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Five dead in Chile amid struggle to contain raging wildfires
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — At least five people have died as a result of the more than 150 wildfires burning across Chile that have destroyed homes and thousands of acres of forests while the South American country is in the midst of a scorching...
CommentsTeachers reject the Government's wage offer
Delegates of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) have voted overwhelmingly to reject the Ministry of Finance's most recent compensation offer. The vote took place Friday afternoon at a Special Delegates Conference at Wolmer's...
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Principal wants spotlight on predators as family, school mourn slain 9-y-o
WESTERN BUREAU: Nordia Edwards said when she felt a pain in her abdomen on Wednesday evening, she instinctively knew something terrible had happened to her nine-year-old daughter, Nikita Noel. Hours later, her worst fears would be confirmed as...
CommentsCall for brakes on child seat law
The Government has pledged to review the stipulation requiring all motorists to equip their vehicles with child-restraint equipment amid protest from transport operators and concern from affected parents and guardians. While emphasising that “it’...
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Agri Modernisation Programme budget cut draws Hanna’s rage
The slashing of the Government’s Agricultural Modernisation Programme by $150 million has angered St Ann South East Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna, who lambasted the administration Wednesday for treating small farmers with scant regard. The...
Comments‘The time is now’
Vice chancellor of The University of the West Indies, Sir Hilary Beckles, declared on Tuesday that “the time is now” for a revolution of the educational system in Jamaica. He was speaking at the Terra Nova All Suite hotel in St Andrew, where the...
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‘It’s going to be difficult’ Premium
Sports Development Foundation (SDF) General Manager Denzil Wilks is already cognisant of the huge task that the entity will have to assist Jamaican teams in a packed sports calendar for 2023. But he said he is hoping that, for the new fiscal year,...
CommentsPositive ID the one to beat
POSITIVE ID’s brave second behind LURE OF LUCY at nine furlongs and 25 yards on January 2 makes him the horse to beat in Sunday’s overnight allowance at nine and a half furlongs, though facing course specialist CRIMSON, who was only three-quarter...
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Jamaica prepping National Rums for divestment via stock market Premium
The Government of Jamaica plans to divest its stake in National Rums of Jamaica Limited, NRJ, via the stock market but has a hurdle to clear prior to making the offer. To facilitate the sale, the Government wants a fresh valuation done on its...
CommentsBOJ wants internal audit systems strengthened in fincos
The Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, is urging the institutions it regulates to ensure that their internal audit systems are robust and well-resourced. In the wake of allegations that the seepage of funds from Stocks...
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Five Questions With DJ Anash
In terms of pioneers on the wheels of steel, the list is fiilled with the names of men, but there are a few women who have dared to challenge the statusquo and add their tender touch to the mix. These female disc jockeys have been overlooked and...
Comments‘Here I come with love’ – Terrelonge lyrical at Dennis Brown remembrance
The place was the National Heroes Park in Kingston, and the summons went out for a gathering of the people – dressed in white – at the final resting place of the ‘Crown Prince of Reggae’ Dennis Emanuel Brown, to commemorate the 66th anniversary of...
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Letter of the Day | Are we committed to fight fraud?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to the article, ‘Policing thieves in high places’, by Imani Tafari-Ama published on Sunday, January 29 in In Focus. I must commend Ms Tafari-Ama for penning a great article; it was an excellent read...
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Jamaica willing to send police, soldiers to Haiti to help restore peace Indeed, fully support a CARICOM-led intervention to Haiti. It’s long overdue, no matter how small the assistance it. – @DefydiOdds I hate to break it to him. Having lived...
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Pope consoles Congolese victims: ‘Your pain is my pain’
KINSHASA (AP): Pope Francis on Wednesday urged Congo’s people to forgive those who committed “inhuman violence” against them, celebrating a Mass for one million people and then hearing firsthand of the atrocities some of them have endured: a...
CommentsUS charges four in killing of Haiti’s president
MIAMI (AP): Four key suspects in the killing of Haiti’s president appeared for the first time in US federal court Wednesday to face accusations that they plotted and participated in his assassination, a day after they were transferred to the United...
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Trinidadian costume designers spread wings
Jamaica is fast becoming a stomping ground for carnival costume designers from the United Kingdom, Miami, and the Caribbean region looking to spread their wings. At the recent launch of YardMas Carnival’s ‘Reign of Goddesses’, several creators...
Lauded fashion designer Paco Rabanne dies at age 88
PARIS ( AP ): Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday. "The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to...
Editorial | Take lead on Haiti, PM
Peter Espeut | Contingent democracy