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by Erica Virtue
Samuels brands emancipation declaration a scam
Veteran attorney Bert Samuels has delivered a stinging rebuke of Britain, describing the Emancipation Declaration read at midnight on July 31, 1838, as “a scam” that deceived the formerly enslaved and…
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by Gregory Bryce
Portmore target fast Caribbean Cup start
Reigning Jamaica Premier League (JPL) champions Portmore United will open their Concacaf Caribbean Cup campaign today when they face Salcedo FC of the Dominican Republic at the Hasely Crawford Stadium…
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by Yasmine Peru
‘I was expecting to win’
On Sunday night, a new Jamaica Gospel Star was crowned inside the Indoor Sports Centre at the transformed Independence Village in St Andrew. She is Chantal Smalling Stephenson, the gospel singer who…
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by Karen Madden
After slow first year, MBUC welcomes new tenants - Other gov’t agencies, businesses prepare to move in
At the May 2026 first anniversary of the official opening of the Morant Bay Urban Centre (MBUC) in St Thomas, KFC was the only business operating from the sprawling development. Since then, two more…
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US stocks rally near record as falling oil prices ease Wall Street’s worries about inflation
US stocks are rallying to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5 per cent…
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Hundreds of migrant children stranded after mass crossing
CEUTA (AP): The teenage girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory. Her little brother did not, drowning in the Mediterranean, while their mother disappeared in the chaos when tens of…
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Lula launches re-election bid
SAO PAULO (AP): What is very likely to be the last re-election bid of Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was confirmed on Sunday by his Workers’ Party as the 80-year-old leader faces…
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by Christopher Thomas
INSPECTOR SHORTAGE
WESTERN BUREAU: The National Education Trust (NET) says at least 40 clerks of works – on-site building inspectors – are needed to adequately oversee the massive school restoration programme following…
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Cocoa farm crimes could bring 20-year prison terms
ACCRA (AP): Ghana’s parliament passed a bill that could send cocoa farmers to prison for up to 20 years if they convert their farms to other uses without government approval, according to a copy of…