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27 Aug, 2026
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Jamaica-linked Everton Blair headed to US House of Representatives
Another person of Jamaican heritage is headed to the United States House of Representatives. Everton Blair won a special run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday night to serve out the remainder of the…
27 Aug, 2026
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Final-year students urged to apply for $8m in scholarship funding
Final-year tertiary students in Jamaica are being encouraged to apply by September 4 for scholarship funding being offered by Jamaica’s Promise, a not-for-profit organisation in the United States…
27 Aug, 2026
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Four titles and a Super Saturday
Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Competitions Officer Ewan Scott believes changes to the format and structure of the 2026 schoolboy football season will make the various competitions…
27 Aug, 2026
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Something Extra | Thursday
Shades of blue filled the GWM Jamaica showroom on South Camp Road in St Andrew last Saturday as attendees rolled out their mats for Powerade’s Power in Pilates. First-timers joined Pilates regulars…
27 Aug, 2026
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Wild about animals
Hi, boys and girls! Last time, Madison and Kaylie took us beneath the waves at Dolphin Cove. Now, the Children’s Own Watch & Win Animal Kingdom adventure continues — but this time, we’re staying…
27 Aug, 2026
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JaBBEM calls for repeal of ‘colonial’ Beach Control Act
WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for Jamaicans to lobby the Government to repeal and replace the Beach Control Act of 1956, which Dr Devon Taylor, president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright…
27 Aug, 2026
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At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods
UDIN DHUNGA (AP): Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China yesterday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers, and others missing after sweeping through…
27 Aug, 2026
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Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns
ISLAMABAD (AP): A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital yesterday, officials said. One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at…
27 Aug, 2026
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Editorial | Urgency on CARICOM SG matter
Although the firm was not named, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) reported employment of outside counsel to marshal its request for an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)…