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11 Aug, 2026
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US stocks slip below their records as oil prices rise 5%
The US stock market slipped below its all-time high while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 fell…
11 Aug, 2026
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Western Europe sets new temperature record
PARIS (AP): The UK and France are bracing for the fifth heatwave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.…
11 Aug, 2026
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Magnitude 7.4 quake kills at least 111 people
CALI (AP): A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved…
11 Aug, 2026
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Island Wedding | Fabian and Antonica’s call to ‘I do’
One day, while working at a call centre, Antonica Pinnock was handling a matter that had to be escalated to one of the banks the company worked with. The call connected her with Fabian Douglas, and…
11 Aug, 2026
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Immigration | Can I take my family to Canada?
Dear Miss Powell, I am an executive secretary in the government service and would like to explore my options under the Canadian work programme. Is it possible for you to give me some information and…
11 Aug, 2026
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A.J. Nicholson | Mischief in Port-of-Spain
“Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take now what course thou wilt.” That was the approach adopted by Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar after the assassination. Persons with special…
11 Aug, 2026
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St James High to benefit from charity 5K Night Run/Walk
St James High School, which is continuing its recovery from the impact of Hurricane Melissa, has been selected as the beneficiary of the second annual Fitt Nation876 Charity 5K Night Run/Walk,…
11 Aug, 2026
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New cadet force chief targets stronger youth impact
Newly appointed Commandant of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), Colonel Nicholas Taylor, says his tenure will build on the organisation’s ongoing transformation through a deliberate and…
11 Aug, 2026
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‘Forward March’ - Key to the City of Lauderhill for Derrick Morgan during Independence celebrations
More than six decades after Derrick Morgan helped provide the soundtrack to Jamaica’s birth as an independent nation, the legendary singer has received another major honour – this time from one of the…