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AP A data centre in Stanton Springs, Georgia, USA owned by Meta on January 13, 2026.
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Civil rights groups urge a halt to South Africa data centres boom amid water and power fears

South African civil rights groups are calling for a halt to the construction of additional data centres in the country until the use of scarce water, land and electricity resources has been…
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Singer Cassandra Wilson died in her native Jackson, Mississippi, on Tuesday morning.
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Cassandra Wilson, 2-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, dies at 70

NEW YORK (AP): Cassandra Wilson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer, has died. She was 70. Dubbed America’s best singer by Time magazine in 2001, Wilson was best…
Yaneek Page
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Yaneek Page | BPO Transition: Balancing Investor Realities with Economic Necessity

In May 2024, I issued a stark warning in this column: Jamaica was standing directly in the pathway of a technology-driven economic tremor. I cautioned that our heavy national reliance on outsourced…
Barita’s office in New Kingston.
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Barita upgraded by rating agency

Barita Investments Ltd has been upgraded one notch by regional ratings agency CariCRIS, lifting the brokerage into the top creditworthiness band available to Jamaican obligors and putting it a step…
 APA Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston.
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Flock surveillance cameras become midterm campaign target as voters balk at tech companies’ power

Wisconsin’s candidates for governor want to limit them while Pennsylvania’s say they support a ban. A Michigan congressional candidate called them “un-American.” A Florida Senate candidate is selling…
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US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran

The Trump administration announced Friday that it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian…
Dr Alicia Swaby Spencer embraces the spirit of Jamaica as she models a vibrant Jamaica-inspired creation during the 2026 Mrs Jamaica Universe coronation.
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Mrs Jamaica Universe Dr Alicia Swaby Spencer living life to the fullest

At 5:30 every morning, Dr Alicia Swaby Spencer’s day is already underway. By 7 a.m., she is at work, and some days will not end until long after the sun has gone down. When she is on call, she may…
Revellers celebrate the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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Renewal and change as Notting Hill Carnival turns 60

The Notting Hill Carnival in London, the largest street carnival event of its kind in Europe, is now 60 years old. This year’s staging took place over the last weekend, culminating on Monday. I caught…

The newly resurfaced running track at the National Stadium in Kingston.
Published 5 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

Jamaican clubs work on international standard home grounds

Jamaica’s growing ambitions in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup are running headlong into a problem that has little to do with what happens on the pitch. With only a limited number of venues currently…