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St Catherine man accused of using fake cheques at supermarket remanded
A St Catherine man charged for allegedly using a fictitious cheque to buy goods and to obtain cash at a supermarket was remanded when he appeared before the parish court today. Kevon Gray, 30, unemployed of Central Village, is...
CommentsSt Catherine mechanic charged with sexual assault of 14-y-o girl
Brandon Brissett, a 28-year-old auto mechanic of Phoenix Park Village, Portmore, St Catherine, has been hit with several charges following allegations that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl. Brissett has been charged with...
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Chuck demands Integrity Commission update on 'Illicit 6'
A senior Cabinet minister yesterday sent a message to the Integrity Commission (IC) urging the anti-corruption body to deliver a report on the six parliamentarians who were said to be under investigation for illicit enrichment. Justice Minister...
CommentsHERMITAGE DAM ‘A NATIONAL RISK’
Describing the Hermitage Dam in St Andrew as a “national risk”, Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, disclosed that plans are in progress to replace its wall. Speaking at a virtual forum,...
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Toni-Ann Williams wants to change climate-vulnerable agriculture sector
TRELAWNY IS widely known for its yellow yam, and as the birth parish of track superstars Veronica Campbell and Usain Bolt. And Toni-Ann Williams, a strawberry farmer, might be another reason why this western Jamaica parish is world renowned. Yet,...
CommentsTop performing boy honoured by CPFSA
WARD OF the State, Jehvoun Byfield, has been honoured for being the Top Performing Boy in the 2023 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination, by the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA). The Kingston College (KC)...
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Walker-Brown defends expulsion of McKay Raiders
St Catherine Football Association (SCFA) president Elaine Walker-Brown says the recent criticism by presidential candidate Jason McKay stemmed from her administration’s decision to expel his club, McKay Security Raiders, from the current SCFA Major...
CommentsUEFA Friendship Tournament a good experience for U18 players - Downswell
JAMAICA’S Under-18 Reggae Boyz recently returned to the island following their participation at the UEFA Friendship Tournament in Turkey. The young Reggae Boyz played in four games and suffered defeats to Saudi Arabia (2-1) Turkey (10-1 ) and Mali...
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Jacana shutters ganja store amid illicit rivalry Premium
Medical marijuana company Jacana will shutter one of its four, saying ineffective regulation, including the inability to deliver products on par with illicit ganja operators, has hurt its viability. “We need to be commercially competitive with the...
CommentsCampbell to succeed Handa as head of KPMG Caricom
Tarun Handa will retire as head of KPMG in Caricom on September 30, but his successor has already been chosen. Current partner at KPMG, Raymond Cambell, will assume the position of senior partner and country leader of KPMG in Caricom the day after...
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‘Happy news’ as Buju Banton gets back US visa
What many thought was impossible has come through. Grammy Award-winning reggae and dancehall artiste Buju Banton is now in the United States of America, having been granted a visa to enter that country. Buju Banton was deported to Jamaica on...
Comments‘They got me good,’ says remarried Ernie Smith of surprise party
The first line of his bio states: “Glenroy Anthony Smith was born in Kingston, Jamaica on May 1, 1945, and raised in St Ann”, and it goes on to give an interesting and detailed history of the singer who thousands have come to know and love as Ernie...
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Letter of the Day | What really caused the death of reading?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write in response to Carolyn Cooper’s column, “School kill di joy of reading”, published on April 14. I’m a teacher so the headline piqued my interest. For generations, reading was one of the main ways of getting information...
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Biden calls Japan, India ‘xenophobic’
WASHINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with adversaries China and Russia as he tried to explain their economic circumstances and contrasted the four...
CommentsCanada, Barbados discuss ongoing crisis in Haiti
OTTAWA (CMC): The prime ministers of Canada and Barbados have held talks on the ongoing political, security and humanitarian crisis in Haiti. During a meeting on Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Barbadian counterpart, Mia...
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‘50 doesn’t mean that life has ended’
The local pageant world is abuzz with the entrance of 52-year-old Dr Sandra Swaby as a candidate for the 2024 Miss Universe Jamaica pageant. The cosmetic surgeon at Harmony Health Cosmetic Clinic received her golden ticket on Sunday and is now one...
Something Extra | Friday
The Canadian Women’s Club of Jamaica, under the patronage of Canadian High Coammissioner to Jamaica Emina Tudakovic, transformed the Rocksteady Ballroom of the AC Hotel Kingston on Sunday evening into a sophisticated oasis for its long-awaited...
Editorial | Follow Mr Paulwell
Peter Espeut | A final solution for gangs