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Aspiring musician Daine Macklimore, the founder of the Montego Bay-based Impulse Tiling and Construction Company, has had a lifelong passion for music, which he is now pursuing in Ghana.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Jack-of-all-trades Daine Macklimore reviving dormant musical passion

WESTERN BUREAU: Daine Macklimore, a versatile jack-of-all-trades who has garnered experience in various fields from hospitality to tiling over the past 20 years, is returning to his old youthful…
Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

No blood at sofa wash site, says investigator

A forensic crime scene investigator testified Thursday that no traces of blood were found at the location where a sofa – allegedly stained with blood – was reportedly washed, casting doubt on earlier…
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December 9, 2025

Former manager admits to stealing $57m from hotel accounts

A former operations manager at a boutique hotel in Negril is to be sentenced on October 13 after admitting to embezzling more than $57 million from his employer’s bank accounts, which he initially…
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December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

MoBay mayor urges ex-gangsters to turn to farming, agribusiness

WESTERN BUREAU: With St James now enjoying crime reduction on a scale not seen in over two decades, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is urging displaced gangsters to turn a new page by channelling…
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville celebrates after crossing the finish line in first place, mining gold and claiming the World Champion title in the men’s 100m on Sunday.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

When Oblique Seville ripped his kit

WHEN I first heard the name Oblique Seville, it stood out. Oblique? “Who would really want to name their child, Oblique, and why,” I thought to myself. I knew the meaning of oblique, but I actually…
Principal of the Manchester-based Bethabara Primary School, Cecil Hamilton (centre), along with Vice Principal Ritta Evans Lowe (left), and teacher, Dionne Salkey Francis, display trophies won by the school for its high-quality greenhouse crops and value
December 9, 2025

Bethabara Primary looking to brand, market greenhouse crops

THE BETHABARA Primary School in Newport, Manchester, is looking to brand and market the high-quality crops and value-added products from its greenhouse farm. Principal of the institution, Cecil…
December 9, 2025

Jamaicans EAT AgriTech initiative to be launched at UTech in October

THE UNIVERSITY of Technology, Jamaica, through its School of Engineering, has partnered with Microsoft volunteers and the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) along with other…
Principal of Siloah Primary School Oneil Larmond (right) with 12-year-old former student, Terriann Haye who was recently placed at St Elizabeth Technical High School.
December 9, 2025

JWN Foundation applauds excellence

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Torriann Haye, a former student of Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth, is an excited JWN Foundation scholarship recipient. A top performer for her school in the recent Primary Exit…
Dr Horace Chang, General Secretary for the Jamaica Labour Party.
December 9, 2025

JLP says gov't will not be bullied on House Speaker appointment

The Jamaica Labour Party says it strongly rejects what it calls an attempt by the Opposition People's National Party to bully the governing administration into excluding two "eminently…