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Man City move past US$600m with Enzo, Ndiaye signings
AP: Manchester City completed its US$440-million midfield rebuild yesterday by signing Argentina international Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in a deal worth 125 million pounds (US$169 million), a fee…
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Kaepernick refuses to watch NFL
NEW YORK (AP): Colin Kaepernick still watches football. Just not the NFL. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback told NBC News in an interview that he prefers to watch college football instead.…
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We must plan for the equal and opposite reaction
Back in May of 2023, when then finance minister, Nigel Clarke, addressed the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association of Jamaica’s (TOBA) Evening of Excellence as its guest speaker, he made it…
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by Mickalia Kington
Parents, educators urged to look out for hand, foot, and mouth disease
WESTERN BUREAU: As the new school year gets under way next week, parents and educators are being urged to be on the lookout for hand, foot, and mouth disease, a highly contagious viral illness that…
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Chevron expected to announce expansion operations in Venezuela, US official says
Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil…
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Daenia Ashpole appointed CEO of JBDC
Daenia Ashpole has been appointed chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), assuming leadership of the agency charged with supporting the growth and development…
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J’can to oversee World Bank operations in Barbados, Eastern Caribbean
Jamaica-born Judith Green has been appointed the World Bank Group’s country manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States. Based in Barbados, Green will represent the International Bank for…
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by Albert Ferguson
Knockalva now offering free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme
WESTERN BUREAU: Natalie Thompson, the principal of Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), is inviting students from across Jamaica to take advantage of its free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme, which is…
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Tourism sector backs Coopers Pen relocation plans
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has pledged the support of the tourism sector to residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, who were recently left homeless after the demolition of 20 houses.…