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10 Sep, 2026
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Carter focused on West Indies legacy
Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) appointment of batting consultant Bob Carter, though only for a year, is aimed less at the short-term success of the senior team and more at establishing a platform on which…
10 Sep, 2026
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Businesses get new support to manage intellectual property
Jamaican entrepreneurs are increasingly turning culture, creativity and ideas into market potential, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which on Tuesday joined the…
10 Sep, 2026
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Patient surge swamps UHWI
Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging members of the public to seek alternative care as a massive influx of patients…
10 Sep, 2026
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No romance in ruin - Children’s advocacy group blasts Holness over comments about students at damaged schools ‘learning closer to nature’
Children’s advocacy group Fi Wi Children Foundation (FWCF) has chided Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for suggesting that Jamaican students forced to learn under trees following Hurricane Melissa are…
10 Sep, 2026
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Retired Clarendon teacher spells it out: Age is no barrier
At 75, Madgeta Pinto is still spelling out what she can do and, perhaps, more importantly, what she refuses to believe she can no longer do. The retired Clarendon educator recently put that conviction…
10 Sep, 2026
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Nuclear watchdog board reports Iran to UN Security Council
VIENNA (AP): The UN atomic watchdog’s board yesterday reported Iran to the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years, citing it for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into…
10 Sep, 2026
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Engineer’s death could impact MoBay Bypass completion deadline
WESTERN BUREAU: One week after the tragic death of engineer Clifton James, who was killed on the new Montego Bay Bypass Road, Works Minister Robert Morgan says the public will be notified whether the…
10 Sep, 2026
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Love of country drives Bolt Foundation’s near-$10-million gift to students
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has called his foundation’s near-$10-million gift to more than 100 students from western Jamaica a no-brainer. According to the 100 and 200-metre world record holder, the…
10 Sep, 2026
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Final farewell to King Harald V as crowds, royals converge for his funeral
OSLO (AP): Norway bade its final farewell to Harald V yesterday as crowds lined the streets and foreign royals and leaders converged on Oslo for the funeral of the long-serving king, who was…