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Biden extends time in US for 800,000 Venezuelans, Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown

MIAMI (AP) — About 600,000 Venezuelans and more than 230,000 Salvadorans already living in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday, barely a week before President-elect Donald...
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Members of a team from the Major Organised Crime & Anti-Corruption Agency outside of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation’s offices in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Thursday amid a massive 17-location operation linked to a fraud investigation.

SHOCK RAIDS

An investigation has revealed that multiple fraudulent schemes were used over several years to bleed nearly $1 billion from the coffers of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation (StCMC), law-enforcement sources have disclosed. No-show contracts –...
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Bluetooth pairing connects owner to stolen car during resale

An automatic Bluetooth connection between a used car’s radio system and a prospective buyer’s cellphone helped reunite a Corporate Area man with his stolen car. The 35-year-old man had parked his 2016 Toyota Aqua Hybrid, securely locking it and...
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Mike Lavallee, US Embassy, Kingston’s spokesperson

Global US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation now accepting applications

The United States Embassy in Kingston is now accepting proposals for the 2025 Global US Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grants programme. This opportunity, funded by the US Department of State, provides grants for the...
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Altimont Butler

Good warm-up

JAMAICA’S U17 Reggae Boyz saw their campaign at the Torneo del Sol in Mexico come to an end at the final-eight stage when they were defeated 2-1 by Seleccion Metropolitano yesterday. The contest proved a tightly fought affair as both teams sought...
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Run for the Republic names scholarship in honour of late Hubert Lawrence

AN ANNUAL scholarship will be introduced and named in memory of the late veteran track and field analyst Hubert Lawrence at the second staging of the ‘Run for the Republic’ development track and field meet. The event is set for the Herbert Morrison...
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Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.

Travel on commercial flights to Jamaica dips in 2024, but skies busy with private jets

Passenger movements through the Kingston international airport was up, but traffic was down for Montego Bay in 2024. Overall, the country’s two largest airports recorded a decline in passenger traffic by about two per cent. New airlift, hype...
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UWI Mona bond snapped up by eager market

Pension funds and other institutional investors snapped up a long-term bond placed on the Jamaican market by the University of the West Indies, Mona, to raise $3 billion. UWI Mona Principal, Professor Densil Williams, said the private placement of...
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Minister Kevin Downswell brought the praise at Gospel Star 2024 held on Sunday August 4 at the National Indoor Arena in Kingston.

Five Questions with... Kevin Downswell

Kevin Downswell isn’t just a contemporary gospel singer, he’s a movement. In a world often consumed by fleeting trends, Downswell is consistently using his platform to inspire and uplift. Through his label, Downswell Records, the 2024 JaRIA Gospel...
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Music fraternity mourns the deaths of Lloyd Evans, Rupert Bent III

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange had the task of sending out nearly back-to-back messages of condolences to the families of two stalwarts in the music industry, following the recent deaths of Lloyd Evans and Rupert...
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Children's Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison

Editorial | Dust off sex laws report

It is not clear how often a boy and girl below the age of 16 are brought before the courts for engaging in “consensual” sex with each other. That data, if collated, isn’t readily available, not even, it appears, to the children’s advocate, Diahann...
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Peter Espeut | No promise left unspoken

In the almost 32 years I have been writing this weekly column (since February 1993) I have commented through seven general elections (the one due this year will be my eighth); the People’s National Party (PNP) won four and the Jamaica Labour Party...
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Letter of the Day | Will teacher-performance pay boost student achievement?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Stewart Jacobs, president of the National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ), recently renewed calls for teachers to be paid based on their performance. Jacobs suggested that this approach could help combat...
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No comparison between Jamaica and Singapore

THE EDITOR, Madam: On January 3 the National Security Minister, Dr Horace Chang, was being interviewed on Nationwide 90FM about the welcoming news of crime reduction in Jamaica last year. He commended the security force and spoke about several...
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, yesterday.

Opposition leader arrested after protest against Maduro

CARACAS (AP): Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested Thursday when her motorcycle convoy was fired upon by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas, according to aides. Machado emerged from months...
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Attack on presidential palace leaves 19 dead

N’DJAMENA (AP): An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday. The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat...
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Putting their stylish feet forward for the soirée were the pair of Liana Singh (left) and Dorian Palmer. 

Something Extra | Friday

Freedom Street is looking great for dancehall icon Adidjah ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer. The recording artiste, freed after spending 13 years behind bars for a crime for which he was acquitted by the Court of Appeal in July, was thrown a surprise birthday...

Saying no is hard, but setting boundaries can improve your health

NEW YORK (AP): Setting boundaries at work, and in life, can be tricky. Many people find it difficult to say no, especially to a manager. Some get a sense of satisfaction from being needed or pleasing others. But learning to turn down a request or...
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