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Norris R. McDonald | ‘Dead money’ or prosperity? - Put Jamaica’s wealth to work
In 1995, Prime Minister P. J. Patterson ended Jamaica’s long relationship with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), setting the country on a more independent economic path.
It was a historic…
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US$490m greenlight for Alpart revival
The Chinese owners of the Alpart alumina refinery have committed to a US$490-million first phase of a major modernisation programme, with construction targeted to begin before the end of this year and…
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by Edmond Campbell
IC vows to stick to mandate despite legal challenges
Amid a rise in lawsuits filed by state actors against Jamaica’s principal anti-corruption agency over the past financial year, the leadership of the Integrity Commission (IC) says it remains…
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by Tanesha Mundle
Judge refuses Vaz-Campbell defamation trial delay request
A defamation trial involving People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, and his co-claimants is set to begin in the Supreme Court today after a High…
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by Erica Virtue
‘This is for you my son’ - Veteran lawyer Bert Samuels dedicates African museum, legacy and future to son Safari
Veteran attorney and Pan-Africanist Bert Samuels on Sunday opened the Kumasi African Museum – a repository of Black history – at his Belvedere, St Andrew home and, in an emotionally charged moment,…
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by Sashana Small
HEART students gain ‘priceless’ experience in China
Three years ago, while working at a supermarket in Black River, St Elizabeth, Javier Farquharson received a flyer about the robotics programme at the HEART/NSTA Trust Derrick Rochester Southwest…
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JBI, partners back small poultry farmers
For St Ann poultry farmer Marcia Bygrave, collecting 50 broiler chicks at the Port Rhoades Sports Club recently was more than the start of another rearing cycle. It marked the beginning of a new…
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by Kimone Francis
CARICOM leaders back CCJ review amid Barnett row
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have turned to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a legal review of the process used to reappoint Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett after pushback from…
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by Edmond Campbell
IC flags senator - Upper House member joins six MPs in illicit enrichment probes
A member of the Upper House has joined the ranks of parliamentarians who are currently under investigation for potential illicit enrichment and or submitting false information to Jamaica’s principal…