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13 Sep, 2026
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Scotia Group Q3 profit rises 10% ahead of buyout vote
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited’s third-quarter profit rose some 10 per cent to $6.1 billion on stronger lending and higher fee income, less than four weeks before minority shareholders vote on its…
13 Sep, 2026
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CIA releases dozens of presidential daily briefs on bin Laden and al-Qaida before Sept 11
Several dozen presidential briefing documents declassified Friday, the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, detail intelligence government officials had gathered about Osama bin Laden and…
13 Sep, 2026
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A visit to remember
Italian Ambassador to the United States of America Marco Peronaci had long wished to visit Jamaica. Speaking with Sunday Lifestyle during his first visit to The Rock, he spoke of his deep affinity for…
13 Sep, 2026
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A new life in Cuba
LAS MINAS, Cuba (AP): Liexer De La Cruz took a deep breath as he entered a federal courtroom in Miami, where life as he knew it would end. It was January 9, and he thought he was attending a routine…
13 Sep, 2026
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Donna Parchment Brown | Hurt people, blue tarpaulins and broken businesses
Hurricanes Beryl and Melissa have given us an opportunity to do some new things and to do some old things in a new way. St Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Hanover, St James, Trelawny, and other affected…
13 Sep, 2026
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Huntley Medley | Global food prices are the biggest inflation threat
When world prices make the news, the story is almost always about oil. However, a new working paper by the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) suggests that persons may have been watching the wrong barrel. The…
13 Sep, 2026
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It’s now the Negril Universal Film Festival - Skylark Film Festival founder Gareth Cobran talks new name, what’s on screen this year
In Gareth Cobran’s world, change is essential to creative growth. That philosophy is reflected in his decision to rechristen the annual cultural event he founded, the Skylark Film Festival, as the…
13 Sep, 2026
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Dream House | Laid-back living in Billy’s Bay
Today’s Dream House leans into laid-back living, with simply designed spaces and understated furnishings that create an easy, welcoming atmosphere. Its ever-so-peaceful location on a bluff, affording…
13 Sep, 2026
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Canute Thompson | Global higher education landscape: Challenges and opportunities
The future of higher education, and universities in particular, faces substantial challenges. In the United Kingdom, about 50 universities face the risk of closure in the next few years, and half are…