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25 Sep, 2025
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How a mother’s vision grew into St Ann’s trusted family bookstore
Twenty years ago in Brown’s Town, St Ann, Sandra DaCosta opened a small bookstore with a simple goal: to provide for her family. What began as a small venture quickly blossomed into Direct Books &…
25 Sep, 2025
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Scotia Insurance powers 22 students back to school with scholarships
Almost two dozen families began the new school year with a financial boost, thanks to Scotia Insurance. Twenty-two outstanding students, representing Scotiabank branches islandwide, have each been…
25 Sep, 2025
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Five selected for inaugural Jamaica Diaspora Impact Awards
TORONTO: Five outstanding Jamaican-Canadians will be celebrated by the Consulate General of Jamaica in Toronto for their contributions to justice, business, education, health, community and youth…
25 Sep, 2025
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Stop platforming those who seek to divide us
Charlie Kirk’s memorial service last Sunday galvanised a touchstone moment for far-right conservatism and American nationalism. If you previously had no idea who the right-wing pundit was, you’d be…
25 Sep, 2025
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Enslaved African converted by the Moravians
THE SERIES started with, among other things, the question of how a formerly enslaved African, Aniaso, renamed Archibald John Monteath, came to be buried in the Carmel Moravian Churchyard in…
25 Sep, 2025
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Growth & Jobs | Preparation, negotiating and grit touted as MSME success drivers
MICRO, SMALL and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being urged to put compliance, governance and financing at the centre of their growth strategies, with experts stressing that early preparation…
24 Sep, 2025
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Public pressure
The public defender has demanded that police make body-worn cameras mandatory in all operations, joining rights groups in calling for urgent reforms after the fatal shooting of 22-year-old Jahmar…
24 Sep, 2025
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Fallout between relatives leaves community tense from deadly violence
Life-saving blood was yesterday being sought for one of two men who were shot and injured after marauding gunmen opened heavy fire on patrons inside a bar at the Galloway and Mission roads…
24 Sep, 2025
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JTA president: Targeted approach needed to address bullying
Stating that bullying is an age-old problem in schools, Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver says it is time for the Ministry of Education, Youth, Skills and Information to take a…