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CLARENDON, Jamaica — The police are reporting that the man who was captured on video assaulting an officer in uniform in May Pen, Clarendon this morning is now in custody... Read More
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JDF to conduct live firing exercise at Up Park Camp tomorrow4:42 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be conducting live firing exercises in the vicinity of Briggs Park, Up Park Camp, Kingston 5...... Read More
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Suspect in double murder of Calabar coach, young woman killed4:19 pm
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police have confirmed that a man, who is believed to be the suspect in the double murder of 38-year-old Calabar coach Nicholas Neufville and...... Read More
Forex: J$149.96 to one US dollar 4:12 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Thursday, March 4 ended trading at J$149.96 down by $1.02 according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange trading...... Read More
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USTDA, Caribbean nations partner on energy procurement 3:46 pm
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) today launched the Caribbean Regional Energy Procurement Assistance Program to support the development...... Read More
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Caricom obesity levels highest compared to the rest of the world 3:38 pm
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says obesity is now a critical issue for developing countries, including member states,...... Read More
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Virus kills fewer African women than men — WHO study 3:21 pm
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Women in Africa are less likely to die from COVID-19 than men, but more likely to succumb to maternal complications due to limited...... Read More
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Shaw urges stakeholder acceptance and implementation of the newly launched health sector standards3:18 pm
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Audley Shaw, has urged all players in the health sector to adhere to the newly launched health sector...... Read More
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division Christopher Williams is urging the Government to step up its pace and investment in the national... Read More
'Butch' Stewart posthumously awarded St Lucia's 3rd highest honour
GORDON “Butch” Stewart has joined the pantheon of St Lucian stars in posthumously receiving that country's third highest honour, the St Lucia Cross...... Read More
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Vaccination roll-out delayed; shipment from India to now arrive Monday
THE roll-out of the country's COVID-19 vaccination programme has been set back by at least a week, as the shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines that were to arrive from...... Read More
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JTA welcomes plan for 1st round vaccination of educators
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) Jasford Gabriel has welcomed the inclusion of educators in the first batch of persons targeted for the COVID-19 jab...... Read More
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — White-ball Captain Kieron Pollard has urged soul-searching on the part of the region's young players, also stressing the need for them... Read More
Watson proves he is capable of running with 'big boys'
Antonio Watson was one of the most talked about athletes after the first staging of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA)...... Read More
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Jamaican Olympians split on taking COVID vaccine
To be jabbed or not to be jabbed? ... Read More
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Hydel show class on track at Ashenheim Stadium on Saturday
Hydel High School girls showed their class on the track at the first of three qualification trials put on by the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) at...... Read More
Being the successful bidder for all three previous phases of the National Street Lighting Replacement Project, FosRich, one of Jamaica's premier lighting companies has... Read More
FosRich to expand PVC manufacturing business
As the sole manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes locally, FosRich Company Limited is seeking to extend this line of business with the...... Read More
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Dufry wins extension to its Sangster International Airport concession
Global travel retailer Dufry has won a six-year extension to its retail concession business at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay,...... Read More
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Indies Pharma pivots into new line of pharmaceuticals as a result of COVID-19
Pharmaceutical company Indies Pharma has pivoted into a new line of products as a result of COVID-19 which wreaked some havoc on the...... Read More
Sanchez believes the time has come for a new generation of singers to carry reggae music's mantle. Read More
Skip Marley in Higher Place
Higher Place , the debut EP by Skip Marley, is number one on the US Current Reggae Albums chart. It moved an additional 101 copies...... Read More
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Sophia Brown shares her religion
Following her success last year with two romantic ballads, Sophia Brown strikes a more serious tone with My Religion, her...... Read More
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Singjay Ibo Fyah feels the vibe
DESPITE Reggae Month celebrations culminating on Sunday, singjay Ibo Fyah is pleased with the continued preservation and promotion of reggae music...... Read More
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Even though it meant two extra years of university and crushing her mother's dream of having a daughter who is a medical doctor, Shavelle... Read More
On February 17, 2021 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) made public its report on the petition of Gareth Henry and Simone Edwards,... Read More
Business titan Ralph Smith laid to rest
It is commonplace in America, when recounting the meteoric rise of individuals from a working class or disadvantaged background, for this phrase to be...... Read More
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What should a prime minister do?
In light of the spiralling rise in novel coronavirus cases on the island, and the consequent strain on our already beleaguered hospitals and medical...... Read More
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Searching for growth in a time of budget contraction
The Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) 2021/22 budget is a fiscal consolidation budget chiselled by the realities of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal consolidation is...... Read More
NEGRIL, Westmoreland — For Shelice Escoffery, matriculating to university and studying to become an immigration officer isn't just about her realising her dream. Read More
Security guard shot dead; call for JamaicaEye in Santa Cruz
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — Councillor for the Santa Cruz Division Christopher Williams is urging the Government to step up its pace and investment in the national...... Read More
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'I fell in love with the water'
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Even though it meant two extra years of university and crushing her mother's dream of having a daughter who is a medical doctor, Shavelle...... Read More
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4-H Club helps unemployed Hanover mom
ORANGE BAY, Hanover — Verna Robinson, an unemployed Hanover mother whose seven-year-old daughter is living with lupus, recently received 50 baby chicks and 10...... Read More
Texas, Michigan, Louisiana, and Mississippi in the United States might, arguably, be lifting their mask-wearing requirements prematurely, but their quest to allow... Read More
Basic community organisation can help, PM
The difficulties faced by the authorities in trying to keep the COVID-19 health crisis under some degree of control are extreme. Hence our sympathies for Prime Minister...... Read More
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The blatant timidity of the Gov't and sprinter Mr Yohan Blake
What if the novel coronavirus pandemic lasts for another year or two?... Read More
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'Me first' approach to acquiring COVID-19 vaccines is self-defeating
This newspaper has found reason in recent times to strongly criticise the Jamaican Government for not being sufficiently assertive and efficient in the quest for early...... Read More
DETROIT, United States (AP) — The US Government is investigating complaints of engine compartment fires in nearly 1.9 million Toyota RAV4 small... Read More
The 2021 Audi Q5: A class of its own
The third generation of Audi's top-selling compact luxury crossover sport utility vehicle, the Q5, will grace Jamaican shores next month according to...... Read More
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Porsche 911 GT3: An icon from inception
On February 16 this year, Porsche debuted the seventh generation of the 911 GT3 model to the worldwide press.... Read More
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CABBIES TO COME?
IN an effort to rid Half-Way-Tree and its environs of vehicular congestion, new acting managing director of the Transport Authority (TA), Willard Hylton, is proposing...... Read More