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Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the band's Music Of The Spheres World Tour at D. Y. Patil Sports Stadium in Navi Mumbai, Saturday, January 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade, File)

Tech company CEO resigns after controversy over video captured at Coldplay concert

The IT company CEO captured in a widely circulated video showing him embracing an employee at a Coldplay concert has resigned. Andy Byron resigned from his job as CEO of Cincinnati-based Astronomer Inc., according to a statement posted on...
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Patrick Beckford, former chairman of the Northeast USA Diaspora Advisory Board.

Nurses in waiting room Premium

Even as nursing homes in the United States (US) reel from a shortage of nurses and other healthcare professionals, there are some 200 Jamaican healthcare professionals awaiting the American government’s approval to take up jobs in nursing homes and...
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Millions seized in ‘scam raids’ out west

Western Bureau: The latest initiative by the police to break the back of lottery scamming in western Jamaica is seemingly enjoying tremendous success as, since it was launched on June 5, more than J$44 million and US$55,000, alongside 20 high-end...
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Yanique Mendez receiving her Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in National Leadership from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness earlier this year.

Yanique Mendez leading impactfully from a wheelchair

“I have a physical disability that affects my mobility, and which results in me using a wheelchair. Just to note, while it is a part of who I am, it does not define me or the things I am capable of doing,” Yanique Mendez told The Gleaner. Earlier...
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Christmas in July 2025 was merry indeed

The 2025 Christmas in July trade show took place inside The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on Thursday, July 10, and Friday, July 11, under the theme ‘Tropical Wonderland’. It was the 11th iteration and patrons turned out in droves to this must-go-to event...
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Rushell Clayton raises her arms in celebration of winning the 400-metre hurdles at the recent JAAA National Junior and Senior Championships at the National Stadium.

National champion Clayton to miss 400m hurdles in London

WORLD Championships-bound Rushell Clayton will not be in the line-up for the women’s 400-metre hurdles when the event gets under way at today’s NOVUNA London Diamond League inside the London Stadium as she has made a late withdrawal. There has...
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Lawrence, Reid ready for young guns at US Open

JAMAICAN lightweight fighters, – 169lb – Ackeem Lawrence and Nicholai Reid, have been important mainstays in the combined martial arts team’s arsenal, especially team-fighting, which the unit dominated internationally, once going unbeaten in 53...
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Wayne Wray, director of Inno-vative Energy Group Limited.

IEG share float falls below 20% limited

Innovative Energy Group Limited, IEG, formerly known as Ciboney, more than doubled its share capital during the quarter ended May, resulting in the public float falling below the 20 per cent minimum required by the Jamaica Stock Exchange for a...
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Image Plus acquiring The Woman’s Place

Diagnostic imaging company Image Plus Consultants Limited, which trades as Apex Radiology, is in the process of acquiring the assets and brand of The Woman’s Place, a Kingston-based facility specialising in mammography. Image Plus is also in...
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Patrons react to an incident that triggered a stampede during Friday night’s Reggae Sumfest Festival Night One.

Sumfest promises increased safety measures after Festival Night One stampede

Reggae Sumfest is promising to implement "additional crowd control and safety measures" for the remainder of the festival following an incident which led to a stampede on Saturday morning. Festival Night One of the event ended in chaos inside the...
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Kartel crowned

More than 13 years since he last graced the Reggae Sumfest stage, Adidjah ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer made a thunderous return — this time to claim the crown. It was a full circle moment for the dancehall icon as he was crowned king of the dancehall at...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith

Editorial | Why say no to rendition

This newspaper accepts on its face Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith’s assertion that Jamaica has not declined to take back any of its citizens being deported from the United States, regardless of their backgrounds. This a position to which Ms...
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Tony Deyal | Give me the women on the race!

They called him “Scrunter” and it was a joke because he was neither a struggler or hard-up Trini. He is one of the greatest Calypsonians of all time. In 2009, he came up with a calypso by the great professor and musician, Art De Coteau, called...
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Letter of the Day | Rural school bus system deserves support, not mockery

THE EDITOR, Madam: For decades, students and families in rural Jamaica have faced persistent hardship simply trying to get to and from school. Complaints about the rural school transport system are not new. They are rooted in deep systemic issues...
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In support of jury trials

THE EDITOR, Madam: Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels wrote a letter to the editor on July 17 headlined ‘Assault on trial by jury’, which outlined the importance of having jury trials. Jury trials are an integral part of the legal system, as they...
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Protesters dressed as police escorting US President Donald Trump and former president of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro demonstrate against Trump’s announcement of 50 per cent tariffs on Brazilian goods and against a US report that cited counterfeit product sales

Former president ordered to wear electronic ankle monitor

SAO PAULO (AP): Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered to wear an ankle monitor, authorities said on Friday, in a move he described as “a supreme humiliation”. The development came as federal police conducted searches at his home...
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Chinese university expels female student after relationship with foreigner

AP: A Chinese university announced the expulsion of a female student for “damaging national dignity” after she was accused of “improper interactions” with a foreign man, generating heated discussions across Chinese social media about whether the...
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Veterinarian Dr Kathy-Ann Leon shares a priceless pet-parent moment with her dog, Theo, at the official launch of NexGard SPECTRA, held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel on Thursday evening.

NexGard SPECTRA launches in Ja as all-in-one protection for dogs

It is said that although dogs aren’t our whole life, they do make our lives whole. With that in mind, those furry companions need all the love and protection they can get. And for devoted pet parents, that’s where NexGard SPECTRA comes in. The...

GoodHeart | Tameka Hill tackles human trafficking with fictional book

Human trafficking is a serious matter that exploits victims for profit, stripping them of their freedom and rights. Yet many don’t understand the severity of these nefarious activities. Tameka Hill was once in the dark about this global issue. Now...
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