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29 Aug, 2026
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Ocho Rios entrepreneur develops all-in-one business platform
A Jamaican-built platform that aims to give small businesses a single hub for marketing, sales and customer management is gaining traction across the Caribbean and beyond. SnapTap, an AI-powered…
29 Aug, 2026
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$42.7m road upgrade to support tourism expansion
A $42.7-million road rehabilitation project in St Mary was officially opened on Wednesday as the Government pushes to expand tourism beyond Jamaica’s traditional resort hubs. The upgraded…
29 Aug, 2026
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How can firefighters fight major blazes amid water shortages?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The massive fire at Superior Auto Parts Hagley Park Road has highlighted a potentially serious vulnerability in Jamaica’s emergency response system: what happens when firefighters…
29 Aug, 2026
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Letter of the Day | The magnificence of Dolly Parton
THE EDITOR, Madam: A confession: I was a latecomer to appreciating Dolly Parton. While I have always been a lover of classic country music, her drag-queen costume of rhinestones, wigs and surgical…
29 Aug, 2026
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Something Extra | Saturday
More than 750 runners and walkers laced up on Sunday for the Forestry Department’s inaugural 5K, turning a morning of fitness and family fun into a show of support for the restoration of Jamaica’s…
29 Aug, 2026
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Music Review | Busta Rhymes, J Dilla’s ‘Dillagence II’ sees two giants together again
NEW YORK (AP): Twenty years ago, in 2006, Detroit producer J Dilla died from complications from lupus. He was 32. The hip-hop visionary, born James Dewitt Yancey, left behind an unimpeachable legacy,…
29 Aug, 2026
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Ronald Sanders | Pledges and promises don’t stop the killing in Haiti
For generations, Kenscoff was where people from Port-au-Prince went to breathe. Its cool hills offered relief, and its farmers supplied the capital’s markets. Gang attacks reached the commune in…
29 Aug, 2026
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Ukraine’s war gives new meaning to Homer’s Odyssey
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): War’s timeless ache – death, captivity, the agonising wait and the pull of home – has found a new stage in wartime Kyiv, with Homer’s epic reimagined as a contemporary Ukrainian…
29 Aug, 2026
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Tony Deyal | Is age just a number or two?
The English writer and barrister, John Mortimer, who famously joked about ageing, wrote, “The ageing process is not gradual or gentle. It rushes up, pushes you over, and runs off laughing.” He also…