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02 Sep, 2026
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Chevron expected to announce expansion operations in Venezuela, US official says
Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil…
02 Sep, 2026
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Daenia Ashpole appointed CEO of JBDC
Daenia Ashpole has been appointed chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), assuming leadership of the agency charged with supporting the growth and development…
02 Sep, 2026
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J’can to oversee World Bank operations in Barbados, Eastern Caribbean
Jamaica-born Judith Green has been appointed the World Bank Group’s country manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States. Based in Barbados, Green will represent the International Bank for…
02 Sep, 2026
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Knockalva now offering free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme
WESTERN BUREAU: Natalie Thompson, the principal of Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), is inviting students from across Jamaica to take advantage of its free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme, which is…
02 Sep, 2026
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Tourism sector backs Coopers Pen relocation plans
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has pledged the support of the tourism sector to residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, who were recently left homeless after the demolition of 20 houses.…
02 Sep, 2026
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Election campaign to replace Macron heats up
PARIS (AP): With the end of France’s summer vacation season, the election campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as president next May is bursting to life. An unusually large and broad field of…
02 Sep, 2026
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Mass burials as death toll from flash floods exceeds 1,000
KATHMANDU (AP): Rescue teams with search dogs continued to search through mud, rocks and debris yesterday on the border with Nepal and China for thousands of people still missing following the…
02 Sep, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Development without sustainability is a liability
THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is entering a defining moment in its development story. Across the island, from Kingston and Mandeville to Montego Bay and other coastal towns, mid-rise and high-rise…
02 Sep, 2026
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Amnesty Int’l calls for end to ‘murderous’ air strikes in Caribbean Sea
NEW YORK (CMC): The international human rights group Amnesty International is calling for an end to the United States military’s “deadly, ongoing and illegal campaign” of air strikes against suspected…