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Fighter fighters monitor flames caused by the Hughes Fire along Castaic Lake in Castaic, California, Wednesday, January 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Over 50,000 under evacuation orders or warnings as wildfire imperils homes north of Los Angeles

CASTAIC, California (AP) — More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, as parched Southern California endured another round of...
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Road safety council concerned about 'surge' in pedestrian deaths

Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, Dr Lucien Jones, is expressing concern regarding what he has described as an alarming "surge” in the number of pedestrian deaths since the start of the year. As of Wednesday, 12 of the 22 people...
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Justice Winston Anderson, Jamaican judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice.

‘NOT A GOOD LOOK’

A senior Jamaican jurist at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) is asserting that Jamaica has a legal obligation to adopt the regional court as its final appellate tribunal, noting that the country has had ample time to consider its accession. “...
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Who chopped Belnavis?

Mystery surrounds how and why St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis was chopped several times on Monday night and had to seek treatment at the St Ann’s Bay Regional Hospital. Up to press time last night, the St Mary police were not able to give a...
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Marcus Garvey

The UNIA is born

Born in Jamaica in the seaside town of St Ann’s Bay on the north coast on August 17, 1887, Malcus Mosiah Garvey subsequently changed his first name to Marcus. He was born in a humble board house at 32 Market Street which was destroyed by a...
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YEAR IN REVIEW: CRIME

With a seven-day period low of nine murders during the week of Christmas, and a high of 44 during one week in November, Jamaica’s homicide numbers in 2024 averaged 22 murders per week throughout the year, leading to a reduction in homicides by 252...
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Montego Bay United’s Shaniel Thomas (right) celebrates a goal with his captain Owayne Gordon during their Jamaica Premier League match against Molynes United at the Anthony Spaulding Sports Complex on Monday night.

Boundless potential

MONTEGO BAY United coach Rodolfo Zapata says attacker Shaniel Thomas is a high-class player who deserves to be playing with the Reggae Boyz and in Europe. Thomas turned in a man-of-the-match performance against Molynes United on Monday at the...
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Pedal to the floor

HAVING TAKEN a 1-0 lead in the Margaret Beckford Sunshine Series against South Africa, Sunshine Girls’ head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry said the team is prepared to take on resurgent opponents in what could be a potential series decider today. The...
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Barita Investments Limited offices at St Lucia Way in New Kingston.

Barita mulling commercial bank

Barita cleared another hurdle on Monday when it when it got shareholder approval for a new scheme of arrangement that will see its reorganisation and formation into a financial holding company to be known as Barita Financial Group Limited, a new...
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Worthy Park now a 10-farm operation

Sugar producer Worthy Park Estate Limited is projecting output of more than 250,000 tonnes of cane from its own fields and contracted farmers for the 2025 crop year, the fruit of its continuing investments in the new acreage and production. In just...
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Haile Selassie High School students Shanice Gowans and Deshawn Miller in a scene from  in Rome N Juliet 4Eva.

Haile Selassie High School makes Shakespeare film history

“Nothing is more calculated to trigger a groan of despair than ‘updated’ Shakespeare performed by teenagers. But this cut-down Romeo and Juliet from Jamaica is rather lovely, directed in a low-key, easy style by Jamaican-British film-maker Paul...
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Essence of Reggae Music Festival kickstarts Reggae Month

The Essence of Reggae Music Festival, produced by Frankie Music Productions is all set to kickstart Reggae Month 2025 on Saturday, February 1, at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, in St Andrew. The festival celebrates reggae, showcasing its...
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President Donald Trump signs an executive order on birthright citizenship in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington.

Editorial | CARICOM and Ben Franklin

While Donald Trump has predictably begun his second stint as America’s president with actions that pose existential threats to the Caribbean, The Gleaner remains nonplussed by the seeming absence of a coordinated effort by regional governments to...
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Elizabeth Morgan | The Western Hemisphere in this new Trump era

IN PREVIOUS articles in this column, it was pointed out that the relationship between the USA and countries in this Western Hemisphere has been historically strained in spite of the creation of the Organization of American States (OAS),...
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Letter of the Day | Garvey’s pardon

THE EDITOR, Madam: How does one begin to deconstruct this cocktail of symbolism and political manoeuvring? President Biden’s pardon of Marcus Garvey, while historic on the surface, drips with the kind of calculated opportunism that politicians...
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Evaluating Jamaica’s economy

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica’s economy is moving into the modern age, and it’s clear that we’re starting to change things for the better. We’ve been working on making our economy more sustainable and attractive, not just to our Caribbean neighbours...
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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya in Bolu province, in northwest Turkey yesterday.

At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort

ANKARA (AP) : A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people – at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames,...
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All-female SWAT team heads to Haiti

NAIROBI (CMC): Kenya says it will send an all-female Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team to reinforce security efforts in Haiti where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
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How to overcome depression

DEPRESSION IS a serious disorder that affects your whole body, including your mood and thoughts. It touches every part of your life. It is important to know that depression is not a personal weakness or character flaw and treatment is often needed...
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Depression triggers as we age

FEEL LIKE middle age is closing in on you? You are not alone. A 2008 study of data from two million people found that midlife depression spans the globe. In the United States, it peaks at around age 40 for women and 50 for men, and usually starts...
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left: Gregory Arneaud, certified respiratory therapist and author of the book ‘The Wake Up Call’, which highlights the often undiagnosed sleep apnoea and its effects on people worldwide.

Gregory Arneaud shares insights on improving sleep health

For years, the golden rule for sleep has been eight hours a night. But with life’s demands, many argue that even this might not be enough. For those battling insomnia or other sleep-related challenges, the quest for a solution continues. With over...

Expert tips on navigating menopause

Menopause is a natural phase in every woman’s life, yet it often arrives with uncertainties and challenges. Dr Dainia Baugh and Dr Astrid Batchelor shared their expert insights on how to navigate this transition during ‘Flourish’, the self-care and...
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