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Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after World Cup match
France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguays loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup.

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Today's Issue Published: Monday, July 6, 2026
News

80-y-o Kitson Town man found dead with head bashed in at his home

The partially decomposed body of an 80-year-old man with his head bashed in was discovered at his home in Nase Grove, Kitson Town, St Catherine, on Monday morning.

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Sports

Mbappé condemns Paraguayan senator over racist remarks after World Cup match

France star Kylian Mbappé on Monday condemned a Paraguayan senator over racist remarks she made following Paraguays loss to France in the round of 16 at the World Cup.

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Entertainment

New St Mary Festival Queen aims to empower young women

At just 19 years old, Mikalia Seymour is already preparing to lead. As the newly crowned Miss St Mary Festival Queen 2026, she hopes to use the Festival Queen platform to inspire young women growing up in communities like hers to believe in themselves, e

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Commentary

Ronald Thwaites | Renewing democracy
In the early decades of the 19th century, the French journalist Alexis de Tocquevillle traversed the United States, then about the same age as Jamaica is now. Fresh from the chaos of the revolution in his own country, he chronicled the idealism and deter

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Letters

The real challenge is forming digital citizens
THE EDITOR, Madam: The call by Dr Christopher Tufton for greater protection of children online, and Termario Daniels article ‘Why blocking social media wont protect children, are both welcome. Together, they move Jamaica towards a necessary nat

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Lifestyle

Something Extra | Monday

Last Friday, book-lovers of all walks of whimsy attended the live staging of Friday Night Bookish Lyme (FNBL), the official opener of the Book Fairy Festival, hosted live by founder and curator Shanique ‘Shanz the Book Fairy Sinclair.

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World News

Island-wide blackout hits Cuba as fuel reserve dwindles and aging grid crumbles

HAVANA, Cuba (AP) – An island-wide blackout hit Cuba on Monday as fuel reserves dwindle and its electric grid continues to crumble.

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