Tortuga to spend more than US$400m rebuilding Ja resorts
Tortuga Resorts will spend more than US$400 million (J$64 billion) rebuilding its Jamaican hotels after Hurricane Melissa, with phased reopenings due to begin in the first quarter of 2027. It is the first time the owner has put a figure on the work.
Board minutes battle - HEART/NSTA seeks to overturn ATI tribunal’s disclosure order
The Government’s principal training agency is heading to court to challenge an order by an appeal tribunal requiring it to hand over unredacted and authenticated minutes of all board meetings over a four-year period, along with related documents, to the attorneys representing a senior manager.
Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – One of Haiti's most powerful gangs said on Friday that it reached out to a government agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for "peace, stability and national reconciliation". The 400 Mawozo gang sent a three-page statement to The Associated Press stressing that "dialogue is not a capitulation", but rather an "act of patriotic responsibility to preserve human lives". The United Nations and human rights groups have accused 400 Mawozo of raping, killing and kidnapping people, which it has denied.
NEW HOME BOUNCE? - Busy Mount Pleasant look to start JPL life in new stadium with a win
Surprise package Tru-Juice could reclaim the lead in the Legend Jamaica Premier League (LJPL) standings when they face champions Portmore United in their St Catherine derby at Ferdi Neita Park at 3 p.m. today. Portmore also have plenty to play for, with a victory potentially lifting them into the top six for the first time this season. Tru-Juice sit second on 17 points, one behind leaders Waterhouse, who are scheduled to play on Monday. Portmore are seventh on 10 points, one behind Mount Pleasant and two adrift of Tivoli Gardens.
Coach elated with ballooning STATHS track programme
Warrican disappointed despite four-for
Wolmer’s blank Hillel to advance to quarterfinals
Ten Types Beauty Contest captivates Jamaica – Part 1
In 1955, Jamaica held the Ten Types Beauty Contest, where 10 separate beauty queens were selected based on their race and complexion. With immense positive feedback from local and international press, the pageant projected the idea of Jamaica as a racial paradise. With this branding of Jamaican society, the pageant became one of the major influences in shaping the nation’s new national motto: Out of Many, One People.
Clarendon gets full taste of Livewire
Tortuga to spend more than US$400m rebuilding Ja resorts
Tortuga Resorts will spend more than US$400 million (J$64 billion) rebuilding its Jamaican hotels after Hurricane Melissa, with phased reopenings due to begin in the first quarter of 2027. It is the first time the owner has put a figure on the work.
Fidelity adds Chery as parent flags Ja underperformance
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It’s CFDA win number three for Diotima’s Rachel Scott
The Third time’s the charm for Jamaican fashion designer Rachel Scott. The New York-based Scott, who founded and is the creative director of the Diotima brand, won the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award at Monday’s Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Fashion Awards. “I was very surprised to win,” she confessed two days later.
Dream House | A pondside gem in Treasure Beach
Tavy’s Tag Dat brings Jamaican proverbs to life
Editorial | Leveraging the Commonwealth
Although much of the pre-summit focus was the contentious question of reparations for chattel slavery, a significant outcome of last week’s conference of Commonwealth leaders was the attention they paid to bolstering trade and investment between their countries.
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.