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13 Sep, 2025
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Mechanic charged after allegedly hitting policeman with vehicle in Half-Way Tree
A St Catherine mechanic has been charged after allegedly using his motor vehicle to hit a police officer who attempted to stop him for an alleged traffic breach in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew on…
13 Sep, 2025
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‘Look at wi road now’
EXCITEMENT HAS been permeating Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Drive in St Andrew, renamed for the little girl who ran on the former Ashoka Road, now celebrated as the greatest female sprinter of all time.…
13 Sep, 2025
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ONE STEP FROM DISASTER
For over 30 years, Dorey McPherson sold goods at the Morant Bay Market in St Thomas, stepping countless times on the deteriorating manhole cover beside her stall – always without incident. But last…
13 Sep, 2025
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Position Ja as a value-added partner in supply chain
Jamaica is pursuing sustainable development in line with Vision 2030, which aims to secure developed country status by that year. The government highlights recent progress such as new roads, housing,…
13 Sep, 2025
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‘A clean voters’ list is a moral safeguard’
Failure by successive administrations to declare an enumeration period in Jamaica, for a complete reverification and purging of the voters’ list has fuelled concerns about the low percentage of the…
13 Sep, 2025
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Mayank Joshi | India’s GST 2.0: For simpler tax, stronger growth
When India first rolled out the goods and services tax (GST) in July 2017, country’s biggest economic reform since liberalisation, it was hailed as a “path-breaking legislation for New India.” Eight…
13 Sep, 2025
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Offniel Lamont | Physiotherapy and Jamaica’s ageing population
This year’s theme of World Physiotherapy Day was the role of physiotherapy and physical activity in healthy ageing, places the spotlight on preventing frailty and falls, two challenges that determine…
13 Sep, 2025
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Ronald Thwaites | Defeating ourselves
When expediency trumps principle, when selfishness or drunken power overtake self-restraint and mutuality, tragic damage is done to the human experience. Share with me some local and international…
13 Sep, 2025
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St Andrew landscaper charged after stolen Mercedes-Benz recovered
Police have charged a St Andrew landscaper after a stolen Mercedes-Benz motor car and other valuables were recovered in Junction in the parish on September 7. Charged with burglary, receiving stolen…