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Magistrates in Haiti take industrial action
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Magistrates have begun a weeklong strike over demands for the payment of arrears in salaries, improved working conditions and a stop to any form of interference by the Executive in the Judiciary. There have been...
CommentsClarendon farmer implicated in $1.3 million cocaine seizure charged
Clarendon fisherman 40-year-old Marlon Risden has been charged by the police following the seizure of a quantity of cocaine which the police say has an estimated street value of $1.3 million. Risden is charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in...
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$9M money trail - Sydenham executive demands answers; president says they knew of controversial Petrojam donation
Five weeks after a controversial $9-million donation from Petrojam hit the bank account of the Sydenham Citizens’ Association, nearly all the cash was removed in nine withdrawals of $900,000 each, a Gleaner investigation has revealed. The donation...
CommentsResidents, businesses call for permanent fix to Retirement fire nuisance
Western Bureau: Residents and members of the business community in St James are questioning the commitment of the authorities in preventing the outbreak of fires at the Retirement dump in the parish despite years of promises. Sections of St James...
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Growth & Jobs | Cosmetics company hires university students
Through her company, East Cosmetics Supplies Company Limited, businesswoman Jayshree Nagrani has managed to leverage her clients’ love for her products and their desire for additional income by employing university students as social media...
CommentsGrowth & Jobs | Transportation reform necessary for development – JAA
Reforms of the Jamaican transportation regulation and infrastructure, which are now being implemented are necessary for the country’s future development, said Gheildon Wright, manager for subscription sales and services at Jamaica Automobile...
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High hopes - JFF, Grange confident of Reggae Girlz advancing from World Cup Group C
Jamaica senior women’s football team head coach Hue Menzies says he is very confident that the Reggae Girlz will make it into the second round of this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France. The Reggae Girlz, who will be making their debut at the...
CommentsThe ‘Alpha Factor’ - Jamaica gymnastics lands partnership with American apparel company
Jamaica Amateur Gymnastics Association (JAGA) president Nicole Grant says the body has signed a deal with an overseas apparel company to provide gear for the national teams over the next two years. Grant, who made the announcement at a press...
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Impossible Foods debuts meatless sausage
Plant-based burger maker Impossible Foods is debuting its second product – meatless sausage crumbles – on Little Caesars pizza. Little Caesars started testing the Impossible Supreme Pizza on Monday at 58 restaurants in Fort Myers, Florida; Yakima,...
CommentsDebt collector JRF loses appeal on reneged land sale - Court rejects claim of bias against judge
The Court of Appeal has upheld an award of more than US$940,000 – about J$128.3 million – against the Jamaican Redevelopment Foundation Inc (JRF) for breach of contract, the company having cancelled an agreement to sell property in Clarendon to a...
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Snow dominates charts 25 years after ‘Informer’
Who remembers the hit song, Informer, which was recorded by Canadian dancehall/reggae singer Snow on the East West Records America /Atlantic label? The song was released in 1993, and it immediately became a smash hit that stayed atop the Billboard...
CommentsArtistes pay tribute to ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’
In 1979, Jamaican reggae group Black Uhuru released a song titled after the famous 1967 movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. It was reintroduced last year by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and Dean Fraser, who produced a version that allowed Tarrus...
CommentsLetter of the Day | We need your help, Mr Prime Minister
THE EDITOR, Sir: Open letter to Prime Minister Andrew Holness: Good day, Mr Prime Minister. These are my questions to the Government of Jamaica. Please note, this is not a political action of any sort, just a normal Jamaican who is currently...
CommentsAre there checks and balances in Jamaica?
THE EDITOR, Sir: Many instances of injustice in Jamaica tend to disappear from memory, becoming the proverbial nine-day wonders. We tend to leave many of these national issues unresolved for years. Why? We no longer have effective supervision...
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Gov’t vows to send aid to North Korea quickly, may send food
SEOUL (AP): South Korea vowed yesterday to move quickly on plans to provide $8 million worth of medical and nutritional aid for North Korean children through UN agencies while it also considers sending broader food aid to the country, which says it...
CommentsTrump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’
DUBAI (AP): President Donald Trump warned Iran early yesterday not to threaten the United States again or it will face its “official end,” shortly after a rocket landed near the US Embassy in Baghdad overnight. Trump’s tweet comes after he...
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Something Extra | Tuesday
The Reggae Girlz are set to blaze a trail at the FIFA Women’s World Cup as 2019 marks their historic qualification as the first Jamaican team to represent at the games. What better way to send them off ‘to the world’ than with some real Jamaican...
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Style Week JA's fashion symposium a hit
Style Week Jamaica hosted the third-annual, Careers in International Fashion symposium, which saw close to 400 students from high schools and post-secondary institutions from across the island gathered at the Courtleigh Auditorium to hear...
CommentsMontego Bay businesswoman, ties knot with NY business mogul
Montego Bay businesswoman Paula Kerr Jarrett, exchanged vows with New York business mogul Daniel Wegman, last weekend in the U.S. The ceremony was very intimate, as close family members gathered for the occasion. Paula's children Josh and Rebecca...
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PM lauds SAJ, CSA for contributions to national and regional development
Prime minister Andrew Holness has thanked the Shipping of Jamaica (SAJ) and the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) for their roles ”in assisting regional governments to develop policies, laws and regulations to foster growth and efficiency in...
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Editorial | Trump’s adventure demands return to foreign policy centre
Gordon Robinson | The essence of firefighting