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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...
CommentsMan 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...
Comments- Update | ‘Camfa Ball’ back in custody after fleeing from hospital
- Gov’t proposes establishing one road regulatory authority
- UN top court orders Venezuela to halt election plans in resource-rich area in Guyana
- More time for parents: visiting policy at Bustamante hospital under review
- Gun seized by police in Cross Keys, Manchester
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Jamaica’s Supreme Court is being asked to quash a decision by the St James Municipal Corporation to remove political posters of prospective candidates for the upcoming general election and to bar the local authority from taking any similar action....
CommentsNew Sept deadline for long-delayed parent suite at Bustamante Hospital
Expressing disappointment over construction delays, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has announced a September deadline for completion of the overnight-stay suite for parents at the Bustamante Hospital for Children (BHC) in St...
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S Hotel Montego Bay tops Tripadvisor’s 2025 Best of the Best Awards in Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay-based S Hotel has again been rewarded for excellence by emerging as the number one all-inclusive resort in Jamaica by Tripadvisor’s 2025 Traveler’s choice Best of the Best Awards, reaffirming its position as a...
CommentsJamaica’s Commonwealth Short Story prize-winner Kwame McPherson in Abu Dhabi
IN 2023, Kwame McPherson became the first Jamaican to win the prestigious, global Commonwealth Short Story competition. Since then, his presence is being requested at high-end events and on occasions, such as the one that took place at Buckingham...
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Mount Pleasant under JFF investigation
Gregory Daley, chairman of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) competition’s committee, has confirmed an open investigation into Mount Pleasant Football Academy regarding the allegations of fielding ineligible players in the Jamaica Premier...
CommentsHydel look to end season on a high at East Coast meet
BALTIMORE, Maryland: FOLLOWING their record-breaking performance in the 4x400 metres at last weekend’s Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Hydel High will be hoping to end their season in fine style when they compete at the East Coast International...
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Jamaica Packaging close to tripling capacity with new factory
Backed by a big bank loan, Jamaica Packaging Industries Limited has upgraded its machinery and moved into new operating space that could see the company tripling its output. Country Manager Gary Cole said the complex, spanning 74,000 square feet,...
CommentsAir travel to Jamaica generates US$235m for GAP in 2024
Travel at the nation’s two busiest airports generated US$235 million in total revenue last year for the Pacific Airport Group, GAP, the Mexican airport operator’s newly released financials indicate. The outturn was 15 per cent better than in 2023....
Comments5 Questions With Mojo Morgan
With royalty embedded in their DNA, five of the children of ska, reggae and rocksteady great, Denroy Morgan, formed a band in 1994, and it’s no surprise that Morgan Heritage has stood the test of time, touring internationally and securing quite a...
CommentsDesi Jones tribute, great performances at Bring Back the Love
The 2025 staging of Bring Back the Love Cabaret Show, the fourth in the delightful series, paid tribute to master musician, musical director, educator, mentor, and percussionist of the highest calibre, Desi Jones. “This year’s concert holds...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Tackling crime and violence should be the priority
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article, ‘Golding fires back at PM’s dismissal of PNP housing plan,’ published in The Gleaner on April 29. Housing plan should be a non-issue in the 2025 general election. There can be a good...
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Hickey Police – House Clerk threatens to immediately send home parliamentary staff who turn up with love bites. Is that legal? How can you prove they are hickeys? – @kullijhan I find the action of hickeys so juvenile for supposedly...
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Justice Department ends decades-old school desegregation order
WASHINGTON (AP): When the Justice Department lifted a school desegregation order in Louisiana this week, officials called its continued existence a “historical wrong” and suggested that others dating to the Civil Rights Movement should be...
CommentsTrump’s policies loom over May Day marches
PARIS (AP): French union leaders condemned the “Trumpization” of world politics, while in Italy, May Day protesters paraded a puppet of the American president through the streets of Turin. Across continents, hundreds of thousands turned out for...
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Something Extra | Friday
Time stood still last Saturday for the golden hour and beyond as Sunnation provided patrons with a fabulously fresh opportunity to fête and bask in the radiant bliss of soca. Celebrities and socialites made their way to the Caymanas Polo Club last...
‘From Stuck to Strategic’
Focus. Courage. Purpose. These are the pillars of ELEVATE: A Guide to Clarity, Confidence...
Editorial | HR support for Parliament
Peter Espeut | The end cannot justify the means