishment
THE EDITOR, Madam: Corporal punishment is defined as a punishment, which is intended to cause physical pain to a person. Recent comments by the minister of justice has placed the issue of corporal punishment for children in homes at the forefront...
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Tens of billions of dollars in gold flows illegally out of Africa each year
DAKAR (AP): Billons of dollars in gold is smuggled out of Africa each year and most of it ends up in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where it is refined and sold to customers around the world, according to a report published Thursday. Over US$30...
CommentsCardinal Kelvin Felix dies
CASTRIES (CMC): Cardinal Kelvin Felix, the first person from the English-speaking Caribbean to have been elevated to that position, died on Thursday after a prolonged illness. He was 91 years old. Pope Francis, who made Felix a Cardinal on February...
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Annakay Williams making waves in design with stylish accessories
Annakay Williams started in beauty before transitioning to fashion. She created quite a trend with her stylish leather belts that she decided to take that luxury a step further. These days, Williams is doing the design rounds with gorgeous...
SAINT Fashion Face contestants ready for grand showdown
Eager to grace the catwalk, male and female contestants competing in this year’s SAINT Fashion Face of the Caribbean competition were brimming with enthusiasm as they honed their modelling skills at the final training session last Sunday. Inside...
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