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Suspect held in connection with murder of 26-year-old Old Harbour man
A suspect has been held in connection with the murder of an Old Harbour resident, whose body was found with gunshot wounds three days ago. The deceased was identified as Anguin Pinnock, a 26-year-old labourer of Gordon Wood District in Old...
CommentsPoliceman injured in North-South Highway shooting
The police have confirmed that one of their colleagues was injured during yesterday's exchange of gunfire along a section of the North-South Highway in St Ann, which left Manton Brown, St Ann's most wanted man, dead. The police say...
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Teacher facing multiple sex charges with underage girls Premium
A teacher accused of repeatedly engaging in sex acts with underage female students at two high schools where he was employed has been jailed on over a dozen sex-related charges, The Sunday Gleaner has confirmed. In addition, investigations have...
CommentsMould disaster rattles ODPEM staff Premium
Staff at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) are becoming increasingly agitated over health risks at the New Kingston building from which they work and are fixing to file a lawsuit against the agency seeking redress...
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Woman killed on eve of mother’s funeral
Fifty-nine-year-old Marcia Dillon travelled from the United States to Jamaica with the intention of burying her mother, but she was denied that opportunity when she was gunned down while attending the wake on Friday night. It was an air of sadness...
CommentsMan wanted for murders in St Ann, St Catherine killed by cops
Manton Brown, 46, who was wanted for murder in St Ann and who the St Catherine police have had on their wanted list since 2007, is dead. Brown was one of two men who allegedly engaged the lawmen in a gun battle in Unity Valley, St Ann, yesterday...
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‘Can’t read too much into it’
Despite setting a world-leading time in the 110m hurdles for the second time this season, Tokyo Olympic champion Hansle Parchment said he is not going to get complacent about his progress with fierce competition expected at the National Trials next...
CommentsKobe Lawrence, coach hatching World Juniors plan
HAVING WATCHED his charge finish a disappointing eighth at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships, Julian Robinson, coach of national junior thrower Kobe Lawrence, is eyeing a podium finish at this year’s event. The World Under-20 Championships...
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More companies adopting ‘just-in-case’ inventory systems Premium
Unending supply chain bottlenecks and rising shipping costs, coupled with a general surge in demand for consumer goods, have forced local manufacturing and distribution companies to re-examine their approach to inventory management. War and the...
CommentsDBJ ups funding in relaunched innovation grant programme
The Development Bank of Jamaica, DBJ, has upgraded aspects of its Innovation Grant Fund, one of the primary changes being a 43 per cent or $6 million addition to the financing each successful applicant can get. DBJ on Friday announced the relaunch...
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Fashion icon Sandra-Lee’s life and legacy in dancehall
Should Sandra-Lee Smith enter a party and see someone wearing her ensemble, she’s leaving. Better yet, “If I travel or go to a store in Jamaica and there’s only two or three pieces (of something I love), I grab all of them because I want to have...
CommentsMontego Bay set to earn billions from Reggae Sumfest
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett is forecasting that the city of Montego Bay will earn between $5 billion and $6 billion from the staging of Reggae Sumfest 2022. The festival, which took a two-year hiatus from the...
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Trump pays $110K fine, must submit paperwork to end contempt
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has paid the $110,000 in fines he racked up after being held in contempt of court for being slow to respond to a civil subpoena issued by New York's attorney general. Trump paid the fine...
CommentsCDC urges Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
Kids ages 5 to 11 should get a booster dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, advisers to the United States government said Thursday. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention quickly adopted the panel's recommendation, opening a third...
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Junette Alexander – a wish to take fine arts across the region
Junette Alexander’s life is guided by her pursuit of becoming a visual arts teacher. Alexander, who is from St Lucia, travelled to Jamaica from her hometown of Morne Dudon to study fine arts because teacher training in this area is not offered in...
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Palisade - A mixture of style and size
In 2018, Hyundai took a bold step by unveiling their mid-size SUV, the Palisade, which eclipsed their previous top-tier model, the Santa Fe. With a wheelbase of 2900mm and height of 1750mm, its a bona fide eight-seater that is intended to stand out...
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A tête-à-tête with Jamaica’s new honorary French consul in Negril, Sophie Grizzle Roumel
Sophie Grizzle Roumel has been installed as the French government’s representative in Negril, Jamaica, second only to Ambassador Olivier Guyonvarch. With her deep ties to the area stemming from childhood, Roumel, along with her father Daniel...
Ebenezer Rehabilitation Centre brings awareness to mental illness and rehabilitation
Mental illness is a major public health problem in Jamaica. One in four persons will struggle with mental health at some point in their lives. And with both the COVID-19 pandemic and the troubled economy, many are in crisis right now. More than...
Imani Tafari-Ama | Mental health is a human right
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and citizens are being encouraged to wear lime green on Tuesdays in solidarity with protagonists of preventative methods of promoting a clean bill of health for beleaguered brains. The stressor of mental health...
CommentsDeborah Chen | Role of marketing unhealthy foods to children
With all the increased coverage surrounding the recent announcement of Health Minister Christopher Tufton’s key health initiatives for 2022-23, including highlights around policy reforms to curb the skyrocketing rates of non-communicable diseases (...
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Editorial | Overhaul education bureaucracy
Trevor Munroe | Let Labour Day 2022 begin greater accountability