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Johan-Ramaldo Smythe showed that he is ready for all comers this season by smashing the Class One 100m record at the Purewater/RDanny Williams/JC Deve...
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St Catherine taxi operator charged with murder
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St CATHERINE, Jamaica – A St Catherine taxi operator has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in Portmore, St Catherine on J...
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American woman among two charged following St Mary firearm seizure
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ST MARY, Jamaica–An American sterile surgical technician is among two charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and unauthorised possession of am...
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Man United knocked out of FA Cup by Brighton, Martinelli hits hat-trick for Arsenal
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Barca edge Real Madrid in thrilling Spanish Super Cup final
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
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Over 3,400 candidates with varying disabilities sat CXC examinations in 2025
January 11 04:27 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 3,444 special needs students across the Caribbean, the majority of whom were visually-impaired, sat examinations administ...
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Shanoya Douglas tastes rare defeat at hand of Trinidadian Alexxe Henry
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January 11 04:23 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s rising star Shanoya Douglas was beaten into second place in the Class One 100m at the PureWater/RDanny Williams/JC develo...
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Alexia James, digital strategist
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Alexia James, digital strategist
August 2, 2022
Trinidad native Alexia James recounts that her foray into marketing began while pursuing her undergraduate marketing degree at The University of the W...
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Digital payments trending
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Digital payments trending
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August 2, 2022
The JTDA recently invited my business partner and EzeePayments.com CEO Narda Ventura and me to discuss digital payments on their Tech Talk Tuesday ser...
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Why one critical second can wreak havoc on the Internet
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Why one critical second can wreak havoc on the Internet
August 2, 2022
Google , Microsoft, Meta and Amazon launched a public effort Monday to scrap the leap second, an occasional extra tick that keeps clocks in sync with ...
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The countries with the best digital quality of life
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The countries with the best digital quality of life
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August 2, 2022
According to VPN provider Surfshark, Denmark has the best digital quality of life in the world. The country achieved 0.83 index points in 2021 on the ...
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Smart glasses for the deaf
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Smart glasses for the deaf
August 2, 2022
British company XRAI Glass has partnered with Nreal to create consumer-ready AR glasses that allow deaf people to see conversations in real time. The ...
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Amazon Drive gone by year end
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Amazon Drive gone by year end
August 2, 2022
Amazon is encouraging users of its Amazon Drive to save their media to Amazon Photos ahead of a shutdown of the Drive from December 31, 2023. Amazon w...
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Safe Samsung repair
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Safe Samsung repair
August 2, 2022
Samsung has introduced a new repair mode which guards against any potential invasion of privacy that may occur when you send in your phone for repair....
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Tik Tok tests mini games
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Tik Tok tests mini games
August 2, 2022
TikTok launched a pilot test of "mini-games" in partnership with game developers Vodoo, Nitro Games, FRVR, Aim Lab and Lotem. Players can find the lis...
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MIKHAIL BEVAS — CONCEPT TO COMMERCIAL
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MIKHAIL BEVAS — CONCEPT TO COMMERCIAL
July 5, 2022
Founder and CEO of Kwikful, Mikhail Bevas always found that technology allowed him to transition his thoughts from concept to commercialisation. Amid ...
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Protection against cyber attacks is urgent
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Protection against cyber attacks is urgent
July 5, 2022
Cybersecurity attacks have been rising globally since the beginning of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Caribbean is no exception, and no organisat...
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LinkedIn fraudsters rife
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LinkedIn fraudsters rife
July 5, 2022
The US FBI has warned that scammers on LinkedIn are a "significant threat," CNBC reports. Sean Ragan, the FBI's special agent in charge of the San Fra...
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New rules of work
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New rules of work
PALLAVI KENKARE, Associate editor, ZDNet 
July 5, 2022
Although media headlines push the narrative that first-time workers are more likely to demand increased locational flexibility from their employers, G...
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New look Gmail
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New look Gmail
July 5, 2022
Gmail has a fresh look to match the company's new Material You design language. Click the Settings gear button and select 'Try out the new Gmail view....
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New look Gmail
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New look Gmail
July 5, 2022
Gmail has a fresh look to match the company's new Material You design language. Click the Settings gear button and select 'Try out the new Gmail view....
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Hiding WhatsApp presence, WIP
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Hiding WhatsApp presence, WIP
July 5, 2022
For some time now many WhatsApp users have wanted an option to choose who can see their activity status. According to WABetaInfo, such a feature is in...
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Twitter Blue offers customisation
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Twitter Blue offers customisation
July 5, 2022
Twitter Blue now allows customisation of the bottom navigation bar in the Twitter app on Android and iOS; you can now remove it altogether as part of ...
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Another big game leak
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Another big game leak
July 5, 2022
Concept art of the upcoming 2024 Call of Duty game and Modern Warfare 2 have allegedly leaked online. Twitter user RealiityUK shared the images over t...
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Kemal “Kaizen” Brown, a 4th industrial revolutionary
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Kemal “Kaizen” Brown, a 4th industrial revolutionary
June 28, 2022
The Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, known as Kaizen, has turned Kemal Brown into a fourth industrial revolutionary leading the charge f...
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Kristofferson Nunes — Perennial entrepreneur
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Kristofferson Nunes — Perennial entrepreneur
June 21, 2022
As a creative entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of University College Ambassadors (UCA), Kristofferson Nunes takes a dynamic approach to his career by ch...
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Nichole Case — AFFORDABLE ACCESS
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Nichole Case — AFFORDABLE ACCESS
June 7, 2022
Nichole Case, chief information officer for the GraceKennedy Financial Group, recounts initially wanting to pursue a career in medicine. However, whil...
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Keron Rose — ‘MR DROID’ NOW DIGI BOSS
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Known as The Digi-Boss, Trinidad-born Keron Rose’s journey started from his early career in Canada, where he worked in telecommunications as a smartph...
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Price calls for wide-ranging partnership to bridge digital divide
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Price calls for wide-ranging partnership to bridge digital divide
May 13, 2022
Vice-president and country manager of Flow Jamaica Stephen Price is calling for a more cohesive partnership including the Government, key stakeholders...
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