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US deports more than 100 people as gang violence persists
CAP-HAITIEN (AP): The US government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from Louisiana and landed in…
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Milei escalates Falklands dispute
BUENOS AIRES (AP): Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the…
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China boycotts Asian art festival over Taiwan exhibition name
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art exhibition in South Korea over the organisers’ plans to use the name ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ for an exhibition of works by…
Updated 11 hours ago
Dervan Malcolm: A voice that taught Jamaica how to talk to itself
THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with a heavy heart at the passing of the irrepressible and erudite Dervan Malcolm, a broadcaster whose voice shaped how thousands of Jamaicans, at home and across the…
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by Yasmine Peru
GoodHeart | Senior Spelling Bee champion gets every word right
On Thursday, Veronica Richards-Whittaker entered the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston with one goal, to become the 2026 National Senior Spelling Bee Champion and take the trophy…
Updated 9 hours ago
Editorial | Listening to deaf citizens
September, observed as Deaf Awareness Month, offers Jamaica an opportunity to examine how well the country is serving its deaf citizens. Deaf Jamaicans may have the legal right to education,…
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Letter of the Day | Why do banks treat people with impunity and disrespect?
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to help the public understand what is happening in the banks in Jamaica. Customers and businesspeople are at the mercy of the banks, which treat them with impunity and…
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by Albert Ferguson
Bartlett appeals for authentic Jamaican souvenirs
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is challenging Jamaica’s craft vendors and artisans to move away from imported souvenirs and seek to create authentic Jamaican products that showcase…
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Ronald Sanders | The world has broken the 1.5°C promise
The world has broken the 1.5°C promise it made to its most vulnerable countries. The breach has not yet been recorded on a sustained basis, but the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says it…