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AP Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after a cabinet reshuffle in Tokyo, Thursday, September 17, 2026.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Japan’s central bank raises interest rate to 1.25%, the highest in 31 years

Japan’s central bank on Friday raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25 per cent from 1.0 per cent, a 31-year-high. The Bank of Japan has been trying to normalise monetary policy after decades of…
Damion Crawford, opposition spokesman on education.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Damion laments poverty, hunger, erosion of values

St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford says Jamaica has become a “strange land” where poverty, hunger, violence and the erosion of community values are increasingly being…
Dr Angela Brown Burke, chairman of the People’s National Party.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t failing to adequately address hardships, says Brown Burke

People’s National Party (PNP) Chairman Dr Angela Brown Burke has accused the Government of failing to adequately address the hardships facing Jamaicans. Brown Burke, who was addressing the public…
People’s National Party General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell kisses his wife, Shaydia Campbell, to loud cheers during the party’s Annual Conference in Westmoreland on Sunday.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Campbell accuses Gov’t of political resentment against Westmoreland

People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell on Sunday tore into the Government’s response following Hurricane Melissa, claiming that the Holness administration is deliberately…
People’s National Party President Mark Golding makes his way through a sea of Comrades on his way to the stage at the party’s 88th Annual Conference in Westmoreland on Sunday.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Golding: More tourism dollars must stay in Ja

WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding says western Jamaica must get a bigger share of the wealth generated by tourism, with more of the industry’s benefits remaining in local communities. But…
HAIL THE QUEEN, running at long odds at 25-1 and ridden by Omar Walker, wins the eighth race ahead of more fancied rivals over five furlongs round at Caymanas Park yesterday.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Hail The Queen upstages I Dream Again

HAIL THE QUEEN spoiled Jason DaCosta’s tag-team plans, stunning at odds of 25-1 in yesterday’s overnight-allowance sprint, taking over from another longshot, 18-1 chance MY SUNSHINE, to deny the…
Former New Zealand cricketer and Chennai Super Kings team coach Stephen Fleming speaks during a press conference on the first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction in Bangalore, India, Saturday, January 27, 2018.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Fleming targets a return to top

LONDON (AP): England’s new Test cricket coach Stephen Fleming has set his sights on taking the team back to number one in the world for the first time in more than a decade. The former New Zealand…
People’s National Party President Mark Golding addresses the party’s 88th Annual Conference in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on Sunday as his wife, Sandra, and other party officials look on.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Recovery pitch - Golding shares five-point strategy to accelerate renewal in ‘abandoned’ west

WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding has unveiled a five-point recovery strategy for western Jamaica, accusing the Government of failing thousands of residents still struggling to rebuild…
Dr Paul Blake, president of the PNP Patriots.
21 Sep, 2026 0

‘Too many forced to make difficult choices to survive’

People’s National Party (PNP) Deputy General Secretary Dr Paul Blake has painted a grim picture of the hardships facing Jamaicans, pointing to rising food insecurity, youth unemployment, and families…