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Guyana and T&T move to boost trade, energy cooperation
April 11 02:28 PM
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali on Friday agreed to advance a broad developmen...
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Natasha combines with Beenie Man for ‘Sexology’
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United States-based dancehall artiste Natesha is pumped about the response to her latest single, ' Sexology ', a high-octane club banger which feature...
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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Mother loses daughter, son critically injured in Spanish Town house fire
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KINGSTON, Jamaica – A devastating house fire in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday night has left a 14-year-old girl dead, a young man critically in...
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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Ann Marie Keene’s passion for Jamaican culture spearheads movement in Sherlock
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April 11 11:19 AM
In 1985 when she first visited Jamaica as a teen, Ann Marie Keene fell in love with the island and its music. The sounds of reggae music often blared ...
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Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival set for December 4-5 in Ghana
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Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival set for December 4-5 in Ghana
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April 11 11:07 AM
With its main objective being to deepen diaspora and cultural ties, the inaugural Ghana/Jamaica Homecoming Festival is set to take place from December...
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Arsenal defeat blows Premier League title race wide open
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Arsenal defeat blows Premier League title race wide open
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Arsenal suffered a huge blow in the Premier League title race on Saturday, losing 2-1 at home to Bournemouth to give M...
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ITA reports 71 road deaths this year
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ITA reports 71 road deaths this year
April 11 09:43 AM
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that 71 people have been killed in 62 fatal crashes since the start of the year. According to the ITA ...
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Falmouth seek revenge against Roaring River
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Falmouth seek revenge against Roaring River
April 11 09:36 AM
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Falmouth United will hope to avenge their first round loss to Roaring River Football Club (FC) when they meet in a Zone B retu...
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Jamaica Book Festival Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange secures Afreximbank sponsorship
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Jamaica Book Festival Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange secures Afreximbank sponsorship
February 21, 2026
The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF), in partnership with The University of the West Indies (The UWI) PJ Patterson Institute for Africa Caribbean Advocacy ...
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Banu Mushtaq, Indian author, wins International Booker Prize for short story collection
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Banu Mushtaq, Indian author, wins International Booker Prize for short story collection
September 25, 2025
Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction recently for Heart Lamp, a collection of 12 sho...
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Snow pens true experiences
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Snow pens true experiences
KEDIESHA PERRY Observer writer 
September 21, 2025
Author Kadian Snow has turned an unfortunate life experience into the publication of a series of books. The US-based author, who holds a Bachelor of S...
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Christian author recalls his wild days in ‘One Night Of Sin’
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Christian author recalls his wild days in ‘One Night Of Sin’
Howard Campbell 
July 17, 2025
‘Let he who is without sin cast the first stone’ (John 8:7) is a verse from the Bible that defines forgiveness and redemption. Byron Malcolm identifie...
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Consultant explores how businesses are falling short at social media
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Consultant explores how businesses are falling short at social media
July 16, 2025
Local entities, especially small businesses, may not be using social media to their full advantage, one media consultant and author has suggested. Ela...
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A true servant of cricket
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A true servant of cricket
July 15, 2025
Title: Through the Years: My Life in Cricket, by Leonard Chambers Reviewed By: Garfield Myers Those captured by cricket are taken heart and soul. That...
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Dennis Ranston: Champion children’s book illustrator and publisher has passed
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Dennis Ranston: Champion children’s book illustrator and publisher has passed
July 15, 2025
Dennis Ranston, the quietly influential artist, illustrator, educator and publisher who helped shape the visual landscape of Jamaican children's liter...
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New Caribbean audiobook app Odiyo marks milestone for regional literature
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New Caribbean audiobook app Odiyo marks milestone for regional literature
July 5, 2025
The Caribbean’s first-ever audiobook platform, Odiyo, officially launched at the recent 2025 Calabash International Literary Festival, is introducing ...
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Amina Blackwood Meeks’s master class in performative storytelling
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Amina Blackwood Meeks’s master class in performative storytelling
July 5, 2025
Review: A Calabash to Save the World Staged at the Little Theatre, Kingston | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | In observance of Child Month Reviewed by: Dorre...
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Caribbean scholar examines global Caribbean museum collections in new book
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Caribbean scholar examines global Caribbean museum collections in new book
June 17, 2025
A powerful new academic work is set to spark vital dialogue on museums. Critical Issues in Caribbean Museums, described as a compelling collection of ...
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
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Jamaican restaurateur recalls racism he faced in US
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
June 12, 2025
Since the emergence of Donald Trump as a political force in the United States, foreigners with legal status and undocumented immigrants have faced int...
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A must-read for cricket lovers
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A must-read for cricket lovers
May 31, 2025
Title: Stumped for a Title Author: John Leslie Hendriks Reviewed by: Garfield Myers Wicketkeeping rarely features among the highlights when cricket’s ...
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In debut book, Sharon Gordon gives insight into post-Independence Jamaica
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In debut book, Sharon Gordon gives insight into post-Independence Jamaica
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
May 18, 2025
Straight off the bat, Sharon Gordon tells you that Sheribaby , her first book, is not a memoir. It is, however, inspired by her childhood in Rollingto...
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Empress Uneek gets personal in debut book, ‘Reclaimed’
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Empress Uneek gets personal in debut book, ‘Reclaimed’
BY HOWARD CAMPBELL 
May 4, 2025
Gone are the days when women were afraid to talk about their most personal issues. Empress Uneek, known in South Florida circles as a reggae singer, d...
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Calabash set for May 23-25 this year
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Calabash set for May 23-25 this year
April 17, 2025
The highly anticipated return of the Calabash Literary Festival, “the best likkle festival in the best likkle district in the best likkle country in t...
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OCM BOCAS 2025 SHORTLIST REVEALED
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OCM BOCAS 2025 SHORTLIST REVEALED
April 17, 2025
The judges for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature have announced the winners of the three genre categories: Poetry winner Polkadot Woun...
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
April 17, 2025
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Nobel literature laureate and giant of Latin American letters, died on Sunday, April 13. He was 89. “It is with deep ...
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Review: Setting the record straight, a son goes home again
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Review: Setting the record straight, a son goes home again
March 21, 2025
Title: Pinnacle — The Lost Paradise of Rasta By: Billy “Blade” Howell with Helene Lee Reviewed by: Barbara Blake Hannah Leonard Howell’s history as th...
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Book Prize News: Jamaicans among 15 vying for Caribbean’s biggest book prize
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Book Prize News: Jamaicans among 15 vying for Caribbean’s biggest book prize
March 21, 2025
Books by 15 authors with roots in eight countries have been shortlisted for the 2025 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. Presented annually sinc...
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Salmon’s book shines ray of hope
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Salmon’s book shines ray of hope
March 5, 2025
    First-time author Fionia Salmon has been making a positive impact with her memoir It Will Be Long, But Not Forever, independently distributed thro...
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NEW IN BOOKS: An Unending Search by Ryan Bachoo
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NEW IN BOOKS: An Unending Search by Ryan Bachoo
March 5, 2025
Trinidadian Ryan Bachoo has published his first book, An Unending Search, a compelling West Indian tale of self-discovery, resilience, and transformat...
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Reese Witherspoon set to write first suspense novel with Harlan Coben
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Reese Witherspoon set to write first suspense novel with Harlan Coben
February 21, 2025
Reese Witherspoon has exciting literary news marking a new direction for the Oscar-winning actor, producer and founder of her eponymous book club. Gra...
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