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19 Oct, 2026
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Constitutional change sought to reserve attorney general post for nationals
GEORGE TOWN, CMC – Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan has joined forces with government backbencher Julie Hunter in calling for a constitutional amendment requiring that the attorney general be…
19 Oct, 2026
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‘Timeless’ eternally enjoyable
The circle of life and its fundamental facets of youthful exuberance, adulthood, and then ageing can be fascinating to those who appreciate that the only constant in life is change. Playwright…
19 Oct, 2026
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Trump's new pitch for Republican candidates — they're really good-looking
President Donald Trump has a new pitch for Republican candidates: they're easy on the eyes. "Look at this beautiful guy," Trump said at a Saturday rally in Kentucky, referring to US…
19 Oct, 2026
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Police arrest 1,800 after violent clashes and looting mar protests
PARIS (AP) — Police arrested at least 1,800 people across France after violent groups clashed with officers and looted shops during nationwide demonstrations that drew hundreds of thousands who…
19 Oct, 2026
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Criminal networks threaten the Amazon
BOGOTA (AP) — Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are taking their fight against illegal mining, drug trafficking and deforestation to a UN conference in Vienna starting Monday. More than a…
19 Oct, 2026
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Attorney general warns of shortages in criminal law, legislative drafting
BRIDGETOWN, CMC – Attorney General Wilfred Abrahams says a shortage of legislative drafters is hampering the government’s legislative programme, while a shortage of criminal defence lawyers is adding…
19 Oct, 2026
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Ronald Thwaites | A clear moral compass
I get it. NaRRA is the mechanism of getting around a sluggish public sector. Take on all the big projects, relegate the expensive MDAs to serve as maintenance crews. Melissa relief will get some…
19 Oct, 2026
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Christopher Burgess | Drought resilience by fixing NWC’s finances
The recent light rains may bring marginal relief, but they should not lull us into believing Jamaica is drought-resilient. Jamaica’s water security and the National Water Commission’s (NWC’s) finances…
19 Oct, 2026
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Pope Leo tells faithful he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
VATICAN CITY (AP) Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St Peter’s Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalised for an operation to remove a malignant tumour, and said he plans…