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Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Esperita García de Perez got her first vaccination against COVID-19 in May. That, along with her Catholic faith, made her feel better protected against the virus, and she had hoped to get her second shot of...
CommentsStocks Round Up | Portland JSX, Ciboney Group and TransJamaican USD today's top advancers
The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Combined Index closed the week marginally down on Friday. The hectic trading session ended with an advance/decline ratio of 45/33. The JSE Combined Index declined by 458.67 points or 0.11 per cent to close at 407,...
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Ready! Set! Stop! Premium
Ahead of its 83rd annual conference this weekend, the People’s National Party (PNP) is reporting that 98 per cent of its candidates have been selected for the impending local government elections. But the party is demanding that the prime minister...
CommentsJamaican-owned laundromat looks to clean up Antigua market Premium
WESTERN BUREAU: Antigua and Barbuda laundromat and dry cleaning operator Dr Onika Campbell has inked a major franchise distributorship deal with United States manufacturer of textiles and fine linen, Thomaston Mills. Campbell, who owns Express...
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JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation gives $1.7m towards UHWI field hospital
The JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation has joined with other corporate donors to make the near-completed field hospital at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) a reality, with its donation of approximately $1.7 million. This facility, which...
CommentsPwC Jamaica makes education a priority
PwC Jamaica made a donation of $500,000 to the Boulevard Baptist Church’s Student Affairs Programme on Tuesday in aid of 50 students seeking support to return to the classroom this semester. According to Leighton McKnight, territory leader, PwC...
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Honduras win a catalyst – Whitmore Premium
National senior men’s football team head coach Theodore Whitmore said that their win over Honduras in their FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday is a big relief for the Reggae Boyz and a step in the right direction for the team. The Reggae Boyz...
CommentsSunshine Girls ready for T&T challenge
National senior women’s netball team head coach Connie Francis says that the Sunshine Girls will not be taking Trinidad and Tobago (T...
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Central bank targets large merchants for digital wallets
Jamaica’s central bank wants cash-intensive industries to set up digital wallets to pay pensioners, enable toll road payments, and facilitate remittance flows. That would cover nearly one million people, cumulatively, based on the figures cited by...
CommentsProven REIT brings high-rise residential complex to Ocho Rios
A lready dotted with luxury apartments, the hillside overlooking Ocho Rios is to be further developed with the construction of a multistorey residential complex, with construction set to begin by year end. In its first investment in the resort...
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Five Questions With Miss Jamaica World Khalia Hall
Khalia Hall, 25, was crowned Miss Jamaica World 2021 during the exciting finals of the competition held on October 9 at the Courtleigh Auditorium. She beat 14 other finalists for the title and was crowned by Miss World 1976 winner, Cindy...
Comments‘Truly honoured’
Basil Watson said he is “truly honoured” after he was chosen to design the national Windrush Monument, which will stand at London Waterloo station in the United Kingdom (UK). “I’m truly honoured to be chosen to design this monument from an...
CommentsReminiscing on Goat Island Trans-shipment Port
THE EDITOR, Madam: With our economy undoubtedly contracting almost to the point of stalling and seeing how the level of vaccine hesitancy is preventing a return to normalcy, I cannot help reflecting on how the Goat Island Trans-shipment Port would...
CommentsThe ‘other students’ in the virtual classroom
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we grapple with the idea of normalcy amid the ongoing pandemic, it is evident that online school is fast becoming the default mode for teaching and learning. I applaud our Ministry of Education, Youth...
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Bow-and-arrow killings seen as an ‘act of terror’
KONGSBERG (AP): The bow-and-arrow rampage by a man who killed five people in a small town near Norway’s capital appeared to be a terrorist act, authorities said on Thursday, a bizarre and shocking attack in a Scandinavian country where violent...
CommentsAt least 46 killed in apartment building inferno
KAOHSIUNG (AP): At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said. Neighbourhood residents...
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JACANA opens new store in New Kingston
A circle forms around an older woman perusing JACANA’s four collections at its New Kingston opening last Friday. It’s veteran journalist Barbara Blake-Hannah, and her eyes sparkle above her mask as she absorbs the space as a member of the Cannabis...
Something Extra | Friday
Heineken hosted a premium private screening of the new James Bond flick, No Time To Die, at the New Kingston Drive-In on Wednesday. The guests, dressed in their best Bond-inspired looks, from sexy bodycon dresses to suits and tuxes, and shades of...
Editorial | A fresh start for education?
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