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Tyra Banks sues Netflix over 'America's Next Top Model' doc, alleging defamation

LOS ANGELES (AP): Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model, alleging that the producers…
Updated 21 minutes ago

Attorney Shanique Sommerville crowned Miss Westmoreland Festival Queen 2026

For the second time in as many years, an attorney will represent the parish of Westmoreland in the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen Competition. This comes as the 28-year-old Shanique Sommerville from the…
Letters
Updated 26 minutes ago

Is Minister Chuck promoting a mirage?

THE EDITOR, Madam: Regrettably, the justice minister Delroy Chuck is not exhibiting inspirational stewardship of the constitutional affairs portfolio. Recently, he affirmed that goals which would…
Letters
Updated 35 minutes ago

Letter of the Day | Build back Black River better

THE EDITOR, Madam: Long before Hurricane Melissa devastated Black River I wrote repeatedly expressing my concern about the visible decline and neglect of the town. Hurricane Beryl provided an early…
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Updated 42 minutes ago

Editorial | Solar, wind or nuclear?

Ironically, Prime Minister Andrew Holness revived his case for Jamaica’s embrace of nuclear power just as Ramon Méndez Galain, the architect of the South American country’s initiative, argued that the…
Updated 50 minutes ago

Chevanese Tulloch and Britania Williams | Junk food marketing – the real schoolyard problem

Across the region, school environments continue to expose children to marketing for ultra-processed foods and sugary drinks through sponsorships, branded events, vending availability, and promotions…
Updated 57 minutes ago

Michael Abrahams | Empathy for the West

On the evening of Friday, June 5, without any warning, Jamaica was plunged into darkness by an islandwide power outage. Earlier, I had endured a particularly demanding day at work and was attempting…
Updated 55 minutes ago by Olivia Brown

Cousins says cost of living, not squatting, is Jamaica’s real crisis

Opposition Spokesman on Land Lothan Cousins has hit back at comments by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness that Jamaica's "squatter culture" is hurting the country. The prime minister…
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Jackson secures go-ahead to challenge banking fees ruling

Opposition lawmaker Fitz Jackson says the decision by the Court of Appeal to give the go-ahead for him to challenge the 2024 dismissal of his banking fees-related lawsuit against Bank of Nova Scotia…