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02 Oct, 2026
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How Tennessee’s execution of Christa Pike failed
NASHVILLE (AP): Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed. But after two injections, she kept breathing. She made snoring sounds, she talked, she said her arm was hurting. Pike, sentenced to die for…
02 Oct, 2026
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Stakeholder weighs in as CWI tackles financial strain
SPORTS MEDICINE specialist Dr Akshai Mansingh has laid blame at cricket’s world governing body the International Cricket Council (ICC) for teams, such as the West Indies experiencing tough financial…
02 Oct, 2026
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Guilty as charged
WESTERN BUREAU: Doujon Griffiths, who was on trial in the United States (US) for the murder of fellow Montegonian Massania Malcolm and her one-year-old daughter, Jordania Reid, was found guilty…
02 Oct, 2026
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No handshakes likely as India set up cricket final against Pakistan
NAGOYA, Japan (AP): Cricket heavyweights India and Pakistan will meet in the Asian Games gold medal match after winning their semi-finals yesterday. Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a match…
02 Oct, 2026
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Creole-French feud roils Guadeloupe
SAN JUAN (AP): A language feud has erupted on the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, fanning deep resentments over colonialism and perceived racism and classism. The island’s prefect, Thierry…
02 Oct, 2026
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Doctors demand timeline for IDT ruling
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) is calling for the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to provide a timeline for delivering its ruling in the longstanding dispute between doctors and the…
02 Oct, 2026
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JCPD wants people with disabilities to become players in agric sector
Western Bureau: Racquel Artwell, the manager of policy, research and policy management at the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD), is calling for people with disabilities to be…
02 Oct, 2026
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Island faces record electric rate as demand, costs increase
SAN JUAN (AP): A record electric rate went into effect yesterday in Puerto Rico as outages persist and the US territory’s power grid continues to crumble. A residential customer that consumes 800…
02 Oct, 2026
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Editorial | The Kamla-Delcy rapprochement
The recent meeting on the margins of the UN General Assembly between Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar is good for their countries. It is also positive for…