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23 Apr, 2026
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Allan Bernard | Enshrine Rastafari rights in Jamaica’s Constitution
The recent developments in St Kitts and Nevis – where the Rastafari faith has been formally recognised in law – have sparked an important regional conversation. In Jamaica, the response has been…
23 Apr, 2026
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Ocho Rios gets IV therapy bar as Inner Bloom opens
Banking on her own health-related experiences, wedding consultant, fashionista and entrepreneur Shelle Parchment has taken another bold step with the launch of St Ann’s first IV bar, Inner Bloom. The…
23 Apr, 2026
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SSP Diaries | Shaping the future 2026 Boys’ and Girls’ athletic championships
Congratulations to the organizers, sponsors, athletes and the vast array of supporters who made this recent event a huge success. Heartiest congratulations to champions, Jamaica College and Edwin…
23 Apr, 2026
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Earth Today | ‘Embrace renewables’
AHEAD OF Earth Day 2026, which had as its theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, leaders from small island states have championed the use of sustainable energy sources as part of the solution to the current…
23 Apr, 2026
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Earth Today | Heir apparent
STEPHEN JONES is a new addition to the senior leadership of the consultancy firm, Environmental Solutions Limited (ESL); and he is keen to make his mark in the environment sector while transforming…
23 Apr, 2026
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Earth Today | From grassroots to green slopes
CARIBBEAN HILLSIDES have a problem that concrete cannot always fix, and budgets rarely cover – soil erosion. Soil erosion, worsened by increasingly intense storms and degraded land cover, strips farms…
23 Apr, 2026
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EU close to approving release of US$106b loan to Ukraine
European Union (EU) envoys gathered on Wednesday, with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being…
23 Apr, 2026
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Actress Joan McKenzie was born to perform
As an only child, Joan McKenzie quickly learnt to entertain herself, filling her days with creativity and a vivid imagination. Her dolls, teddy bears and even the trees in her yard became her…
23 Apr, 2026
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US military pushes for boost in 2027 spending
WASHINGTON (AP): US military officials on yesterday called for spending tens of billions of dollars in the next budget year on drones, air defence systems and fighter jets that have been a key part of…