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Bert Samuels.
Updated 7 hours ago by Erica Virtue

Samuels brands emancipation declaration a scam

Veteran attorney Bert Samuels has delivered a stinging rebuke of Britain, describing the Emancipation Declaration read at midnight on July 31, 1838, as “a scam” that deceived the formerly enslaved and…
A customer enter Flash Ship Courier Service, one of the businesses that recently opened its doors.
Updated 7 hours ago by Karen Madden

After slow first year, MBUC welcomes new tenants - Other gov’t agencies, businesses prepare to move in

At the May 2026 first anniversary of the official opening of the Morant Bay Urban Centre (MBUC) in St Thomas, KFC was the only business operating from the sprawling development. Since then, two more…
A concerned resident questions Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness about not receiving a ROOFS grant despite registering for the programme.
Published 7 hours ago by Mickalia Kington

Holness promises more ROOFS funding as 50,000 await hurricane grants

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that additional funding will soon be allocated to the Government’s ROOFS programme, assuring Jamaicans who have not yet received grants that they have…
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Published 7 hours ago by Lester Hinds

Inaugural Jamaica Day Parade reimagined ahead of Saturday’s staging in Brooklyn

NEW YORK: What was originally announced as the first Jamaica Day Parade in Brooklyn on Saturday, August 8, has now been reimagined as a Diaspora Road March and Cultural Festival. Billed as ‘Jamaica…
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Jamaica, Ghana eye direct flights, expanded trade

Jamaica and Ghana have signalled their intent to expand bilateral agreements in trade, exchange of skilled workers, defence cooperation and travel. President of Ghana John Mahama has pledged to push…
Bruce Golding, former prime minister of Jamaica.
August 3, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘That’s not friendship’ - Golding blasts US gov’t over demands and policies placing pressure on Caribbean nations

Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has renewed his criticism of the United States’ (US) approach to Jamaica and the wider Caribbean, arguing that Washington’s recent demands and policies are putting…
Brian Todd Boucher
August 3, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

From Hollywood to horror - Father mourns ‘One Love’ actor-musician killed in Portmore shooting

The grief was almost too much for Bartholomew Brown to bear. The father of 43-year-old musician and actor Brian Todd Boucher, better known by his stage name ‘Ras Ajai’, said the news that his son had…
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August 3, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Hotels warn GCT could stall tourism recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is still recovering from the worst series of shocks in its history, leaving the sector ill-prepared to absorb a proposed increase in the general consumption…
August 3, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Appeal Court finds FSC had no basis to seize SSL

The Court of Appeal has found that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) had no proper basis to seize Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) in January 2023. “The FSC failed at this first hurdle,”…