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Two men killed in separate road crashes
Forty-five-year-old Marlon Bell has succumbed to injuries he sustained in a vehicular crash along Highway 2000 in St Catherine on Friday. Bell, who hailed from Greater Portmore, St Catherine, was driving a 2008 Freightliner truck along the...

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Today's Issue Published: Saturday, September 20, 2025
Lead Stories

China-trained doctors in limbo

WESTERN BUREAU: Several Jamaican doctors, who got their training in China, are alleging that they cannot secure placements here in Jamaica for their internships despite making multiple applications. To compound their frustration, they said efforts...

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News

JWN Foundation applauds excellence

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Torriann Haye, a former student of Siloah Primary School in St Elizabeth, is an excited JWN Foundation scholarship recipient. A top performer for her school in the recent Primary Exit Profile, Haye is attending the St Elizabeth...

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Sports

‘I cried after the 100m'

TOKYO, Japan Shericka Jacksons journey to the podium at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships is one of resilience and growth as the sprinter revealed her struggles after an injury-laden season last year. Jackson claimed the bronze medal in the...

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Entertainment

DJ Timmy HMV talks career, love for the craft

From Kingstons streets to stages across the globe, Timmy Bedasse, better known as DJ Timmy HMV, has spent more than three decades contributing to the sound of Jamaican music. His sound system, HMV Soundz, is listed on the sound system wall of fame...

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Commentary

Editorial | Watch the drug list

Jamaicas appearance on Americas list of countries that are either major producers or transshipment points for illicit drugs will be discomforting for Kingston, but isnt, on its face, a source of crisis for the Holness administration. As it now...

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Letters

Letter of the Day | Let's do it together
THE EDITOR, Madam: Notwithstanding the many instances in life when Ive mused on swaying the unchecked powers securely reposed in the safe and balanced remit of God, without failure, Im immediately disabused of such frivolity whenever I consider...

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Lifestyle

GoodHeart | No word too hard for Senior Spelling Bee champ Beverly Been

Representatives from the parishes of St Ann and St Andrew were on their A-game as they faced off for the nail-biting finals of the 2025 National Seniors Spelling Bee Competition on Wednesday evening. The Legacy Suite of The Jamaica Pegasus in New...

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World News

Trump to sign proclamation imposing US$100K fee for H-1B visas
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a proclamation that will require a US$100,000 application fee for H-1B visa applications among other changes to the programme for highly skilled foreign workers that has come under...

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