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14 Oct, 2026
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Francis Wade | The hidden bets your company makes
Imagine that your company proclaims its intent to ‘be number one’. The objective is clear, but you suspect that a commitment this simple may create more problems than it solves. If so, how should you…
14 Oct, 2026
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The LAB bets on Apple TV’s arrival to fuel more local content, increasing avenues for profit
Limners and Bards Ltd, the advertising and production company known as The LAB, thinks that the arrival of Apple TV in Jamaica will increase demand for locally made content, which could spur more…
14 Oct, 2026
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Builder group says late Government payments, not lack of capacity, slowing reconstruction
Government should share some blame for a shortage of top-tier building contractors because it pays them late, the island’s main builders’ group said. Richard Mullings, president of The Incorporated…
14 Oct, 2026
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St James councillors bemoan inconsistent garbage collection
WESTERN BUREAU: The issue of inadequate garbage collection again took centre stage at last Thursday’s sitting of the St James Municipal Corporation, where several councillors lamented the inconsistent…
14 Oct, 2026
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St James fire superintendent calls for joint road safety initiative
WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Oneil Henry, who heads the St James branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is urging the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) and other stakeholders to work with…
14 Oct, 2026
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Clarke says local polls key to JLP’s fourth-term bid
WESTERN BUREAU: Heroy Clarke, the sole nominee for the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) deputy leadership of Area Council Four, said the road to a fourth term in government runs through the 2028 local…
14 Oct, 2026
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Gandhi nuh rate we
THE EDITOR, Madam: In You Can’t Blame the Youth, Peter Tosh indicted a schoolroom that taught Jamaican children to call pirates and conquistadors great men. I thought of him on reading ‘Celebrating…
13 Oct, 2026
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Integrity Commission flags $11.5 billion in same-day single-source contracts
The Integrity Commission has reported that in 2025 there were 1,618 instances in which a procuring entity made two or more single source awards to the same contractor on the same day, amounting to…
13 Oct, 2026
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Police seek person who recorded fatal collision that killed teen on Michael Manley Boulevard
The police are appealing to the person who recorded footage of a fatal collision on Michael Manley Boulevard in Kingston that claimed the life of 17-year-old Tianna Taylor to come forward and assist…