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Police probe speeding, lane error in crash that killed four in St Elizabeth
The police are investigating whether speeding and failure to keep left contributed to Saturday's crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that left four females dead, including three children. The collision occurred about 5:30 p.m....
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NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR | The last ‘Melissa’?
In any ordinary year, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ historic return to Jamaica House would have been the standout story. After polls throughout the year showing a shifting political tide, Holness and the Jamaica Labour Party held on to secure...
CommentsThe 2025 Court Year in Review
The wheels of justice turned relentlessly in 2025, producing decisions that reshaped constitutional boundaries, tested the limits of state authority, and reaffirmed the judiciary’s role as guardian of the rule of law. From landmark constitutional...
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Pope blasts countries’ use of force to assert dominion
VATICAN CITY (AP): In his most substantial critique of US, Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were using force to assert their dominion worldwide, “completely undermining”...
CommentsHello mi neighbour | Seek to resolve conflicts quickly and peacefully
Had a good night’s rest last night? How are things generally? Relationships good? How about job/career? Making ends meet? Happy most times and know why? Unhappy most times and don’t know why? Sleepless nights? Have you been praying/seeking...
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‘We saw what we were looking for’
The All-Manning Cup and their daCosta Cup counterparts split honours in a two-game play-off at the St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) Sports Complex yesterday. In the opening match, the All-daCosta Scholastic team edged their rivals 5-3 on...
CommentsRacing wary of ‘vengeful’ Mount Pleasant
Racing United coach, Anthony Patrick, expects Mount Pleasant will be seeking nothing less than revenge when his team travels to Drax Hall to face the Caribbean champions in the feature match of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), starting at 3 p.m....
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Jamaica’s luxury one-bedroom market breaks $50m threshold
The prospective buyer, graceful with strands of grey, followed the skirted realtor up a minimalist tower, paused at the patio to take in the view. Then sped away in his Porsche. “That’s what he drives when he’s on the island,” the realtor whispered...
CommentsThe Power of Financial Literacy
Even people who are otherwise very literate can be financially illiterate; it shows in how poorly they manage their financial affairs. Financial literacy, though, gives power to realise personal goals from short-term to long-term and plays a...
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Top reggae and dancehall artistes for 2025
This year, as we sat with our panellists, Sean ‘Contractor Edwards and Claude Mills, to reflect on and select the top artistes for 2025, they were asked to ‘speak the truth and shame the devil’. And they tried their best. This is the conclusion of...
CommentsReggae and Dancehall Top 15
The year 2025 was a mixed bag musically. It appeared that dancehall was the predominant genre and reggae was lagging behind. It was much easier to have dialogue with selectors who could easily list out the top 15, or 20 or even 25 songs that ruled...
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An LA-area resident sows sunflowers where her home once stood
ALTADENA (AP) Missi Dowd-Figueroa brought life back to the fire-ravaged plot where her home once stood – one sunflower at a time. The registered nurse and mother of three lost her 1898 farm-style house in the Eaton Fire, one of two deadly...
CommentsHundreds march in silence to honour victims of bar fire that left 40 dead
CRANS-MONTANA (AP) Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honour the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured. Sombre mourners, many with reddened eyes,...
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Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world
Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials, and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But discovery of new substances is slow, expensive, and fragile. Each molecule is treated as a bespoke...
CommentsSilence builds strength
The year has changed, and life continues. Every life carries an unseen battlefield within. In a world that constantly encourages displaying and exposing every move, we have forgotten to contain our inner world’s secrecy. Is everything you have...
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A Comparative Look at the Isuzu MU-X and Ford Everest
The seven-seater, utility-based SUV segment holds a unique and important place in the Jamaicans, offering a compelling blend of family transport, rugged capability, and commanding presence. Two primary contenders in this space, the Isuzu MU-X and...
CommentsThe Ford Ranger Wildtrak: A Premium Workhorse for the Post-Storm Landscape
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the true value of a capable pickup truck has never been more apparent in Jamaica. While SUVs often dominate the school run, it is the utilitarian nature of the pickup that becomes indispensable when the elements...
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Four J’can women who conquered fashion in 2025
Four fascinating Jamaican women. One magnificent year of achievements. As Sunday Lifestyle looks back on the year that was, international designers Rachel Scott and Grace Wales Bonner, avant-garde costume and production designer Anna-Lisa Guthrie,...
Top lifestyle stories for 2025
In a year marked by challenges, Lifestyle readers chose hope – and love – again and again. Our Top 20 stories of 2025 reveal an unmistakable theme: Island Wedding reigned supreme as tales of reconnection, destiny, and second chances captured hearts...
Mickel Jackson | Jamaica’s historic crime reduction amid security forces killing surge
As we enter 2026, Jamaica confronts a stark paradox. In 2025, the nation achieved a historic breakthrough: murders fell to a provisional 673, the lowest annual total in over three decades and a roughly 41 per cent decline from 2024. This dramatic...
CommentsJalil Dabdoub | The goat, sheep, and the world order – The fall of principle
Bruce Golding’s recent article in the Jamaica Observer, titled ‘Things fall apart’ in almost every respect, is a truthful and courageous reckoning with the collapse of the post-WWII rules-based international order. The article, written by someone...
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