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Grand prize winner Oliver Chang sits in his brand-new GWM Tank 500 PHEV, which he won in the Acropolis Gaming Lounge Summer Heatwave promotion.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Long-time Acropolis patron drives away in 2027 GWM Tank 500

Long-time Acropolis Gaming Lounge customer Oliver Chang is the owner of a brand-new 2027 GWM Tank 500 HEV after emerging as the grand prize winner in the gaming establishment’s Summer Heatwave…
Defence lawyers across Jamaica withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Lawyers not lawyerin’

So, some criminal defence lawyers took to the street to protest mandatory minimum sentences in the Firearms Act. When Government didn’t budge, they went on strike, withdrawing their services on Monday…
JUTA President Simon Lawrence.
04 Oct, 2026 0

JUTA wants brakes pumped on Uber - Lawrence calls for locally operated alternatives to foreign-owned ride hailing companies

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA) is calling for Uber and other international ride-hailing/ride-sharing companies to be banned, arguing that they continue to operate…
Students pay homage to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti observed on October 2 during their visit to the Gandhi Ashram, in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Mayank Joshi | Celebrating peace, tolerance, and the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi

The International Day of Non-Violence, celebrated annually on October 2, marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a global beacon of peace and non-violence. This day, proclaimed by the United…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Poems

Tomorrow becomes today Today becomes yesterday. Tomorrow becomes today. Embrace the now. Enjoy the show. Today is the present. The most beautiful gift present. The past is yesterday. The future…
This album cover image released by Lovett Music/RCA Records shows ‘Frequency of Love’ by Victoria Monet.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Victoria Monét’s ‘Frequency of Love’ aims to strike the optimal sonic vibration

NEW YORK (AP): Victoria Monét won’t take it personally if you call her upcoming album a comeback, even though it has only been a three-year break. “It should be normal to take time to create your…
Basil Watson’s bronze bust of National Heroine Nanny of the Maroons.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Moore Town, where the ancestors still speak

October has arrived, and with it, Jamaica’s official Heritage Month, a season set aside to honour the island’s layered history, its many bloodlines, and the unbreakable spirit that has carried its…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Christopher Tufton | Consumers have shifted their spending

Last week’s headline that a major Jamaican manufacturer would place 141 workers on a three-week rotating lay-off, with the new tax on sweetened beverages among the reasons given, has prompted a great…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Self-schema: An instruction manual

Have you ever wondered why people sometimes treat you in ways you never expected and at other times in ways below your expectations? We often believe their behaviour is entirely about them, their…