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Andy Burnham becomes UKs seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns
Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment.

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JSE governance programme better equips 19 for boardroom leadership

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is strengthening corporate governance standards through its e-Campus, with 19 professionals completing the 12th cohort of its Directors Strategic Guide to Corporate Governance and Leadership programme. The participants,

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Sports

Another Golden Boot for Mbappé, Rodri wins Golden Ball

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP): Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldnt let Lionel Messi get anything else. Shortly after winning the World Cup title yesterday, the Spaniards claimed all three individual player awards, keeping Mes

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Entertainment

Excitement builds for Festival Song Competition Results Show

The countdown is on as preparations intensify for the highly anticipated 2026 Jamaica Festival Song Competition Results Show, set for this Saturday, July 25 at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre. Produced by the Jamaica Cultural Development Commissio

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Commentary

Editorial | CXC and AI debate

Last weeks announcement by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) that it will, from next year, phase out school-based assessments (SBA) for some subjects in its regional exams strengthens the need for a national debate on the use of artificial inte

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Letters

SLB and the delinquency problem
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, the executive director of the Students Loan Bureau (SLB), Nickeisha Walsh, disclosed to Parliament the struggles the bureau has been facing in repayment compliance. She disclosed that compliance has fallen from 56 per cent

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Lifestyle

Something Extra | Monday

The special summer edition of 90s Playground, held on Friday at Shazz Grounds in St Ann, kicked off the road to A Taste of Sumfest with Baby Cham as the headline performance. Cham rolled off his hits as the Boom-powered event brought all the feels for

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World News

Children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge

SOKOTO (AP) — Maryam Aminu was hardly surprised when the last of her six children was diagnosed with malnutrition in April for a second time. She was barely feeding the 18-month-old regularly, let alone with nutritious foods.

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