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Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, August 12.
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Cuba says US sanctions block efforts to open economy

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to know…
Children watch a movie on a mobile device at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday.
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First group of deportees arrives after US ends TPS programme

CAP-HAITIEN (AP): The US deported more than 160 people to Haiti on Thursday for the first time since the Trump administration won a legal battle to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for some…
Britain’s Prince Harry arrives at London’s High Court on January 21, 2026.
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Prince Harry and others to pay initial US$13m over failed invasion of privacy case

LONDON (AP): Prince Harry and six others, including Elton John, have been ordered to pay an initial £ 9.5 million (US$13 million) to the publisher of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper following their…
Medical and healthcare practitioners listen keenly to data on mental health during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review, held at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
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Stigma blocking children from mental-health care

WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a major barrier preventing children and…
Charna-Kay McLauren (centre) speaks with NPSC Regional Parenting Support managers Sabrina Williams of Region 5 (left) and Tamara Show-McFarlane (right) during a visit to her newly constructed home in Arlington, St Elizabeth.
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NPSC, Food For The Poor help family rebuild after storm

For Charna-Kay McLauren of Arlington, St Elizabeth, the journey from heartbreak to hope has been defined by resilience, faith and determination. After Hurricane Melissa destroyed the home she shared…
Journalist Janet Silvera receives the inaugural First Dance Studios FLAME Award from founder and artistic director Jody-Marie Smith during the National Dance Theatre Company’s 64th Season of Dance finale in Montego Bay on Sunday.
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First Dance Studios honours Janet Silvera with inaugural FLAME Award

First Dance Studios has honoured journalist and civic leader Janet Silvera with its inaugural FLAME Award for her longstanding advocacy and support for the performing arts in western Jamaica. The…
Grateful to celebrate with her mother for another birthday, Allison Rattray, attorney-at-law, rocks a vibrant maxi.
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Something Extra | Saturday

Family and friends gathered at Monica Louise Smith’s St Andrew home last Saturday to celebrate her 90th birthday. Full of life and ageing gracefully, Smith was surrounded by loved ones, including…
Helene Coley Nicholson addresses the Jamaica Teachers’ Association delegation during her keynote address at the association’s 62nd Annual Conference at Ocean Coral Spring in Trelawny.
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Coley Nicholson: Focus on physical schooling over AI

WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Helene Coley Nicholson, president of Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship Jamaica, is encouraging educators to prioritise interpersonal interaction with students to develop…
Patrons enjoy the good vibes at the inaugural Original Shed Reunion Retro Party.
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Original Shed Reunion Retro Party revives Falmouth’s golden era

FALMOUTH, Trelawny: For one unforgettable night, the clock turned back more than four decades as hundreds of former patrons of the legendary Shed nightclub reunited at the historic Martha Brae Water…