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Chybar urges shared responsibility for healthcare crisis
WESTERN BUREAU: Businessman Moses Chybar, president of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and a practicing wellness coach, is urging Jamaicans to take greater personal responsibility for their…
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Updated 20 hours ago

Disbarred attorney promises to restore client’s $37m by early August
Disbarred attorney Ano Miller-Sewell, who reportedly misappropriated more than $37 million entrusted to her by a client in a failed real estate transaction, has promised to repay the outstanding…
Updated 19 hours ago by Janet Silvera

Issa calls for world-class performing arts centre in west
WESTERN BUREAU: Hotelier Christopher Issa has called for the construction of a world-class performing arts centre in western Jamaica, arguing that the region’s cultural talent has long been…
Updated 19 hours ago by Karen Madden

‘We have what it takes’ - Spanish, Belgian fans in Jamaica gear up for WCup showdown
Spain enters today’s World Cup quarterfinals against Belgium as heavy favourites, but with that tag comes much anxiety for their fans. The two European nations will square off at the Los Angeles…
Updated 19 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

StCMC wants stronger push to recop funds spent repairing infrastructure

The St Catherine Municipal Corporation (StCMC) has unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at better protecting public infrastructure and ensuring that local authorities are compensated for damage…
Updated 20 hours ago

CALL FOR IC SHIFT - Samuda proposes FID takes over review of MPs’ financial filings
Government Minister Matthew Samuda has floated a recommendation for the Financial Investigations Division (FID) to be given the mandate to review or examine the statutory declarations of members of…
Updated 14 hours ago

AI wealth wave threatens to push Bay Area home prices further out of reach
The impending public listings of OpenAI and Anthropic could unleash a wave of employee wealth large enough to buy nearly a third of all homes in San Francisco, according to Redfin, a US real estate…
Updated 14 hours ago

US home prices hit all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise
Sales of previously occupied US homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability challenges for prospective home buyers.
Updated 14 hours ago

Oil prices, stocks hold steadier as calm returns to financial markets worldwide
Wall Street and oil prices were holding steadier on Thursday in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.