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04 Oct, 2026
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Jalil Dabdoub | What we carried with us
I am frequently asked why Palestine occupies much of my writing. The answer is simple: because behind the headlines and injustices are human lives, exactly like those of the women who raised me. I…
04 Oct, 2026
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Dennis A. Minott | Towards a tourism wealth inwards retention ratio
Few people know that my late wife, Sandy, and I once owned and operated, 100 per cent, the hotel business at Bonnie View in Port Antonio. We failed. Failure is a stern tutor. Ours sent me, somewhat…
04 Oct, 2026
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Dwight Fletcher | When the truth gets in your way
Over the last three weeks, we have explored the war for truth. We have considered how easily truth can be manipulated, why the idea of “your truth and my truth” is so attractive but destructive, and…
03 Oct, 2026
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White ex-cop who killed unarmed Black man in his apartment she mistook for her own granted parole after serving 7 years
A white former Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own has been granted parole after serving seven years of her ten-year prison sentence. …
03 Oct, 2026
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Insurance companies pushing to clear backlog of Melissa related claims -- IAJ
Forty-nine per cent of US dollar-denominated insurance claims related to Hurricane Melissa were fully settled and paid up to the end of September this year, the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ)…
03 Oct, 2026
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'Dervan used the microphone as an instrument of service' - Dr Rose Marie Lewis
Late broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has been remembered as a friend of the Diaspora who gave Jamaicans overseas a home through the airways. The tributes came during the funeral service for Malcolm held…
03 Oct, 2026
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Bartlett challenges young people to help shape the future of tourism through innovation and entrepreneurship
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has challenged students and young people to move beyond simply preparing for jobs in tourism and instead become creators, entrepreneurs and owners who shape the future…
03 Oct, 2026
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Axe-wielding FlyDubai co-pilot was flagged over extremism concerns
CAIRO (AP) — The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain onboard an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize control of the aircraft was an Omani national who has been barred from flying…
03 Oct, 2026
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Plane heading to Boston with 6 people goes missing
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — A plane with six people aboard lost contact with aviation authorities during a flight from Bermuda to Boston, officials in the United States (US) have disclosed. The US Coast…