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04 Oct, 2026
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Horace D. Ward | Bedward was never the joke
Ask most Jamaicans about Alexander Bedward and you will get a smile, then the story of the man who tried to fly to heaven. That reflex is a colonial inheritance, and it has cost us a national teacher.…
03 Oct, 2026
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‘Special kind of evil’
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said the Kingston painter, who was eligible for the death penalty for murdering Toshyna Patterson and her baby, should really be breathing his last breath in prison – not…
03 Oct, 2026
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Mom of slain 20-y-o wanted life sentence for police lover
The mother of 20-year-old D’Jonnay Graham, who was shot dead by her police lover in June 2025, has expressed displeasure that he was sentenced for manslaughter, insisting that her beloved daughter was…
03 Oct, 2026
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UDC warns it cannot guarantee daily services at Little Dunn’s River
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says the relevant team has been directed to take steps to facilitate public access to Little Dunn’s River Beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann, in compliance with a court…
03 Oct, 2026
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Docs to decide on next steps in response to delayed IDT ruling
More than 100 junior doctors at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester stayed off the job on Friday, joining hundreds of colleagues across the island. The junior doctors abstained from work in…
03 Oct, 2026
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Opposition wants probe into senior staff exodus at Gordon House
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to the Office of the Services Commission (OSC) requesting an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of Deputy Clerk…
03 Oct, 2026
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More than just a click - Getting an authentic professional headshot that conveys the image you want is ...
Getting author photos made to promote his first book was a meaningful experience for freelance journalist Philip Eil. The professional photographer he hired was friendly and supportive, he said, and…
03 Oct, 2026
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Sharpening future careers - Barber lab opens at Ewarton High
With boys accounting for about 80 per cent of its student population, Ewarton High School has expanded its technical and vocational programme to include barbering, opening a barber lab aimed at…
03 Oct, 2026
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Amina Taylor | Reform’s mega windfall threatens Britain’s democracy
Britain’s democracy is for sale. Right-wing party Reform has received a record-breaking £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires. We should all collectively be very afraid. There used to be a…