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19 Sep, 2026
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Miami’s stories beyond beaches
Miami is selling more than beaches. That was one of the clearest take-aways from a recent Caribbean Press Tour organised by the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), which took a…
19 Sep, 2026
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Veteran journalist, diaspora leader Philip Mascoll dies at 77
Veteran Jamaican journalist and diaspora leader Philip Mascoll, whose career at the Toronto Star spanned more than 27 years, died in Toronto on Monday, September 14. He was 77. Mascoll, an editor,…
19 Sep, 2026
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Teachers trained to bring coding into classrooms
Grace & Staff Community Development Foundation has trained teachers and education-sector partners in the use of the micro:bit, a programmable device designed to build coding and digital skills…
19 Sep, 2026
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Jason Arday’s story - A tale of two dons - Part 1
The story of Professor Jason Arday and his relatively brief engagement with Cambridge University as what it trumpeted as its “youngest Black professor ever” is now well known internationally. It is,…
19 Sep, 2026
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Barbara Carby to keynote UCC research conference
Disaster risk-management expert Dr Barbara Carby will deliver the keynote address at the University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s (UCC) 10th Annual Research Conference on September 23-24 at the…
19 Sep, 2026
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US$43B and counting...cost for US military war on Iran continues to climb
WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to September 3, the American military spent approximately US$43.6 billion on the war with Iran, according to a new estimate provided this week to lawmakers. The figure from US…
19 Sep, 2026
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MS NOW journalists say they were denied entry to the White House
NEW YORK (AP) — MS NOW – formerly MSNBC -- says its journalists were denied access to the White House Saturday morning. The action comes a day after United States President Donald Trump said he…
19 Sep, 2026
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Skeleton remains found in St Catherine
The police in St Catherine are trying to ascertain the identity of a man whose skeletal remains were found in the community of Bernard Lodge yesterday. Reports are that the remains were found near a…
19 Sep, 2026
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Arsenal suffers first defeat of EPL title defence
Arsenal slumped to the first loss of their English Premier League (EPL) title defence — and it was a heavy one at Brighton. After four straight wins for the champions, the 3-0 defeat at Amex Stadium…