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21 Aug, 2026
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Peter Espeut | Happy birthday, Marcus Garvey!
Last Monday – August 17 – was the birthday of Jamaica’s first declared National Hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940), a truly great Jamaican. He had his flaws (as do all of us) but the cause he…
21 Aug, 2026
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Michael Abrahams | Jamaica deserves a better Opposition
21 Aug, 2026
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Letter of the Day | Scrutinise the Opposition, but keep power in view
THE EDITOR, Madam: Michael Abrahams is right that Jamaica needs an effective Opposition. But his argument risks setting an impossible standard: that an Opposition must answer publicly for every…
21 Aug, 2026
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Digicel set to roll out AI agent Ruby across Caribbean after Jamaica debut
Telecom provider Digicel Group revealed that Ruby, its artificial intelligence (AI)- powered assistant, now successfully resolves more than half of the queries routed through it in Jamaica without…
21 Aug, 2026
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Now, give me money, that’s what I want
THE EDITOR, Madam:
21 Aug, 2026
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Miss Ja Festival Queen Christina Williams talks goals, coronation and Portland
On August 1, attorney, development advisor and head of information privacy at the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Christina Williams, was crowned Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026. Firmly rooted in…
21 Aug, 2026
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Seprod profit rises 16%, group trims debt
Seprod Limited reported net profit of $688 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026, a 16 per cent increase over the year-earlier levels, as disciplined expense management compensated for a…
21 Aug, 2026
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Spur Tree Spices aims for strong second-half to hit $2b target
Spur Tree Spices Ltd aims to cross $2 billion in annual revenue for the first time, but achieving it requires growing by at least 13 per cent over the second half of last year. “Our goal for this year…
21 Aug, 2026
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Beyond ‘Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light’
WESTERN BUREAU: Young Jamaicans are being challenged to look beyond Red Light, Yellow Light, Pepper Light hype and use the Internet to find scholarships, learn skills, and pursue opportunities capable…