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01 Jan, 2026
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Earth Today | UNEP projects get US$52.8-million support bump
THE GLOBAL Environment Facility (GEF) has announced US$52.8 million for four new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)-led projects. The occasion was the 70th Council meeting of the Global…
01 Jan, 2026
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Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies, remembered for timeless hits
AP: Richard Smallwood, the gospel singer and eight-time Grammy-nominated recording artist, has died. He was 77. He passed away Tuesday from complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and…
01 Jan, 2026
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Dried cherry scones for a delicious post-holiday breakfast
Perhaps you’re one of those people who are very thoughtful and assiduous about planning the big holiday meals. You’re on top of the appetisers, entrée, the sides, and the dessert. Maybe you even iron…
01 Jan, 2026
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Gadgets creating more challenges than solutions in schools, says JAPSS president
WESTERN BUREAU: Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS), is expressing concern that the proliferation of technology as a learning tool in…
01 Jan, 2026
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JDF brings relief, healing to children affected by Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of children and parents still grappling with the trauma left by Hurricane Melissa were offered a measure of respite on Tuesday as the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence…
01 Jan, 2026
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Patrick Brown scores another banger with ‘Boopsie’s Homecoming’
What if you had one big dream and discovered that someone you love was the architect of its demise? What would you do when you made that discovery, and how would it colour your relationship going…
01 Jan, 2026
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Something Extra | Thursday
The Scottish Society welcomed patrons to Amalfi at Caymanas Golf and Country Club on Sunday, marking a highlight on this season’s social calendar. Supported by Johnnie Walker and Heineken, the event…
01 Jan, 2026
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Rose Gardens parents stir up healthy living
Creativity, affordability and healthy living took centre stage as members of the Rose Gardens Parenting Club gathered for a nutritional cook-off at the Kingston Technical High School recently, aimed…