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NEPA protecting Winns Morass wetlands in Falmouth

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is focused on protecting the Winns Morass wetlands in Falmouth, Trelawny as an ecological restoration and conservation site. Senior Public Education and Community Outreach Officer at NEPA, Ava...
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Man United wins FA Cup after stunning Man City 2-1 in final

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United won the FA Cup after stunning defending champion Manchester City 2-1 in the final at Wembley on Saturday. United's first silverware of the season deprived crosstown rival City of the first back-to-back...
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Danielle Archer, principal director of the National Integrity Action.

NO STRINGS

Calling the removal of King Charles as Jamaica’s head of state without leaving the jurisdiction of the Privy Council “ethically unsound”, the National Integrity Action (NIA) is the latest civil society body to press for the complete severing of...
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MoBay gangster indicted for Florida killings

WESTERN BUREAU: Duojon Griffiths, the 24-year-old man implicated in the 2021 murder of fellow Montego Bay resident 20-year-old Massania ‘Karla’ Malcolm and her one-year-old daughter Jordania, was indicted on murder and gun charges by a Florida...
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Nicole Campbell Robinson, vice president of communications, digital media and CSR at Sagicor Group, joins Debbie Meek, principal of Elletson Primary and Infant School, and Clarence Ennis, community rep on the school board, as they get their hands dirty in

GoodHeart | 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...
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West Indies bowlers Matthew Forde (left) and Obed McKoy celebrate after the fall of a South African wicket during the first T20 International match at Sabina Park on Thursday.

King 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...
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JTA 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...
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Barita Investments Limited CEO, Ramon Small-Ferguson.

Barita 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...
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Seprod 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...
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 Dream Weekend Directors (from left) Carlos Phillpotts, Kamal Bankay and Scott Dunn share a photo op with brand ambassadors.

Dream 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...
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Attorney ‘waiting on raid’ of Sean Kingston’s property for two months

Following an Associated Press report that Beautiful Girls singer Sean Kingston, 34, was arrested in California on Thursday, hours after his mother was taken into custody in Florida, PEOPLE has provided more details. A report by people.com states...
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Editorial | Privy Council’s right move

We note the Privy Council’s decision to abandon a proposed rule that would further narrow the access of Jamaicans to their final court. This action, on its face, appears to be an acceptance by the law lords, so-called, that the controversial Rule...
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Ronald Sanders | From COP to courtroom: ITLOS sets new precedents for climate accountability

On May 21, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its Advisory Opinion on climate change and international law, in a case led by two courageous leaders of small island states, Prime Minister Gaston Browne, of Antigua...
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Letter 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...
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Water 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...
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Court 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...
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Fontana Waterloo’s store manager, Sharel Tomlinson, looked gorgeous in this black gown.

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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