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08 Sep, 2026
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Growth & Jobs | Businesses urged to prepare for hurricane aftermath
As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its climatological peak of activity on September 10, businesses are being urged to prepare for the challenges that can emerge in the aftermath of a storm. …
08 Sep, 2026
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Inmates are running the asylum
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, I received an email outlining the criminal justice system in Singapore, with its enforcement of capital and corporal punishment and very strict drug laws. There were…
08 Sep, 2026
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Island Wedding | Dwayne and Dawna-Kay find love in the right aisle
A chance Black Friday encounter in May Pen put Dawna-Kay Williams and Dwayne Hylton in the same aisle. Nearly four years later, she walked down another aisle to meet him, this time as his bride.…
07 Sep, 2026
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For New York's Haitian community, annual West Indian American Day Parade means more in trying times
NEW YORK (AP) – Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken filled Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turned out for the West Indian American Day…
07 Sep, 2026
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Jamaican leaders condemn violence at West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn
Jamaican community leaders in New York are condemning the violence that marred this year’s West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn, while calling for collective action to ensure the major…
07 Sep, 2026
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Education Ministry to review textbook lists amid cost concerns
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns…
07 Sep, 2026
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Shootings, stabbings mar Brooklyn West Indian Day Parade
The annual West Indian American Day Parade in Brooklyn was marred by a series of shootings and stabbings on Monday, despite heightened security measures deployed by the New York Police Department. …
07 Sep, 2026
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New wildcard rules leave Diamond League winners waiting
The Gleaner can report that the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) will, in the next few weeks, meet to discuss the new wildcard entry changes by World Athletics and their…
07 Sep, 2026
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Noah Lyles says injury is forcing him out of track meet with US$150,000 top prizes
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – United States Olympic champion sprinter Noah Lyles shut down his season because of injury and will not compete for the US$150,000 first prizes in this week's track…