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5 Questions With … Shaggy

wo-time Grammy winner and diamond-selling reggae-dancehall artiste Shaggy can easily spin his recording studio into a make-believe casino, and when he does, the stakes are high. But he is confident…
Entertainment
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Get ready for Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae 

The second edition of Lovers Rock: A Night of British Reggae takes place on May 17 at Pon Top Seafood Grill & Bar in Kingston. This event salutes the genre that originated in the United Kingdom…
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Festival Song Competition semi-final show Saturday

The road to the 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition continues this Saturday, May 16, with the highly anticipated semi-final show at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre, starting at 6 pm.
Letters
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READERS’ REACTIONS - Taskforce to look at strategies to tackle Jamaica's declining birth rate

Ppl ain’t stupid. They won’t have children unless they see a sustainable future. Make the future sustainable and watch the plan b’s stop selling. - @S_K_Mar
Letters
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Bad roads robbing Treasure Beach of its magic, and visitors 

THE EDITOR, Madam: I have been blessed to reside in the Treasure Beach area for over two decades.  As an activist for sustainable agriculture, I have spent the past 20 years advocating for the…
Letters
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Letter of the Day | Protecting our environment victory or another drawn-out battle? 

THE EDITOR, Madam: I was driving to Montego Bay recently and passed through Discovery Bay, I found myself rejoicing over the ruling of the Constitutional Court regarding the Dry Harbour Mountains.…
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Kristen Gyles | No shortage of land

f you've ever had the privilege of travelling over the island by plane, you have probably looked down from the airplane window and marvelled at the vast amounts of unused land across Jamaica. 
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Texas puts man to death for a retired professor's killing in its 600th execution since 1982

A man who experts for both prosecutors and defence attorneys had said was intellectually disabled became the 600th person executed in Texas since 1982, put to death Thursday evening for the killing of…
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Peter Espeut | Violent society, violent adults, violent children

There has been much concern expressed in the press and on the airwaves about violence between students in our public schools.  In recent months, two students have been killed by their peers in…