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Marsha Wiles (centre), customer service representative at Mystic Mountain, is all smiles as she displays her National Individual Champion award alongside Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (left) and Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) Chairman Ian S
07 Nov, 2026 0

Appleton Estate Rum Experience wins top tourism award

WESTERN BUREAU: Barely seven months after reopening its doors following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience, in St Elizabeth, has emerged as…
Steve Dixon, chief technical director for energy at the Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport.
07 Nov, 2026 0

Jamaican talent key to renewable energy goals – ministry rep

Jamaica’s transition to renewable energy must be driven not only by investment in equipment, but also by investment in local talent, according to Steve Dixon, chief technical director for energy at…
07 Nov, 2026 0

‘A message has to be sent ...’

TORONTO: There is mixed reaction to the sentence of life imprisonment with no chance of parole for 13 years which was handed down to a Jamaican man who was found guilty of second-degree murder in the…
Appleton Estate Master Blender, Dr Joy Spence, greets Siloah Primary School Principal Oneil Larmond during the handover ceremony on the school grounds on October 30.
07 Nov, 2026 0

Siloah Primary gets $1.9m boost from Appleton

Students and teachers at Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth are to benefit from improved access to drinking water, cooler classrooms and additional teaching resources following a $1.9-million…
Mayor of St Ann’s Bay Michael Belnavis (centre) stands next to Youth Mayor of St Ann’s Bay Daija Cole (second right) and other youth officials, after the finals of the debate competition on Monday. Others (from left) are Tariq Preddie, youth chief exe
07 Nov, 2026 0

Daija Cole named St Ann’s Bay youth mayor

Upper sixth-form student at York Castle High School in St Ann, Daija Cole, has been selected as Youth Mayor of St Ann’s Bay after emerging winner of the St Ann Municipal Corporation’s youth…
Shunelle Nevers
07 Nov, 2026 0

200 girls to benefit from menstrual health initiative

Approximately 200 girls from Montego Bay and surrounding communities in St James are to benefit from a menstrual health education and confidence-building initiative being staged in the parish for the…
Experts say hirings in the US last month were far stronger than the 65,000 new jobs economists had projected
07 Nov, 2026 0

US Dept of Labour delivers 'solid' job report following stunning midterm defeat for Republicans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 per cent as American employers created 165,000 new jobs last month. Further, a combined 84,000 new jobs were added to the August…
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake singled out the St Andrew Central division, which he said recorded one murder in the last three months, and the Manchester division, which was “seriously challenged with violent conflicts” since the start of the year.
07 Nov, 2026 0

Zero murders in eight police divisions in October - Blake

No murders were recorded in eight police divisions last month, Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has disclosed. Among them are the Kingston Central, Kingston East, St Andrew Central and St Andrew…
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Caribbean advocates condemn Puerto Rico senate bill on ICE access to schools

SAN JUAN, Nov. 7, CMC – Caribbean immigration advocates, elected officials and community leaders have condemned legislation approved by the Puerto Rico Senate, warning that it could weaken…