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June 19, 2026

24 rounds of ammunition seized by police in Spanish Town
Members of the St Catherine North Proactive Investigation Unit on Thursday seized 24 rounds of ammunition during an operation in the community of Waterloo in Spanish Town.
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June 19, 2026

Wayne Campbell | Closing the survival gap equity in Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder. That means it is passed down from a parent’s genes. It causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood…
June 19, 2026

McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honour America's 250th birthday
The company said on Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most US restaurants for a limited time, starting June…
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June 19, 2026

US filings for unemployment benefits fall to 226,000 last week as lay-offs remain historically low 
The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as lay-offs remained in the same historically low range of recent years. US applications for unemployment benefits in the week…
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June 19, 2026

Investors might ignore AI giants like SpaceX, but their 401(k) pension accounts won’t
While Americans might want to ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and initial public offerings (IPOs), their 401(k) pension accounts likely can't. SpaceX is now worth US$2.1…
June 19, 2026

SpaceX buys AI coding start-up Cursor for US$60 billion in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI
SpaceX will move forward with its US$60-billion acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Cursor as Elon Musk's space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals…
June 19, 2026

Another Negril murder, residents deeply worried
Residents and business stakeholders in Negril, Westmoreland are again expressing fear about the crime situation in the resort town following the murder of yet another high-profile resident, which has…
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June 19, 2026

Francis Wade | The leader who fixed everything - And inspired no one
You are a leader striving to motivate your staff, and it still isn’t working. Why are your efforts yielding so few results? Here’s a contrarian take based on some of Donald Trump’s supporters.
June 19, 2026

Mother of pregnant teen with cancer who died challenges Dominican Republic’s strict abortion ban
The mother of a teenage girl who died after doctors in the Dominican Republic delayed treating her for cancer because she was pregnant is challenging the country’s strict abortion ban.