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25 Sep, 2025 0

Five selected for inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Impact Awards

TORONTO: Five outstanding Jamaican-Canadians will be celebrated by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto for their contributions to justice, business, education, health, community and youth…
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25 Sep, 2025 0

Stop platforming those who seek to divide us

Charlie Kirk’s memorial service last Sunday galvanised a touchstone moment for far-right conservatism and American nationalism. If you previously had no idea who the right-wing pundit was, you’d be…
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25 Sep, 2025 0

Enslaved African converted by the Moravians

THE SERIES started with, among other things, the question of how a formerly enslaved African, Aniaso, renamed Archibald John Monteath, came to be buried in the Carmel Moravian Churchyard in…
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25 Sep, 2025 0

Growth & Jobs | Preparation, negotiating and grit touted as MSME success drivers

MICRO, SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to put compliance, governance and financing at the centre of their growth strategies, with experts stressing that early preparation…
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24 Sep, 2025 0

Public pressure

The public defender has demanded that police make body-worn cameras mandatory in all operations, joining rights groups in calling for urgent reforms after the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jahmar…
24 Sep, 2025 0

Fallout between relatives leaves community tense from deadly violence

Life-saving blood was yesterday being sought for one of two men who were shot and injured after marauding gunmen opened heavy fire on patrons inside a bar at the Galloway and Mission roads…
Jamaica Teachers' Association President Mark Malabver makes a point during the final day of the JTA's 61st annual conference at the Princess Grand Hotel in Green Island, Hanover on August 20, 2025.
24 Sep, 2025 0

JTA president: Targeted approach needed to address bullying

Stating that bullying is an age-old problem in schools, Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver says it is time for the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information to take a…
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24 Sep, 2025 0

Five men to receive new trial date in multibillion-dollar cocaine bust

A new trial date is to be scheduled in the multibillion-dollar cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew, in which five men have been implicated, after the November 3 trial date was vacated. The initial…
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24 Sep, 2025 0

April 2026 trial for Ranko Gang members

Eight alleged members of the Clarendon-based Ranko Gang, reportedly led by a police constable, Tafari Silvera, are scheduled to go on trial on April 13, 2026. The trial date was scheduled last Friday…