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Prosecution to seek death penalty in Clarendon massacre
The prosecution is to seek the death penalty in the case of the man charged in the killing of a mother and her four children in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon. The notice was served on Rushane Barnett when he appeared before the Home Circuit Court this...
CommentsGhislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years for helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage...
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TOLL HIKE ON Premium
Concessionaires of Highway 2000 have said that they will not defer this year’s rate increases after losing millions of dollars in 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Toll Authority of Jamaica CEO Lerone Laing made the disclosure on...
CommentsPLATINUM PERFORMANCE
The chief public servant Jamaicans depend on to watch over the public purse, Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis, has won the 2021 RG Platinum Award. Monroe Ellis earned the top RJRGLEANER Honour Award for her exemplary leadership in the public...
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Growth & Jobs | It’s critical for businesses to build climate resilience
The country’s premier micro and small business financier, JN Bank, says it is critical for entrepreneurs to seriously consider climate-proofing their operations. This is important not only to improve their chance of recovering faster from disasters...
CommentsGrowth & Jobs | Jamaica’s road safety a major burden on development
With more than 400 deaths per year and hundreds more injuries, road crashes have become a major development issue for Jamaica, burdening the health sector and impacting the labour force, given the high percentage of especially young men who fall...
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Hammer time in Birmingham? Premium
The final day of the JAAA National Senior and Junior Championships began with a riveting battle in the hammer throw, with Nayoka Clunis emerging as the winner. Clunis had to rally to beat the consistent Erica Belvit, and though they both missed the...
CommentsTapper optimistic about fixing mistakes ahead of World Champs Premium
It may be far from the easiest of seasons for Tokyo Olympics 100 metres hurdles bronze medallist Megan Tapper, however, she is hoping that the pieces will fall into place between now and the July 15 start of the World Athletics Championships in...
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UK presses on with Brexit rules rewrite
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signalled on Monday that a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal he signed with the European Union could become law by the end of the year. Lawmakers began debating legislation that rewrites trade...
CommentsThree more banks preparing wallets for Jam-Dex Premium
Weeks after the Senate officially passed legislation to enable the full roll-out of Jamaica’s digital currency Jam-Dex as legal tender, another three banks have stated their intention to move swiftly on the launch of digital wallets to facilitate...
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‘It’s a joy’ being in Jamaica Premium
Billboard-charting recording artiste OMI was spotted having the time of his life in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, at the 2022 Jamaica Rum Festival last Saturday. Naming Romain Virgo as one of the headliners he came to see, the Cheerleader singer said...
CommentsMed student crowned Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2022
WESTERN BUREAU: MARIEKA SHAW, a 21-year-old medical student at The University of the West Indies from Haughton Gardens in Lucea, has been crowned the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s (JCDC) Miss Hanover Festival Queen 2022, topping a field...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Young professionals have no choice but to migrate
THE EDITOR, Madam: I was told from an early age that education is the key to success; however, this key has proven to be very dysfunctional. The educational system has failed to teach students about wealth creation, and has only prepared us to...
CommentsJa needs to salvage int’l respect
THE EDITOR, Madam: I fully concur with the points made in the article written by Mr Delano Franklyn, titled ‘Kamina Johnson Smith’s defeat – A divided CARICOM and Africa’, published on June 26. The actions of our prime minister and Minister...
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Supreme Court’s abortion ruling sets off new court fights
NEW ORLEANS (AP): The fall of Roe v. Wade shifted the battleground over abortion to courthouses around the country on Monday as one side sought quickly to put statewide bans into effect and the other tried to stop, or at least delay, such measures...
CommentsRussian missile strike hits crowded shopping mall
SLOVIANSK (AP): Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on Monday of a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine’s central city of Kremenchuk, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a...
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Veronica and Bridgette say ‘yes’ to forever in Valley of Dreams Premium
WESTERN BUREAU: Veronica ‘Wildchild’ Paige wrote a nice little letter asking Bridgette Young’s Jamaican mother for her hand in marriage. She received the approval, paving the way for a magical proposal in Tulum, Mexico, six months later. Bridgette...
Something Extra | Tuesday
The 2022 Jamaica Rum Festival, staged in Montego Bay last Saturday, was chock-full of fun and fashion. In true Jamaican spirit, festival-goers were fashionably dressed, and like our locally distilled rum brands, their outfits had different nuances...
‘Strong and expansive vision’: KWL optimistic about its future
Following a financial year that saw revenues increase by double digits, Kingston Wharves Limited (KWL) CEO Mark Williams is optimistic about the port company’s future performance. “Despite the supply chain challenges induced by the pandemic, we...
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Editorial | America’s flawed Supreme Court
Michael Abrahams | Doctors are humans, too Premium