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Rush-hour storm floods New York City area

NEW YORK (AP) — A potent rush-hour rainstorm swamped the New York metropolitan area on Friday, shutting down parts of the city's subway system, flooding streets and highways, and delaying flights into LaGuardia Airport. Up to 5 inches (...
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St James police hunting colleague's killers

The St James police say they will not relent until they find the killers of one of their former colleagues, retired Constable Patrick Haye, and three other men. Haye, who retired in January after serving in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF...
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CCJ appeal Premium

A majority of Jamaicans 18 years and over have voiced strong support for the country to replace the United Kingdom (UK)-based Privy Council with the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). An RJRGLEANER Communications Group-commissioned Don Anderson poll...
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Lesbian minister catering to LGBTQ+ people’s spirituality Premium

ANGELINE JACKSON’S ministry is centred around affirming members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ+) community, by providing an environment where they feel free to express their spirituality, regardless of their sexual...
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Jamaica missing the boat on blue economy Premium

JAMAICA IS nowhere near ready to exploit the many new and emerging economic opportunities on offer from the blue economy, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) disclosed during the recent International Workshop on Sustainable Blue Economies in...
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Italy anti-inflation pact expected to cut consumer costs by €4b

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni launched a pact Thursday with Italian industry aimed at keeping prices down on a range of essential goods, including food, personal care and baby items, which consumer advocates said could mean billions in savings for...
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Former West Indies captain Jason Holder fixes his sunglasses after a training session at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Cricket West Indies President Dr Kishore Shallow has refuted claims that Kensington Oval will host next year’s final of the

ICC has the last say

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) made recommendations to the International Cricket Council (ICC) about the match allocations for the 2024 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in the Caribbean and United States, but the proposal still...
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Ja’s Patterson pleased with basketball journey

BORN in Bronx, New York, to Jamaican parents, Marcus Patterson says he fell in love with basketball while growing up and watching his older brothers on the court. Patterson, who attended the Mount Saint Michael Academy and Russell Sage College,...
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Portland Private Equity Chairman and investor Michael Lee-Chin.

Portland Fund III to deploy one-third of funds to women-led companies Premium

Portland Private Equity LP, an investment firm controlled by Michael Lee-Chin, is promising to target women for financing through the new equity fund it’s in the process of seeding. Portland Caribbean Fund III, otherwise called PCF III or Fund III...
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Seprod gets shareholder nod to create new shares

Food manufacturing and distribution company Seprod on Wednesday received shareholder approval to increase the company’s authorised shares, but is still silent on when the new capital will be deployed and for what purpose. The company’s share...
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Joel Miller took the title of Best Overall 2023 Film for his short film ‘Blackbird’ in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission FiWi Short Film Competition.

Five Questions with Joel Miller

Joel Miller is one of Jamaica’s fastest rising filmmakers. The young creative first started his journey into the arts well over a decade ago in the theatre when he set his mind to writing his first play. With stellar reception, Sins of the Father...
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Ringo Starr talks ‘Rewind Forward’, the AI-assisted final Beatles track and more

LOS ANGELES (AP): There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr – drummer for the Beatles, award-winning soloist, photographer, narrator, actor, activist. To call him prolific would almost shortchange his accomplishments. But it also feels...
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Editorial | Audit Parliament

Assuming she acted on her own volition – as was indirectly implied by Finance Minister Nigel Clarke – Valrie Curtis’ recent premature advisory to senators that were in line for a hefty pay hike is another case of managers bungling in Parliament...
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Peter Espeut | Taking over church schools

For many, the takeover of all church and private schools by the government of Guyana in 1976 is still fresh in our minds. Prior to 1976, the churches ran the best schools in the country, compared to government-owned schools which were of lower...
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Letter of the Day | Build a better road culture

THE EDITOR, Madam: Road killings in Jamaica are an existential threat not only to animals, but also to humans. A Spanish teacher at Savanna-la-Mar Primary School recently died in a road collision en route to school in Font Hill, St Elizabeth....
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Accident survivor wants new highway leg closed after cow crash “How can these cows go roaming, ain’t the owners not concerned about praedial larceny?” – @ForeveryoungFi1 “The authorities need to close all roads in Jamaica until the...
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Dozens of people from all over the world line in front of the central registration centre for asylum seekers in Berlin, Germany, on Monday.

Shelters for migrants filling up as attitudes toward them harden

BERLIN (AP): Dozens of people from around the world lined up on a sunny morning this week in front of a former mental health hospital in Berlin to apply for asylum in Germany. There were two older women from Moldova. A young man from Somalia sat...
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PM visits wedding fire victims as two more die from their injuries

BAGHDAD (AP): Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday visited injured patients and the families of victims in northern Iraq days after a deadly wedding fire killed around 100 people, as two more people died from their injuries and additional remains were...
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CEO of Kalia & Co Designs, Taneish Miller, poses with some of her own creations.

Kalia & Co upping the bag ante

BORN OUT of a desire to upgrade the quality of merchandise available to tourists when they visit the island, Taneish Miller started Kalia...

Confident in clothing: Style enthusiast Margo Makes fashion her motivation

In 2020, Camargo Kerr made her debut in the world of style, aiming to blend her distinctive walk with the realm of exceptional fashion. Since then, this passionate style enthusiast has established herself as a celebrated thrifter and upcycler,...
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