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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to strip temporary legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to being deported. The Justice Department asked the high court to put on hold...
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Man charged for 2022 Morgan Lane, Grants Pen, St Andrew triple murder

The police have charged a man over a gun attack in 2022 on Morgan Lane in Grants Pen, St Andrew that left three people dead and others injured. Charged with three counts of murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, and unauthorised possession of...
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Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon chairing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on April 10.

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The Office of the Political Ombudsman has asked Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon for a written explanation outlining the basis on which campaign posters of prospective candidates for the Opposition party have been removed by the St James...
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Children under fire

More than 150 children under age 17 were murdered while just over 4,000 were sexually assaulted in Jamaica over the five-year period that ended last year, the national coordinator for Child Month activities has disclosed. May is celebrated every...
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Old furniture and equipment being collected during a recent clean-up in Thompson Town.

Thompson Town clean-up a win for public health, waste management Premium

What began as a small idea born from a public health inspection quickly became a life-changing initiative for the residents of Thompson Town in Clarendon. The large-scale community clean-up project, which took place last week, was not only the...
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Mount Pleasant’s Franco Celestin (left) dribbles by Chapelton Maroons’ Ray Campbell during a Jamaica Premier League game at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex on April 14.

JPL shake-up?

ACCORDING TO a highly placed member of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), Jamaica Premier League (JPL) leaders Mount Pleasant Football Academy are set to be docked 15 points for the ineligible use of players and for surpassing the quota set for...
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‘Now is the time’

THERE IS already momentum building around the Jamaica Football Federation’s (JFF) soon-to-be-launched ‘Road to 26’ campaign, punctuated by the revelation of the first set of sponsors backing the Reggae Boyz as they pursue qualification for the FIFA...
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A general view shows a 3D printed Starbucks building, on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Brownsville, Texas.

Starbucks opens first 3D printed store in the US

There’s a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the United States. The Seattle-based coffee giant with more than 17,000 locations nationwide has never had a store quite like the one opening this week in the Texas city of...
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Cricket West Indies reaps US$88m revenue, clears debt with ICC World Cup

Cricket West Indies, CWI, made record earnings from the 2024 ICC World Cup, allowing it to clear all debts, according to its latest annual report. Thinner margins are expected in the short term as no major tournaments are scheduled until 2026. “...
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Paul Issa, chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, at the Issa Trust Foundation press launch for the 20th anniversary of the For the Children benefit concert at Couples Sans Souci on Tuesday.

Shaggy, Lila Iké star For the Children line-up

The Issa family’s contribution to the health sector in Jamaica traces back to the opening of the first Mary Issa clinic in 1955 in downtown Kingston. Seventy years later, Mary Issa’s grandson Paul Issa leads the charge to replace the now defunct...
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Meet David Corenswet, cinema’s new Superman

In true Clark Kent form, the new Superman would like to correct the record. David Corenswet gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly in 2019 where he said his “pie in the sky ambition” was to play Superman. At that point, the role was not on the...
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In 2021, Justice Sykes,  whom we believe to be the primary architect of the process, allowed opening statements of the Klansman gang trial to be live streamed, as he did when he delivered his summation of verdicts in that case in 2023.

Editorial | Court live streaming welcome

This newspaper welcomes Chief Justice Bryan Sykes’ announcement last week of the judiciary’s intention to live stream court cases. We, however, look forward to further and better particulars of how the process will work, especially how decisions...
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Basil Jarrett | America’s AI education push: Lessons for Jamaica’s future

LAST WEEK, while scrolling mindlessly through yet another Instagram feed, I came across a story on something quite interesting coming out of the good old US of A. Among the conspiracy theories, bad spelling, and daily prayer chains, a Washington...
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Elections Canada signage is seen as voters arrive at a polling station on Election Day in Halifax, Canada, Monday, April 28.

Letter of the Day | When democracy whispers

THE EDITOR, Madam: Canada held its federal election on April 28, 2025 and what stood out most was not what happened, but what didn’t. There were no motorcades. No flag-waving crowds. No energetic last-minute rallies shaking the streets. The...
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Let peace reign supreme

THE EDITOR, Madam: The recently held elections in Canada were free from disunity, vitriol and violence. The dignity, statesmanship and good-naturedness with which Canadian political leaders and candidates conducted themselves are worthy of...
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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia Scott Campbell gives an interview in Bogota, Colombia, on Tuesday.

Rebels recruiting youth on social media

BOGOTA (AP): Rebel groups in Colombia are using apps like Facebook and Tik Tok to recruit children and young adults, and social media companies must do more to moderate content, the United Nations says. The UN’s top human rights official in...
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Dozens fleeing gang violence swim across country’s longest river

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Dozens of people swam and waded across Haiti’s longest river on Wednesday in a desperate attempt to flee gangs that launched a fresh attack on a city in the country’s central region that has been under siege for almost a week....
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IT trainer Trecia Jeffrey may have worn neutral tones to BLOCKO, but there was nothing neutral about her fit – a striking tan bustier top paired with crisp white pants.

Something Extra | Thursday

Carnival Thursday was a double dose of vibes leading into the Carnival in Jamaica road march on Sunday as Frenchmen BLOCKO and RYTZ set the pace with unmatched energy, fun, flair, and fashion! BLOCKO delivered the perfect mix of culture and spirit...

Denille Bahadosingh gets fit for fête

Since chippin’ in the blazing sun and ‘whining’ in the rain at the recent Carnival in Jamaica Road March, many are already feeling a serious case of carnival tabanca. For others, like marketing consultant Denille Bahadosingh, the sweet memories of...
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Software developer Jin Dhaliwal shows his two-year-old daughter a bottle of Bee Sweet Honey from beekeeper Yanique Taylor’s booth. 

The organic allure of Ujima

A devotion to healthy living built and sustains the Ujima Natural Farmers Market. The community of vendors at the Saturday-morning-to-afternoon showcase at the Hope Botanical Gardens — selling leafy greens, culinary herbs, goat dairy products, all-...
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The Ton Meets Tiers: Bridgerton-themed cake gala set for May 3

There’s a fine line between cake and art, and for many, that line has already blurred. From intricate techniques to bold creativity, skilled bakers transform sugar, spice, and everything nice into edible masterpieces bursting with flavour. On May 3...
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