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April 5 04:59 PM
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—The Nigerian military said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers seized from Easter celebrations in northwestern Kaduna state, tho...
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April 5 04:47 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Leader Mark Golding has announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JACDEN Dennis Gordon has been instructed to step ...
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April 5 04:25 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rupie Edwards, the singer/producer who entered the British national chart in 1975 with Irie Feelings (Skanga) , was laid to rest on ...
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April 5 04:00 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican government has promised a delegate-friendly atmosphere for the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, scheduled for June...
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April 5 03:52 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica added five more medals- a gold, two silver and two bronze- on Sunday morning’s session at the 53rd Carifta Games, being held...
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April 5 03:09 PM
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)—Leeds reached the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 39 years as they survived a dramatic penalty shoot-out after s...
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April 5 02:35 PM
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—United States (US) President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to extend by 24 hours his deadline for Iran to make a dea...
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April 5 01:41 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Table Tennis Association (JTTA) continues to strengthen its position on the regional stage as Jamaica participates in a ...
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February 21, 2025
Jamaican transformational trainer/facilitator and poet Fabian Thomas will host the launch of his first collection of poetry and spoken word, the solac...
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February 9, 2025
Educator, linguist, writer and poet Velma Pollard passed away at her Kingston home on February 1, at age 87. She was born on March 26, 1937 to a fathe...
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February 4, 2025
Widely acclaimed poet Professor Kwame Dawes has been appointed Poet Laureate of Jamaica for 2025 to 2028. In the ceremony of investiture, held at King...
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February 4, 2025
The prestigious Giller Fiction Prize for 2025 has announced Jamaican-Canadian Dionne Irving as chair of its book prize jury. Irving is the author of t...
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January 24, 2025
On Tuesday, January 21, 2025, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton officially launched his latest book, Wild Flavours, a meticulously...
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January 19, 2025
When we hear the sound of waves gently washing the salty beach of Parottee… And revel in the beauty of the wispy blue skies over our Black River… We w...
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January 19, 2025
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is beginning 2025 with an old favourite. She has selected Eckhart Tolle’s A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose for ...
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January 10, 2025
Former dancehall promoter-turned-minister-and-recording artiste Taneisha Shaw has released her first book, titled Wisdom to Win the War. The Whole Lif...
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January 10, 2025
No American ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than the late James “Jimmy” Earl Carter, who died December 29, 2024 at 100....
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December 6, 2024
Just in time for the holiday gift-giving season, Rockhouse: The Book has arrived. Celebrating the iconic Jamaican boutique hotel’s 50-year anniversary...
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December 6, 2024
The Lion of King Street — Sameer Younis: A Portrait of Service, the highly anticipated memoir of late Jamaican businessman and visionary Sameer Younis...
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November 26, 2024
Bahamian author and speaker Kaynell Gould has released Trust: Embracing Forgiveness and Inner Healing. With raw honesty and heartfelt wisdom, Gould, i...
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November 26, 2024
Bestselling British-American writer Barbara Taylor Bradford, whose first novel A Woman of Substance turned her into an overnight success, has died age...
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November 26, 2024
For ardent reggae fans, the name John Masouri is as ubiquitous as drum and bass. The British journalist has contributed to magazines, newspapers and f...
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November 16, 2024
Caribbean culture will meet literary excellence when avid readers of all ages converge in Miami for the 41st Miami Book Fair, one of the largest liter...
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November 16, 2024
British novelist Samantha Harvey’s science fiction novel Orbital, about six astronauts who orbit the Earth for one day of their nine-month space...
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October 22, 2024
Six finalists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction this year, organisers revealed in September. Five of the six authors are women ...
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October 22, 2024
The wait is over. Author Horane Smith’s 15th novel, The Queen that Wears the Crown, has now been published. His previous book, Morant Bay:Based on the...
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October 11, 2024
For as long as I can remember, letting go of relationships has been a monumentally difficult task for me. I was always one of those people who dealt w...
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October 11, 2024
Cloudy shrouds suppressed the rising sun. Lightning, stretching its fingers across the sky, tore through the grey mass. Pinky sat on a bench on her da...
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October 4, 2024
On August 31, 2024, academic Anne Crick was feted by family and friends when she added another title to her repertoire: Novelist. The occasion was the...
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September 17, 2024
Title: Wild Flavours: An Insider Account of Jamaica’s Journey Through the Crisis of the COVID-19 Pandemic By: Christopher Tufton Published by: Leaders...
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April 5, 2026
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP)—The Nigerian military said Sunday it had rescued 31 worshippers seized from Easter celebrations in northwestern Kaduna state, tho...
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April 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Opposition Leader Mark Golding has announced that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of JACDEN Dennis Gordon has been instructed to step ...
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April 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Rupie Edwards, the singer/producer who entered the British national chart in 1975 with Irie Feelings (Skanga) , was laid to rest on ...
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April 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaican government has promised a delegate-friendly atmosphere for the Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, scheduled for June...
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April 5, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica added five more medals- a gold, two silver and two bronze- on Sunday morning’s session at the 53rd Carifta Games, being held...
