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04 Sep, 2026
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Peter Espeut | Remembering the Kendal crash
September 1 was the 69th anniversary of Jamaica’s worst transportation disaster: the derailment of a passenger train near Kendal in Manchester, during which no less than 187 persons died and more than…
04 Sep, 2026
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H10 Hotels rebrands its Trelawny property as an adults-only luxury resort
Spain-based H10 Hotels will convert its Ocean Eden Bay property in Coral Spring, Trelawny, into an adults-only luxury resort under a new brand. Effective November 1, the Jamaican property will be…
04 Sep, 2026
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5 Questions With Blaqk Sheep
Billboard producer, engineer, musician and writer Germaine ‘Blaqk Sheep’ Clarke is the founder and CEO of dancehall and reggae label Blaqk Sheep Music. Passionate about every area of the music, he…
04 Sep, 2026
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Fed’s Waller says central bank’s next rate move depends on upcoming inflation report
US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that an inflation report next week will largely determine whether he supports an interest rate hike later this month or not. The…
04 Sep, 2026
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Judge orders changes to Google’s digital ads business but spares it from a break-up
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Google to retool the system powering its monopoly in digital advertising, sparing the company from a wrenching break-up sought by the US government. The initial…
04 Sep, 2026
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Nvidia to spend $13 billion on Hugging Face, which will remain an open source platform
Chipmaker Nvidia is buying artificial intelligence software platform Hugging Face for US$12.93 billion. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang wrote in a blog post on Thursday that more than 18 million developers,…
04 Sep, 2026
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Unemployment claims tick up to 206,000 but remain at historically low levels
More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, but lay-offs are still rare and jobless claims remain at historically low levels. The Labor Department reported on Thursday that filings for…
04 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Time to do away with school resource officers
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) recently announced on its Force4Good podcast that more school resource officers (SROs) will be deployed for the upcoming academic term. For…
04 Sep, 2026
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No lockout for grooming breaches, ministry tells schools Has anyone documented the cost and time wasted on these matters at school? Whose duty is it to ensure kids reach school on time and…