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Jamaica Gleaner

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:11:32 -0500
‘VICTORY FOR DEMOCRACY’
TWO CHRISTIAN advocacy groups have welcomed the move by the United States to ban the flying of the Pride flag at its embassies, with one dubbing it a global win for democracy. Reacting to the development, President of the Love March Movement, Dr...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:12:15 -0500
JC boy’s liver ‘nicked’ after being robbed, stabbed at Champs
A 17-YEAR-OLD student of Jamaica College (JC) was left hospitalised after criminals robbed him of his cell phone and stabbed him outside the gates of the National Stadium in Kingston on Friday, where the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:12:34 -0500
Bunting butts heads with Sinclair
Deputy Senate President Charles Sinclair yesterday clashed with Peter Bunting, the leader of opposition business, over the latter’s insistence that he would finish Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s Budget presentation, which was cut short on Marc...

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:12:46 -0500
No TAJ sanctions!
HEAD OF Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) Ainsley Powell says there is no plan for any employee to be sanctioned over the situation where the agency has spent almost $400 million for the leasing of two buildings that remain unoccupied. The TAJ has.....

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:11:03 -0500
Woodsville residents construct their own bridge
WESTERN BUREAU: NECESSITY IS the mother of invention. That is an idiom commonly used and is now proven by the residents of Woodsville, in Hanover eastern, a deep-rural community that also falls in the Hopewell division in the Hanover Municipal...

Jamaica Observer

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Jamaica Star

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:39:23 -0500
Beyoncé shares ‘Cowboy Carter’ track list ahead of album, mentions Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson
Buckle up, cowpoke: On Wednesday, Beyonce shared the track list for her forthcoming album, "Act ll: Cowboy Carter." "Cowboy Carter" arrives Friday, but fans got a sneak peek on the superstar's...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:36:05 -0500
Bahamian charged for role in a human smuggling conspiracy
A Bahamian national has been charged for his alleged role in a human smuggling conspiracy that resulted in multiple migrant deaths. According to an indictment unsealed in the Southern District of Florida Vandrick Nelson Smith, also known as...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:33:40 -0500
UNICEF warns that “countless children” are at risk of death in Haiti
The executive director of the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, Tuesday said "countless children" are at risk of death in Haiti as gangs tighten their grip on power and the humanitarian crisis worsens in...

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:30:09 -0500
Gov’t to launch tender process for north coast highway expansion in fourth quarter
The Government is looking to launch the tender process for expansion of the North Coast Highway during the fourth quarter of 2024. Prime Minister, Andrew Holness said that the requisite documentation is being compiled. Holness, who was making his......

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:23:58 -0500
'I did not kill anyone,' murder accused tells court
Alexander Page, a St Catherine resident accused of murder, maintained his innocence when he appeared before the parish court on Wednesday. 

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