The minority caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation says it will move a no-confidence motion against Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams and his deputy, Clive Mundle, at a special sitting it has requested following a dramatic end to Thursday’s monthly meeting. Minority Leader Scean Barnswell, the councillor for the Hayes division, has declared that the opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is poised to take over the majority and steer the parish in a new direction.

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Any effort to challenge the Trump administration’s plan to livestream the firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan might rest solely with the man sentenced to death for killing 13 people at the Texas military base in 2009, experts say. Broadcasting the event worldwide isn’t mentioned in the Army rules governing how rare military executions are carried out.

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THE MONTEGO BAY Sports Complex, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa in 2025, is on course to host its first match back in December, according to the chairman of Montego Bay Multi Sport Development Limited, Yoni Epstein. “Our intent, as I said before, is to host our first (football) match back at Montego Bay Sports Complex in December,” Epstein said in the Second City yesterday. Jamaica Premier League campaigners Montego Bay United will, therefore, return to their home base before the end of the year. “I think the first match is December 2,” he added.

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On Saturday, Nadine Sutherland will receive the Key to the City of Tamarac, Florida, and the Key to Broward County, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to Jamaican music and lasting cultural impact across the Caribbean diaspora. The keys will be presented during the second annual Red Gala at the Tamarac Community Center. The first winner of the ‘Tastee Talent Contest’, Sutherland was the first artiste signed by Bob Marley to Tuff Gong and has been a musical and cultural ambassador for Jamaica for 45 years.

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Minority shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) voted to accept a buyout by parent company Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Ltd (SCHL), clearing a key hurdle towards taking the island’s second-largest bank private. On Thursday, SGJ shares dropped 2.0 per cent during midday trading on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), with sellers offering shares at $72.50.

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