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19 Aug, 2026
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Watchdog calls for US import ban over forced labour in DR sugar cane fields
SAN JUAN (AP): A report released yesterday by a human-rights group found that forced labour persists on massive sugar cane plantations across the Dominican Republic, which exports sugar and other…
19 Aug, 2026
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Gov’t shortlisting firms for ‘MV Barima’ salvage
GEORGETOWN (CMC): The Guyana government has begun shortlisting companies to salvage the sunken MV Barima, nearly a month after the ferry disaster claimed at least 73 lives and left more than 30 people…
19 Aug, 2026
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Opposition wants election security
PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Haitian politician and lawyer André Michel has called for “a minimum level of security” to be restored before elections are held in the French-speaking Caribbean Community…
19 Aug, 2026
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Elizabeth Morgan | Kingston and St Andrew’s water woes: an impending crisis
This feels like the hottest summer ever experienced in Kingston and St Andrew to date, although the records say that, generally, 2023 was much hotter. This year, Jamaica is experiencing the effects of…
19 Aug, 2026
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Peru targets Amazon gold rush
Eight Peruvian navy personnel jumped from a helicopter into a clearing carved out of the Amazon rainforest by illegal gold miners along the Malinowski River in Peru’s Madre de Dios region, sending…
19 Aug, 2026
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Something Extra | Wednesday
Summa Sizzle brought reggae, dancehall and pop to the Woodleigh Sports Complex in Clarendon on Saturday night as Beenie Man celebrated his birthday. The line-up featured Ashanti, Louie Culture,…
19 Aug, 2026
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Kingston air traffic grows while Montego Bay passenger volumes and Falmouth cruise arrivals lag
Airport and cruise arrivals to the island point to an uneven summer recovery. The Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston posted passenger growth in July, bucking a broader pattern of…
19 Aug, 2026
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Jamaica’s cocoa output halves as ageing trees drag production to new lows
Jamaica’s cocoa production has fallen to roughly half its recent output, constrained by an ageing tree stock and a greying farmer base. It has prompted calls to fast-track an ongoing national…
19 Aug, 2026
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Displacement of families is concerning
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is an open letter to the prime minister of Jamaica. Dear Dr Holness: I am writing to you as a Jamaican citizen deeply concerned about what is happening to families and…