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New York begins drying out after record-breaking rainfall

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city dwellers dried out basements and traffic resumed on highways, railways, and airports that were temporarily shuttered by...
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Cayman police seize gun used in killings in Jamaica - Commissioner

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Commissioner of Police of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service Derek Byrne has disclosed that they recently seized a firearm that was used in at least five murders in...
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The 14-year-old B.B. Coke High School student, who was severely beaten by one of his schoolmates on Thursday afternoon.

BRUTAL BEATING Premium

WESTERN BUREAU: A 14-year-old B.B. Coke High School student, who was beaten severely by one of his schoolmates, remains hospitalised while his alleged attacker has been taken into custody by the Junction police in St Elizabeth. The boy’s mother,...
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Leon-Issa’s privacy fight to continue Premium

Amoi Leon-Issa’s fight for privacy did not end on Friday with her compliance with a Supreme Court order to give the police access to her phone as they probe the 2022 murder of her son, nine-year-old Gabriel King. King, who was developmentally...
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Adam Stewart (left), executive chairman of Sandals Resorts International, presents the Jill Stewart Sports Scholarship to Rhianna Lewis, a 15-year-old student of Rhodes Hall High School in Hanover, during the MoBay City Run Scholarship presentation ceremon

Lewis gets closer to dream with Jill Stewart Sports Scholarship

WESTERN BUREAU: FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Rhianna Lewis, who holds big dreams of becoming a professional track and field athlete, was left speechless on Thursday when she found herself the recipient of the Jill Stewart Sports Scholarship, bringing her one...
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Diana Winters wins Edith Baxter Memorial Award

TORONTO: A seasoned Canadian tourism industry professional has won the Edith Baxter Memorial Award which was launched in 2021 and biennially recognises outstanding individuals who leverage their influence to promote the positive advancement of...
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Lorne Donaldson

Donaldson’s end was already on the cards Premium

THE JAMAICA Football Federation’s (JFF) refusal to renew the contract of Reggae Girlz coach Lorne Donaldson was long in coming, according to a JFF source close to the process. The JFF, in a press release yesterday, stated that they met with...
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Chung fires back at Stewart Premium

General secretary of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Dennis Chung has refuted claims by Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) vice president Carvel Stewart that there is no youth development taking place under the Michael...
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Portland Private Equity Chairman and investor Michael Lee-Chin.

Portland Fund III to deploy one-third of funds to women-led companies Premium

Portland Private Equity LP, an investment firm controlled by Michael Lee-Chin, is promising to target women for financing through the new equity fund it’s in the process of seeding. Portland Caribbean Fund III, otherwise called PCF III or Fund III...
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Seprod gets shareholder nod to create new shares

Food manufacturing and distribution company Seprod on Wednesday received shareholder approval to increase the company’s authorised shares, but is still silent on when the new capital will be deployed and for what purpose. The company’s share...
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Louise Bennett-Coverley

J’can pantomime in South Florida this weekend

The Louise Bennett-Coverley Heritage Council will stage a 2023 edition of their pantomime production Ol’ Time Sinting Come Back Again at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on September 30 and October 1. The pantomime will be in remembrance of...
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Last living suspect in 1996 shooting of Tupac indicted

LAS VEGAS (AP): A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis...
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The vehicle which was being driven by Sheldon Tomlin last Saturday when he struck a cow wandering along the newly opened May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000.

Editorial | Building a highway is not enough

Vandalism is a misdemeanour so it is not viewed in the harsh light of violent crimes such as murder. Indeed, vandalism, regarded as a soft crime, is not likely to be ranked high among concerns for law enforcement officials who have seen gun...
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Tony Deyal | Two coff and a but ...

My friend Sose was angry and came into the bar ready for war. “I will coffee down. True. I will coffee down and jump on his face. Let me catch him and when I finish coffee down he dead!” Believing that a little sweetening and the milk of human...
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Letter of the Day | Fatherless young men turning to crime

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is another day and, once again, we are running around the track, passing the baton to another generation to experience issues of absent fathers. It is no secret that crime and violence is Jamaica’s number-one problem, and...
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NCB customer service woes

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing this letter with the hope that it will bring attention to and resolve a vexing issue. I went to the ATM at NCB Bank’s Linstead branch to withdraw money from my account. I put my card in the ATM machine and was...
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Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

President slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba

MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s president on Friday slammed US aid for Ukraine and economic sanctions on Venezuela, Cuba and other nations as the first of two high-level US-Mexico meetings got under way in Washington. President Andrés Manuel López...
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Thousands of women march for abortion rights

MEXICO CITY (AP): The streets of cities across Latin America were bathed in green Thursday as tens of thousands of women marched to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day. Latin American feminists have spent decades fighting to roll back...
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The lovely Michaun Mattis-Simpson graces our lens.

Something Extra | Saturday

The Governor General’s Medal of Honour Presentation Ceremony and Reception, held on Thursday, at King’s House, acknowledged the remarkable dedication and commitment of individuals who have devoted their lives to national development. The medals...

Ooohh Lala – Lackesha Pitter sparks new flame with candle-making

Despite her decade-long career in marketing, Lackesha Pitter has always been curious about her creative side. After undergoing surgery in 2018, she decided to purchase a candle-making kit to occupy herself during the eight-week recovery period....
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