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JPS says contingency plan in place if workers go on strike
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says a contingency plan is in place to minimise any potential impact on service delivery should employees represented by the National Workers Union (NWU) go on strike. The (NWU) had served a 72-...
CommentsProbe ordered into reported accidental shooting of police trainee in St Thomas
The Police High Command has ordered a probe into the reported accidental shooting of a trainee policeman by another at the Yallahs Police Station in St Thomas on Saturday. It is reported that about 1:20 pm, the trainee policemen...
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Traffic ticket refund dilemma
Motorists who for over 15 years paid traffic ticket fines that were illegally imposed should be required to show proof in order to collect a court-ordered refund, attorneys for the Government have proposed. However, lawyers for the motorist whose...
CommentsCronyism concerns over senior appointment at NLA Premium
A former advisor to a Cabinet minister benefited from the National Land Agency’s (NLA) decision to remove, without permission, a globally recognised minimum requirement for a job in a senior position, prompting questions of favouritism and...
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What marijuana reclassification means for the US
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn’t legalize it for recreational use....
CommentsLord, change my name
PARENTS ARE used to naming their children by circumstances of birth or their experiences around that time. Names can affect, remind, direct, motivate, or even serve as an instrument of covenant. I was told the story behind my own name – Gabriel –...
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‘We have to find a way to stop them’
ARNETT GARDENS coach Xavier Gilbert is hoping his team can reproduce their second-leg quarter-final performance when they face last season’s beaten finalist Cavalier in one of two Jamaica Premier League (JPL) semi-finals this evening at Sabina Park...
CommentsLawrence lauded for humility, talent
HIGHLY RESPECTED and world-renowned track and field analyst, columnist, and reporter Hubert Lawrence was laid to rest yesterday at Meadowrest Memorial Gardens, following a church service at the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega in Spanish Town, St...
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Caribbean Cement rides construction wave to bigger earnings Premium
Caribbean Cement Company Limited, the sole maker of cement in Jamaica, racked up more than $7 billion in sales over three months ending March and reported increased profits, reflecting the robustness of the construction sector. Its performance also...
CommentsYaneek Page | Entrepreneurial ingenuity needed to combat looming BPO crisis Premium
What industry will replace business process outsourcing as we know it today? That’ is the labour force and job-creation conundrum that now demands entrepreneurial response and intervention in 2024. Jamaica needs an answer today because the writing...
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Beres Hammond smiles on Spotify billboards in Times Square and Toronto
Thirty-six years ago, a young Beres Hammond released the song Let Me Help You Smile, a single which fans have dubbed “a real classic” but which has rarely been played. Fast-forward to the present and the story is being retold in the best way...
CommentsJohnny’s Live Comedy Bar hoping to build the economy of comedy
After seven years in the space, Johnny’s Live Comedy Bar celebrated their season finale with an ode to grooming young talent. The show, held at their Dunrobin Avenue home on Tuesday, said veteran comedian Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley invited local...
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Commonwealth secretary general underscores importance of organisation to world development
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC: Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, on Friday underscored the importance of the Commonwealth to the continued future development of the international community. Delivering the inaugural Commonwealth Lecture...
CommentsSeveral international airlines to resume flights to Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC: Several international carriers have announced plans to resume flights to Cubs, starting later this month. This was revealed by tourism marketing director Gihana Galindo during the 42nd International Tourism Fair, FITCuba 2024,...
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Have smartphones created an ‘anxious generation’?
The social psychologist Jonathan Haidt’s new book The Anxious Generation delivers an urgent call for action. Haidt argues that the evidence is in. Teenagers’ widespread use of smartphones is causing a mental health crisis. Individual, collective...
CommentsCollege students, inmates and a nun
CHICAGO (AP): For college senior Nana Ampofo, an unconventional book club inside one of the nation’s largest jails has transformed her career ambitions. Each week, the 22-year-old drives a van of her DePaul University peers to Cook County Jail to...
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Silver Star Motors Electrifies Jamaica
The Jamaican automotive landscape shifted gears recently at Silver Star Motors, the authorised Mercedes-Benz sales and service provider. The company unveiled the much-anticipated EQE, an all-electric SUV at their South Camp Road showroom in...
CommentsPorsche World Road Show Roars into Mexico Drive Resort
Kareem LaTouche Automotives Coordinator Gearheads and luxury -car enthusiasts recently had the opportunity of a lifetime as Porsche held its famed World Road Show at the new Mexico Drive Resort. The event, decked out with a challenging circuit...
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Standing in for Oprah was a God-given plus, says model Tricia Campbell
Following the briefest of conversations with plus-size model, Tricia Campbell, one thing becomes apparent, she is big on God. Despite that, however, it was still a bit startling to hear how she snugly fit in the divine and her meeting with...
Dream House | Bengal mansion, a scene for intrigue, make believe
Dare we accept an invitation to a house committed to unravelling murder? A house of mystery and suspense, where baffling, sinister plots unfold, as deranged villains sit and dine among their innocent, intended victims. What manner of house could...
Gordon Robinson | Silly season has started early
Silly Season has started early this time around which contradicts the argument that fixed election dates would result in longer campaigns. Reactions to the latest Panderson Polls have ranged from the smugly satisfied to the dangerously delusional....
CommentsÁngela Blanco and Marion Khamis | Importance of understanding and mitigating La Niña impacts
The forecast of the La Niña phenomenon for the second half of 2024 revives the urgency of strengthening the resilience of agri-food systems against extreme weather events in Latin America and the Caribbean. After a year marked by El Niño, which...
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Editorial | The PNP’s task
Don Anderson | How do opinion polls and election results compare