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Four additional COVID-19 fatalities, 130 new cases
Jamaica on Thursday recorded four more COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 838. The deceased are a 58-year-old man from Manchester, a 74-year-old woman from St Catherine, a 33-year-old woman from St James whose death was formerly under...
Comments$200 million earmarked to continue agriculture buy-back programme
The Ministry of Agriculture has earmarked an additional $200 million to continue the Government's Buy-Back Programme. Portfolio Minister, Floyd Green, said that programme is among “aggressive strategic initiatives” implemented last...
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‘Collusion’ scandal Premium
An audit conducted into the $46.8-million government contract awarded to Rahim’s Cleaning and Trucking Limited to sanitise and clean eight locations in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has unearthed worrying findings, including exorbitant pricing costs and...
CommentsAfter losing 11 friends to COVID, 77-y-o is biggest fan of vaccine
WESTERN BUREAU: A 77-year-old man who has lost 11 friends and his personal doctor to COVID-19 is appealing to Jamaicans who have taken their first jab to return for the critical second dose as health officials say the UK variant is the most...
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Rats and rubbish hell: Mandeville residents decry poor garbage collection
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: Overflowing garbage skips, intolerable stench and rodents have made the lives of some Mandeville residents living in the Avondale Heights community unbearable. The residents say they are forced to find alternative means of...
CommentsBlind teacher yearns to return to classroom
For 21 years, Antonate Peters honed her skills in classrooms until one day in February 2019 when she woke up blind. Baffled by the suddenness of it all, Peters recalls that it was a traumatising experience when she could not even find her way out...
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Sprint to the finish!
High drama. High emotion. The highly anticipated sisterly sprinting duel, between Edwin Allen’s twin tandem of Tia and Tina Clayton, did not materialise at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships yesterday after the former’s shock...
CommentsDennis delivers, KC cling to lead
Three years after his last appearance at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, standout St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) sprinter Sachin Dennis returned to the National Stadium yesterday to stamp his authority on...
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WIHCON to plug demand for low-income homes with prefab, container units Premium
Housing developer West Indies Home Contractors Limited, WIHCON, is pumping funds into research and development around prefabricated steel and container homes as more affordable options for homebuyers at the mid- to lower end of the residential...
CommentsEFresh to chop sluggish business line, moves into snack distribution Premium
Food distributor Everything Fresh Limited, EFresh, has launched a snack line following a review of its business, which produced losses of $181 million for year ending December 2020. Concurrently, the company is finalising plans to exit at least...
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Five Questions With Rickardo ‘Shuzzr’ Smith
He has been called a public relations guru, a scholar and strategist in the reggae-dancehall entertainment and media landscape. Now, Rickardo Shuzzr Smith is adding the title military man to his resume. Currently based in New York, he is widely...
CommentsSound moves as Edna Manley signs agreement with SMC Group
President of the Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, could not hide her glee at Wednesday’s official signing of an agreement between the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts (EMCVPA) and the SMC Group, a global...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Who are ‘real’ Christians
THE EDITOR, Madam I was intrigued by the title of Dr Michael Abrahams’ latest column, “Who are the ‘real’ Christians?” I lament the behaviour he described, particularly because it does not fit with the respectful engagement that Christians are...
CommentsTalkback Friday
We asked our followers on social media: Which teams do you think will take the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Championships crowns on Saturday, May 15? Here are some of the favourites: KC and Edwin Allen – @_melanin_queen18 Edwin Allen – @...
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Israel threatens Gaza ground invasion despite truce efforts
JERUSALEM (AP): Israel on Thursday said it was massing troops along the Gaza frontier and calling up 9,000 reservists ahead of a possible ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory as the two bitter enemies plunged closer to all-out war. Egyptian...
CommentsProfessor Clive Landis to serve as next principal at The UWI Cave Hill Campus
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC: The University of the West Indies (The UWI) yesterday announced that Professor Clive Landis will serve as the next principal of its Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. His appointment was confirmed at The UWI’s annual...
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Something Extra | Friday
Having stepped away from grand statement pieces over the past five years, Peace-is of Bianca recently launched its new jewellery collection in ‘Full Plume’. Inspired by the ocean, land and splashes in-between at iconic beaches in Portland, designer...
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Editorial | Explain plan to ease restrictive covenants
Kellie Magnus | It will take a village and sustained efforts to help children soar