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11 Oct, 2026
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Garth Rattray | “I cannot recall”
When then government minister Dwight Nelson (God rest his soul) repeatedly said, “I cannot recall” during the probing and intensive 2011 Manatt-Dudus Enquiry into the events leading up to the…
11 Oct, 2026
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Adeniyi Bamidele | Rebuild Black River’s economy now before poverty takes root
At 8 p.m., Black River once became quiet by habit. Shop lights dimmed, the streets emptied, and the town settled into the familiar stillness of night. Today, Black River is quiet for a different…
11 Oct, 2026
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Sickle cell warning - Jamaicans urged to know their status before ‘you’re so in love you don’t care’
Nearly 20,000 Jamaicans are living with sickle cell disease and suffering its debilitating effects, making it the most common genetic disorder affecting Jamaicans from all walks of life. About one in…
11 Oct, 2026
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Trump establishes committee to investigate Federal Reserve’s Lisa Cook in latest effort to fire her
US President Donald Trump opened another chapter in his effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Friday by establishing a “committee of inquiry” to investigate allegations that she made false…
11 Oct, 2026
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Patterson urges Global Africa to organise power
Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has challenged Africa, the Caribbean and the worldwide African diaspora to move beyond goodwill and organise their collective power, warning that others…
11 Oct, 2026
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Paquee Golf Club drives $17m to Mustard Seed
Moved to tears, Monsignor Gregory Ramkissoon, founder of Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, was overcome with emotion during a ceremonial cheque handover marking a donation of US$108,000…
11 Oct, 2026
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Father Glyn Jemmott Nelson’s contribution to Black Mexico cannot be overstated
In April of this year, I received a message from the President of Mexico Negro/Black Mexico, Don Pedro Sergio Peñaloza Pérez, who was elated to share a recent visit that he had made, along with a…
11 Oct, 2026
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When your shopping cart predicts what you need: The next frontier of pricing
Put tuna in your shopping cart. Now, reach for the mayonnaise. What if the price changed because the retailer’s technology had already worked out what you were making?
11 Oct, 2026
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‘Downright robbery’ - Customs boss claims some courier companies including ‘customs fees’ in customer charges even when costs not imposed by state agency
The practice by some courier companies of covertly imposing charges on customers and attributing them to customs fees when no such costs have been levied by the Jamaica Customs Agency is being…