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Plastic tide

August 09, 2026 | News
A heavy influx of foreign plastic waste bearing Spanish and French labels is piling up along Jamaica’s eastern coastline, creating a severe environmental hazard that threatens marine life and the food chain. In Holland Bay, St Thomas, the pile-up of largely non-biodegradable debris includes beverage containers, household packaging, and commercial waste from products widely distributed in the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Haiti, Guadeloupe, and Martinique.
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Women’s 800m in spotlight at European Championships

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Shy as a kid, Audrey Werro took her dad’s advice before races that “I have to be a lion”. The 22-year-old Swiss star, who uses a lion’s roar celebration, will be in the spotlight at the European Championships, when she’s expected to line up against Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol in the highly anticipated women’s 800 metres.
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A brilliant anchor leg from Shanoya Douglas powered Jamaica to their fourth consecutive women’s 4x100 metres title at the World Under-20 Championships, clocking a world-leading 42.89 seconds on yesterday’s final day in Eugene, Oregon. With favourites the United States failing to reach the final, Jamaica seized the opportunity. Sashana Johnson, a 200m finalist, gave the team a strong start, followed by Theianna-Lee Terrelonge and Natrece East.

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Scammers’ car wash

Two Jamaican lottery scammers directed their elderly American victims to deposit millions of dollars into accounts they used to operate separate used-car dealerships in Jamaica, United States (US) authorities have charged. The allegations were detailed in documents filed in a US court in the case against Jordan Trought, the Jamaican lottery scammer who pleaded guilty for his role as a high-ranking member of an international fraud scheme that stole more than US$9 million, or about J$1.4 billion, from more than 200 elderly American citizens through a sweepstakes scam.

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Shanoya Douglas anchors Jamaica to victory in the women’s 4x100 metres on the final day of the World Under-20 Championships in Oregon yesterday.
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DOUGLAS DELIVERS GOLD

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Stranger Cole and Millicent Todd, the duo known as Stranger and Pats,y made their musical mark with songs such as the classic ‘When You Call My Name’.
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‘Gratitude and sadness’ at posthumous OD for Stranger Cole

A little less than two months after his death, the Government of Jamaica has announced that ska, rocksteady and reggae pioneer Wilburn ‘Stranger’ Cole (also spelt Strangejah) has been awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer for his outstanding contribution to the development of Jamaican music. This posthumous award is a bittersweet moment for his family. “We are grateful to be recognised,” Stranger’s son, Theodore ‘Squidly’ Cole, told The Gleaner. “But I’m sad that he didn’t collect himself.

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Cove cinema in Island Village, Ocho Rios.
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Ocho Rios cinema picks up patrons after MoBay closure

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A 10-bedroom, 13-bathroom mansion set on a steep, heavily wooded hillside.
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Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, addresses the ceremony for the official launch of the implementation of the flexible work arr
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Editorial | National Partnership Council on life support?

Audrey Marks is a minister in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation. In that role, Ms Marks’ mandate includes overseeing the introduction of new technologies in government ministries, agencies and departments (MDAs) to enhance efficiency, thus reducing friction in their interface with the public, including businesses. It is part of the government’s drive to transform Jamaica into a competitive 21st-century economy.

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