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Minister of Education, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (fourth right), interacts with grade-six students of Leeds Primary & Infant School in St Elizabeth during a visit to the institution on Thursday, March 13.  Sharing the moment are staff of the institutio

PEP to proceed as scheduled at fire-damaged Leeds primary in St Elizabeth

Emergency measures have been implemented to ensure that grade-six students at Leeds Primary...
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Hip-hop artist Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads not guilty ahead of May sex trafficking trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returned to federal court in New York City on Friday, pleading not guilty to the latest version of an indictment charging him with two decades of sex trafficking crimes. The 55-year-old Combs, his beard...
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Julian Robinson, opposition spokesman on finance, making his contribution to the 2025-2026 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.

Bank on deposits

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says the Opposition’s proposal to spread government deposits across the banking sector to force competition “sounds feasible and like a good idea” but that an explanation is needed for where the...
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Robinson vows education pathways refocus

Another effort is being promised to tackle the decades-old problem of children in the education system, especially at the early childhood level, not being ready to enter primary school and those circumstances resulting in spiralling numbers of...
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The Hopewell Police Station in Hanover.

One-year-old Hopewell Police Station making its mark with smart technology

Western Bureau: One year after it opened its doors to the public, the Hopewell Police Station in Hanover is now getting high marks as it is being credited for the significant decline in the lawlessness that once plagued the community and its...
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Port Royal Basic School reopens after devastating fire

The approximately 25 students at Port Royal Basic School in Kingston now have a newly rebuilt place to call home. The school, which was severely damaged by a fire last year, was officially handed over this week thanks to the efforts of the Barita...
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The packed National Stadium where football fans and casuals came out in their numbers to see ‘The Little Magician’.

‘Nothing to be ashamed of’

ARGENTINE ICON Lionel Messi added the icing on the cake with a late goal as Inter Miami defeated Cavalier 2-0 in comfortable fashion to march to an aggregate 4-0 win in their Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 tie at the National Stadium yesterday...
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No certification issues for new track - Rekortan

JAMAICA’S NEW national-colours-themed track at the National Stadium will not lose its Grade One certification, so says the man behind its development, Don Lockerbie. The track, which was completed ahead of schedule this week, a full two weeks...
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An unnamed worker secures kegs loaded with Trowel On coating product at Berger Paint Jamaica’s warehouse on Spanish Town Road, Kingston, under the watchful eye of, from second left, Berger Jamaica General Manager Dwaine Williams, Minister of Industry, In

Berger makes aggressive move to deepen coatings market share

Berger Paints Jamaica Limited has invested $130 million in new infrastructure and machinery with the intention of growing share of the paint coatings market. With the commissioning of the new facility, Berger now has around 1.45 million litres of...
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Scotia Group profit up one-third

Banking conglomerate Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, SGJ, achieved net profit of $4.1 billion for its first quarter ending January 2025, up 34.5 per cent year-on-year. The operator of Jamaica’s No. 2 commercial bank continues its trajectory towards...
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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is launching a new podcast on April 8 called ‘Confessions of a Female Founder’.

Meghan Markle is launching a new podcast on April 8

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has announced her next big project—a podcast titled Confessions of a Female Founder. The show will explore her journey as an entrepreneur with her lifestyle brand, As Ever, while featuring conversations with female...
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5 Questions With Blvk H3ro

Fresh off his latest tour circuit, Blvk H3ro (pronounced ‘Black Hero’) is gearing up to take the stage across Africa, Europe, and North America, further cementing his place in the global reggae movement. With an upcoming EP featuring meditative...
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Editorial | More from the capital budget

As this newspaper has done, the Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) has told the Government to get its procurement and project execution houses in order, lest infrastructure projects run into snags and the failure to deliver the growth that is...
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Peter Espeut | Gambits and political calculus

In this pre-election silly season we know that politicians of all colours will be on their ‘Ps and Qs’ to avoid wasting valuable (and scarce) political capital. So when you see blatant missteps, you know that desperation is setting in. The fear...
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Letter of the Day | Reconsider stance on deep sea mining

THE EDITOR, Madam: This is an open letter to the Prime Minister of Jamaica As Jamaica prepares to host the 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly and Council this March, we once again urge the Government of Jamaica to...
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Window on the world, open to all

THE EDITOR, Madam: At least one box office smash, Slaughterhouse Five (1969) by Kirt Vonnegut, deals with a main character who writes to the editor of his local newspaper. In poor Billy Pilgrim’s (the main character’s) letter, the story line...
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Ukrainian Head of Presidential Office Andriy Yermak (right), and Ukrainian Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov speak to journalists in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on March 11.

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire

AP: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a US proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but he emphasised that the terms are yet to be worked out and noted that any truce should pave the way to lasting...
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Chorvelle Johnson Cunningham (left), chief executive officer of Sagicor Bank, and Joana Banks, executive vice-president of strategy and business development at Sagicor Group Jamaica, pose for the camera at Sushi and Stilettos, Sagicor Group Jamaica’s Int

Something Extra | Friday

Sagicor Group marked International Women’s Day in style with a special Sushi and Stilettos celebration hosted at Mystic Thai. Bringing together elegance, empowerment, and appreciation, Sagicor welcomed some of their valued clients to join in the...

SAINTS reign at Paris Fashion Week

The biggest European fashion houses and designers summoned models from SAINT International to showcase their sneak-peek looks of their Fall/Winter 2025 collections at Paris Fashion Week which wrapped on Tuesday. Sashaying down the runway for...
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