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AFTER A COVID-19-enforced absence of two years, the world’s largest and oldest relay carnival, the Penn Relays, will be back this year with its 125th staging set for three days starting on April 28 inside the Franklin Field Stadium on the campus of...

KYIV (AP): Russian forces tightened the noose around the defenders holed up Wednesday in a mammoth steel plant that represented the last known Ukrainian stronghold in Mariupol, as a fighter apparently on the inside warned in a video plea for help...

Kingston continues to be the metropolis for great taste. And with a new restaurant in town that provides an idyllic escape from the hustle and bustle of the city, you can ignite your taste buds and engage in an exploration of exciting island...

WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS AND business operators in the Hanover capital of Lucea are placing blame on the National Works Agency (NWA) for its lack of action and foresight, which they say is the main factor causing the Riley River to overflow its...

The Government has ended the mask mandate in Jamaica but is encouraging people to still wear it for their protection. We asked our followers on social media for their thoughts on the ending of the mask mandate. We all need to take responsibility...

WESTERN BUREAU: THE HUMAN papilloma and polio vaccines are high on the list of promoted vaccines, as Jamaica and the rest of the Americas celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vaccination Week, April 23 to 30. According to Dr Marcia Graham, medical...

PARIS (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron strongly attacked his far-right election challenger, Marine Le Pen, for her links to Russia in a televised debate Wednesday. He claimed that by taking out a loan from a Russian bank she made herself...

HAVANA (AP): Two days before the opening of migration talks between Cuba and the United States, which have been paralysed for four years, a high-ranking Cuban official lamented Washington’s “incoherent” and “differentiated” migration policies, and...

DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL Eleanor Jones has suggested that Jamaica should actively pursue ‘sustainable prosperity’, even as the world contemplates what investing in the planet looks like this Earth Day (April 22). “Each year, the global Earth Day...