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18 Oct, 2026
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Netflix co-stars bring Hollywood ambitions to The Rock
Close to signing on the dotted line, American actors Richard Lawson and Ricco Ross are primed to begin shooting film and television projects on The Rock soon for their separate production companies.
18 Oct, 2026
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AI creating workforce and ‘businesses of one’
Private companies in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are building artificial-intelligence (AI) tools into their operations even though the Government’s national AI policy is still being drafted,…
18 Oct, 2026
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Tesla’s new Roadster car can thrust itself into the air, but don’t expect to drive it anytime soon
Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself into the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn’t expect to take it for a spin anytime soon. Elon…
18 Oct, 2026
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Yaneek Page | NaRRA’s reconstruction boom must strengthen communities and small businesses too
Picture Western Jamaica three years from now if the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) delivers fully on the ambition outlined by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in his Budget…
18 Oct, 2026
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From intern to industry mentor
More than two decades after entering Red Stripe as an intern, spirits consultant Teika Samuda is using her experience to open doors for Jamaica’s next generation of bartenders. Over the next two…
18 Oct, 2026
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Highest inflation in four years will result in ‘some hardships’ says Dr King
Jamaica’s annual inflation rate climbed to 8.6 per cent in September, the highest since December 2022 and above the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) four-to-six per cent target range, according to the…
18 Oct, 2026
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A brief history of literacy in Jamaica
Education under the Spanish The Spanish arrived in Jamaica in 1494, and settled the island in 1510. They were known to establish colonies of settlement in those territories which were a priority…
18 Oct, 2026
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Conga player Larry McDonald happy to ‘rise to the occasion’
It’s a Thursday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, which means jazz, specifically Herbie Miller’s Jazz Night at the Blend Bar and Lounge, and the featured performer is the Kenroy…
18 Oct, 2026
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Jamaican voices with stories that inspire
As a strategic complement to the Black History Month celebrations observed in Britain during October, the team of spoken-word artist and film-maker Judith Falloon-Reid and internationally acclaimed…