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Jamaican dies after being punched during altercation with tow truck driver

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: 61-year-old Carlyle Thomas, a former Jamaican jockey, died after he fell and hit his head after being punched by a tow truck driver during an altercation over parking in Brooklyn, New York. According to reports, Thomas usually...
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Outgoing Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson (left) hands over command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake at the JCF Change of Command ceremony at the Office of the Commissioner of Police on Ol

JUSTICE FOR ALL

THE JAMAICA Constabulary Force’s (JCF) 14,094-strong members will today embark under the leadership of Dr Kevin Blake at the helm, boasting among them new and existing constables with degrees in forensic science, forensic chemistry and law. The man...
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High expectations for Golding’s Budget speech Premium

Economist and financial analyst Dr Adrian Stokes says he is expecting Opposition Leader Mark Golding to explain to the country, in his contribution to the 2024-2025 Budget Debate today, how he would fund his proposed increase in the income tax...
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Sandra Estrada, vice-president of the Bogue Heights Citizens’ Association, points out illicitly disposed waste material along the roadway adjoining the St James-based community, an issue which has reportedly been ongoing for several years.

Bogue Heights residents upset about dumping

WESTERN BUREAU: RESIDENTS OF Bogue Heights in St James are voicing disgruntlement at the issue of garbage and bulky waste material being dumped along the roadway near their community, which they say they have sought to get addressed without success...
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Delancy not ready to release emergency funding for water crisis

WESTERN BUREAU: While an emergency outlet exists in terms of a water crisis in Westmoreland, Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Danree Delancy, says he will not support the use of its Special Grant and Repairs (SGR) Fund at this time. Instead, he has decided...
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Kingston College’s Tahj-Marques White (centre) wins the Class Two 200 metres final at last year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships.

KC, Edwin Allen the favourites for Champs ’24

Defending boys’ champions Kingston College (KC) and former girls’ winners Edwin Allen High will start as overwhelming favourites to top the 2024 ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) when the world’s most popular high...
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JFF and senior Girlz stand-off is over

When the next Reggae Girlz squad is called for the team’s friendly international fixture against last summer’s World Cup hosts Australia in April, it is possible that interim coach Xavier Gilbert will have the full complement of senior players to...
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Tractors are parked during a protest, near the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, March 1, 2024.

As the rumble of tractor protests grows, the EU offers more environmental concessions to farmers

The European Union’s executive arm proposed weakening even more climate and environmental measures in the bloc’s latest set of concessions to farmers apparently bent on continuing disruptive tractor protests until the June EU elections. Angering...
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Tax growth without new taxation Premium

Experts in accounting and economics have lauded Jamaica’s seventh straight budget without new taxes as a plus amid the country’s push for economic expansion. Experts in accounting and economics have lauded Jamaica’s seventh straight national budget...
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Sharon Marley embraces QORIHC award

Sharon Marley has been steadily building her own legacy, first as a member of the Marley family group the Melody Makers (with brothers Ziggy and Stephen and sister Cedella), then as an accomplished singer-songwriter-actress-curator-yogi and even...
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JaRIA honours titans of reggae music

The Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards 2024 will be staged on March 27 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. This year’s ceremony is a 15th-anniversary salute to influencers, pioneers, and luminaries of the reggae...
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In this January photo, students are seen reading at a 'Drop everything and Read' session at Grove Primary School in East Rural St Andrew.

Editorial | The reading question – again

Don Robotham, the anthropologist and public intellectual who comments frequently on Jamaica’s political economy, delivered what ought not to have been a surprising, yet still deeply disturbing, anecdote in a column in this newspaper on Sunday. An...
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Gordon Robinson | “Justice”? Just colt di game!

As Jamaican Dancehall fraternity/sorority celebrated the Lizard Williams murder convictions’ quashing, shouts of “Free World Boss” reverberated from Gaza to Tower Street. Legal defence teams did “victory” laps before nearby cameras. Eminent King’s...
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Letter of the Day | Address crisis of boys dropping out of high school

THE EDITOR, Madam: The startling number of teenage boys quitting high school is an issue that truly affects me. I feel obligated to raise awareness of this matter and push for more action as a community member. Alarming trends are emerging from...
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Shift tax deadlines to April

THE EDITOR, Madam: The conversation around amending Jamaica’s income tax return and payment deadline from March 15 to April 15 has reached a pivotal moment. As an accountant, I feel compelled to strongly support this change. This advocacy...
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Palestinians rush to collect the humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Sunday.

UN: Famine imminent in northern Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP): The UN food agency said on Monday that “famine is imminent” in northern Gaza, where 70 per cent of the remaining population is experiencing catastrophic hunger, and that a further escalation of the war could push around half...
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Netanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington

WASHINGTON (AP): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the...
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Inductee Cathrine Sani embodies grace dressed in all grey.

Something Extra | Tuesday

The fifth Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) Hall of Fame Fundraising Gala unfolded on Saturday evening at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel under the theme ‘Learn, Lead, Lift’. This event, known as one of the alumnae association’s largest...

Sashagay and Clifford make the ‘Peart-fect’ match

What can one direct message do? For Sashagay Silk and Clifford Peart, it did more than enough to spark an enchanting romance that would later lead the happy couple to walk down the aisle as husband and wife. Sashagay explained that she first lay...
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Global maritime standards set for overhaul at IMO event

THE MARINE Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), in its 81st session, is set to drive significant changes in global maritime standards from March 18 to 22, at the IMO headquarters in London. This event will convene industry leaders, policymakers...
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St Maarten to host CSA’s 54th AGM, Conference and Exhibition in October

The Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) is set to convene its 54th Annual General Meeting, Conference, and Exhibition from October 7 to 9 in St Maarten. This highly anticipated event offers maritime stakeholders an opportunity to cooperate and...
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