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Zachary Li
25 Jul, 2026 0

Zachary Li | A national rum push: How rum could one day rival bauxite

As Jamaica and the wider Caribbean continue to attract attention from across the world, many are interested in the next step of the region’s development. Students enrolled in the Oxbridge Institute…
University Singers
25 Jul, 2026 0

University Singers to make historic appearance at Miramar Cultural Center

MIRAMAR, FL: South Florida audiences will have a rare opportunity to experience one of the Caribbean’s most celebrated musical ensembles when The University Singers make their first-ever visit to…
Iechiea Cheryl Tenyue
25 Jul, 2026 0

Iechiea Cheryl Tenyue | Taking stock 4 generations on: What do we do now?

My grandparents arrived in Britain in the 1950s. Descendants of Africans trafficked to the Americas; they answered the call to help rebuild a country recovering from a world war. They came believing…
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25 Jul, 2026 0

Sentencing put off for painter who pleaded guilty in murder of Paulwell’s daughter, child’s mother

The sentencing of David Smith, one of the men who pleaded guilty to being involved in the abduction and killing of politician Phillip Paulwell’s 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah, and her mother, Toshyna…
25 Jul, 2026 0

INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in Spanish Town

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police along St John's Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday. Police…
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25 Jul, 2026 0

Motorists to dig deeper as Highway 2000 toll rates go up come August 1

Motorists who use the Highway 2000 toll road will have to dig deeper into their pockets as toll rates are to go up on August 1. At the same time, T-Tag users will have a reprieve, as those rates…
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25 Jul, 2026 0

Man shot dead at home in Spanish Town

A police search has been launched for a man who shot and killed a man at his home in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Friday. The police have identified the deceased as 34-year-old mechanic Richard…
Fiirefighters spray water in a burning forest in the Lège-Cap-Ferret region, western France, Friday, July 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)
25 Jul, 2026 0

France and Spain battle wildfires as more than 250,000 people are forced to flee homes

LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — France sent a hulking military cargo plane to dump tonnes of flame retardants as it battled raging wildfires on Saturday and slashed the final stage of the Tour de…
A fire at Up Park Camp on July 25, 2026.
25 Jul, 2026 0

Another fire at Up Park Camp, probe launched

There was a fire at a barrack building at Up Park Camp, the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), in St Andrew this afternoon. In a statement, the JDF said the fire occurred at…