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29 Aug, 2026
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Tony Deyal | Is age just a number or two?
The English writer and barrister, John Mortimer, who famously joked about ageing, wrote, “The ageing process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over, and runs off laughing.” He also…
29 Aug, 2026
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GoodHeart | Stellar Foundation opens new worlds for youth
WESTERN BUREAU: Romulus Deenah just wanted to take his new friends sailing. But there was one problem: some of them couldn’t swim. It was an ironic, though not uncommon, reality on an island…
29 Aug, 2026
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Rural parishes shine at JLS National Awards
Rural parishes swept the national awards at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) 2026 National Reading Competition finale, with Portland copping two top honours and a mother and her son being named…
29 Aug, 2026
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Update: St Bess farmer hails $15m road project
WESTERN BUREAU: A St Elizabeth farmer has hailed a $15-million farm road improvement project in his community as a significant investment in the future of farmers and their families. Aslyn Parchment,…
29 Aug, 2026
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‘Speaking from lived experience’
Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the winner of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica…
29 Aug, 2026
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Notting Hill Carnival 60 set to rock London
LONDON: It’s August Bank Holiday weekend and London is gearing up to host Europe’s biggest street festival with the 60th anniversary of the Notting Hill Caribbean Carnival set for Sunday and Monday,…
29 Aug, 2026
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Montel Gordon | How I will remember Professor Jason Arday
Grief is a strange thing. You’ll often find yourself in solitude late at night, reading through old text messages, listening to voice notes, and reminiscing about memories you shared with said person.…
28 Aug, 2026
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St James man charged with murder over fatal shooting in Glendevon
Sleuths assigned to the St James Police Division have charged a 22-year-old man over the fatal shooting of a man during a verbal dispute in Bottom Pen, Glendevon on Monday. Charged is 22-year-old…
28 Aug, 2026
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St Catherine man allegedly held with ammunition in his pocket remanded
A 31-year-old St Catherine man who was allegedly found with several rounds of ammunition in his pocket during a police operation in the community of Dempshire Pen in Spanish Town has been remanded. …