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Tamika Harris (right), president of the Advocates’ Association of Jamaica, and other attorneys engage in a silent protest involving members of The Jamaican Bar Association and the Advocates’ Association  at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston yester
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‘Silent’ attorneys declare decisions on gun crimes must be left to judges

Arguing that the law must be applied with regard to the circumstances of individual cases, attorney Peter Champagnie is urging that the debate around Jamaica’s firearms legislation not be reduced to a…
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Specialist urges rebuilding of minds after Melissa

Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Melissa must go beyond repairing roofs, replacing books and restoring classrooms, with greater attention being paid to the emotional and psychological toll of the…
Gary Anderson (left), of the Lions of Michigan Foundation, and Paul Issa, chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation, with a retina camera at the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy.
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US vision mission comes good for Westmoreland students

Western Bureau: Of the 196 students examined during a recent vision mission to the Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland, about 50 per cent of them were found to be in need of corrective…
Veteran musician Jackie Jackson, arguably one of Jamaica’s greatest bass players, passed away at the Cornwall Regional Hospital on Wednesday morning.
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Daughters remember veteran musician Jackie Jackson as devoted dad

WESTERN BUREAU: To the world, Clifton ‘Jackie’ Jackson was the legendary bass guitarist whose fingers helped shape some of Jamaican music’s most enduring recordings. To his four daughters, he was…
The ill-fated 144 Albion Road property in St James, where the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries was located.
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THE PATHWAYS MINISTRIES TRIAL.... Blame game over church killing

Defence attorney Anthony Williams yesterday sought to shift blame for the 2021 alleged religious killing from his client, Andre Ruddock, to late church leader Dr Kevin Smith, while challenging the…
24 Sep, 2026 0

LAC tops one million electric vehicles

QUITO (CMC): The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) says Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has reached a major milestone in its energy transition, surpassing one million…
24 Sep, 2026 0

Earth Today | ‘Keep 1.5 alive’

SMALL ISLAND developing states (SIDS) are insisting that countries set clear, concrete commitments to strengthen the global response to climate change and put the world back on a path towards the 1.5…
Prof Michael Taylor
24 Sep, 2026 0

Earth Today | Experts support call for science to drive climate action

LOCAL EXPERTS have stressed that it is time to ensure science is more efficiently translated into policies, plans and investments that shape the response to climate change. “It is now more critical…
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Earth Today | From waste to worth

IN THE Caribbean, the sea is never far away. It feeds families, supports tourism, connects our islands, and is woven into our way of life. But, too often, the things we throw away also find their way…