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Published:Thursday | July 20, 2017 | 12:00 AM

As the countdown continues, the anticipation is climbing with the heat of the summer days. As promised, Flair Magazine in partnership with Sugarplum is carefully organising the contents of your summer box.We know you are anxious and so we are...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMDanielle Mullings

Specifications• Micro SD card slot• Micro HDMI port• 7.9 inch screen diagonally• Resolution: 768 x 1024 pixels• Bluetooth• Global Positioning System (GPS)• Build and DesignThe tablet feels bulky but hollow at the...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AMBy Matt Day

The Seattle Times (TNS):Nintendo was hemmed in on both sides and is in deep trouble.The company's Wii U video-game console, an effort to add a small, semi-portable screen to the hit motion-sensing Wii, was a flop. And Nintendo's handheld consoles,...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

We exist in a four-dimensional world of time and space. Most people don't realise that 'time' is the fourth dimension. If I ask someone to meet me at a specific spot that can be defined by length, height and width, they will ask me, "when?"Our...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) has contracted the services of a national coordinator who has been mandated to create an environment to boost local and foreign investments in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.The coordinator...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The National Works Agency (NWA) said it is currently spending approximately $50 million to repair a number of roadways in St Catherine.Communication and customer service manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said the works which are ongoing began in...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Baby years are expected to be filled with laughter, giggles, and joy, but that's not the case for Zariah Robinson, who has been battling bilateral retinoblastoma, a rare cancer of the eye that affects children.Born of Jamaican parentage, the nine-...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The Ministry of Health is looking to engage an additional 500 public health aides this year as part of its Zika virus-response programme, aimed at ridding communities of mosquito-breeding sites.Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said the aides...

Published:Friday | July 21, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Wayne Fearon created history by becoming the first male to be placed in the top three of the Lasco/Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) Nurse of the Year competition, since its inception 18 years ago.Screams rang throughout the room as the emergency...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The lady and her son had travelled from a far country to seek help from the 'Public Eye' at JBC as to why the boy's papers to go live with his US citizen father were so delayed.In their presence, I called the father, linked the call with the...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

It is now a year since the constabulary force pledged, in accordance with the recommendation of the Simmons Enquiry, to engage in an internal review of the conduct of its members who were part of the 2010 operation in west Kingston to arrest the...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:As we have been gathering from the various newscasts, the hospitals have become overwhelmed with an influx of emergency cases. Most of these cases are a direct result of altercations ranging from family feud to gang...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

THE EDITOR, Sir:The Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference starts today at the Jamaica Conference Centre. Hundreds, including businessmen and tourists, will converge on the city of Kingston.However, is Kingston's environment ready for these visitors when...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The Second City was the place to be last week for the 25th anniversary of Reggae Sumfest. The Catherine Hall venue was jam-packed with music lovers, and our roving cameras captured all the highlights.

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis Sr

Berrydale, Portland:Rafting has resumed on the Rio Grande, Portland's premier tourist attraction, following an emergency meeting held with representatives of the parish's Destination Assurance Council (DAC) and raft captains.The meeting was held at...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

The Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) reports say that Jamaica has met all structural benchmarks under the precautionary standby arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as at the and of June 2017.It said that an IMF team...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP):President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has "complete power" to issue pardons, an assertion that comes amid investigations into Russian interference in last year's presidential election. It was one of many topics that appeared...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):Lucy Harris thinks Britain's decision to leave the European Union is a dream come true. Nick Hopkinson thinks it's a nightmare.The two Britons a 'leave' supporter and a '...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

SAN ANTONIO (AP):Authorities called to a Walmart parking lot found eight people dead and 20 others in dire condition in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer, victims of what police said...

Published:Sunday | July 23, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (CMC):While there were no known indigenous or foreign terrorist groups operating in Trinidad and Tobago, the United States says the twin-island republic had the highest per capita rate of ISIS recruitment in the Western Hemisphere in 2016...

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