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Children among at least 22 dead in amusement park fire in India, police say
NEW DELHI (AP) — A massive fire broke out Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at least 22 people, including several children, police said. The fire erupted at the park in the city of Rajkot in Gujarat...
CommentsNicki Minaj’s England concert postponed after rapper detained by Dutch authorities over weed
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Nicki Minaj's concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country. Promoter Live...
CommentsGoodHeart | Elletson Primary and Infant School gets spruced up on Labour Day
Following the mid-term break, approximately 145 students at Elletson Primary and Infant School, including those in the special education unit and the infant department, will find their school environment more comfortable. This positive change was...
CommentsGoodHeart | Supreme Heroes receive grants to fund Labour Day projects
Supreme Ventures Foundation (SVF), the philanthropic arm of Supreme Ventures Limited, orchestrated its Labour Day initiative that centred around empowering past participants of its Supreme Heroes programme. This year, each of the seven Supreme...
CommentsKing looking to seal T20 series win
Regional cricket fans are bracing themselves for another exhilarating clash in the second T20 International between the West Indies and South Africa at the iconic Sabina Park. The match bowls off at 2 p.m. After a riveting opener that saw the...
CommentsJTA committed to the development of junior athletes
Chairman of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) National Sports Committee, Kemar Bailey, says they are committed to building the foundation of Jamaica’s track and field. Bailey was speaking at the media launch of the JTA/Sagicor National...
CommentsBarita sees bright spots in the market, to buy into NCB APO
Securities dealer Barita Investments Limited has said it is among the investors looking to score shares in NCB Financial Group Limited, NCBFG, under the banking conglomerate’s additional public offering of shares that will close in a matter of days...
CommentsSeprod investing US$6m in beverage factory upgrade
Seprod Limited will spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade its beverage facility in Bog Walk, St Catherine. It will allow the company to meet rising demand for the Swizzle, Cool Fruit, Monster Milk and Supligen brands, said Seprod CEO Richard Pandohie...
CommentsDream Weekend makes first stop in 15th anniversary launch series
The Campari Dirty Crushh party recently played host as a Dream Weekend launch party in Negril. The Sandcastle Entertainment-produced event, which is now enjoying its fifth staging, has been enjoying a boost from the support of Campari and Dream...
CommentsSashi looking into refunds after Busta Rhymes, Keyshia Cole absent from festival
Sashi Executive, Catherine Goodall, has confirmed to The Gleaner that in the wake of patrons vigorously demanding refunds, following the absence of international headliners Busta Rhymes and Keyshia Cole, her team is looking into the matter. "...
CommentsLetter of the Day | One foot in and one foot out
THE EDITOR, Madam: There seems to be a widely held view that consensus is always good and right. I disagree. One just has to look to history for several examples where a general consensus in a society was decidedly neither good nor right; the...
CommentsWater security: A strategic imperative for Jamaica
THE EDITOR, Madam: Water is the single most essential resource that any nation, including Jamaica, cannot do without. While the country currently does not face an immediate need to import water to meet local demand, this situation may not remain...
CommentsCourt sentences two-time wife killer to jail
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): A man who killed his second common-law wife, seven months after he had been released from prison for killing the first, has been sentenced to 26 years in jail with the judge ordering that he be put on probation for...
CommentsOver 100 feared dead in landslide, with rescue efforts under way
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide Friday that buried a village in a remote, mountainous part of Papua New Guinea, and an emergency response is under way, officials in the South Pacific...
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Something Extra | Saturday
On Thursday, while the rest of the island was engaged in their annual labours, Fontana Pharmacy brought together the staff from all seven of their stores to honour them for their dedicated service. The celebration took place at The Jamaica Pegasus...
Something Extra | Friday
Blue Diamond Royalton Hideaway and Marriott Bonvoy recently celebrated an exciting partnership, setting the stage for the 42nd Caribbean Travel Marketplace, which wrapped up in Montego Bay on Thursday. The lively cocktail reception welcomed 120...
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