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St Catherine man beaten with hammer remains unresponsive, accused attacker remanded
A St Catherine man who was attacked earlier this month over a land dispute and beaten with a hammer while he slept remains unresponsive in hospital despite multiple surgical procedures. The update was provided by a clerk of court when his alleged attack

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St Catherine man beaten with hammer remains unresponsive, accused attacker remanded

A St Catherine man who was attacked earlier this month over a land dispute and beaten with a hammer while he slept remains unresponsive in hospital despite multiple surgical procedures. The update was provided by a clerk of court when his alleged attack

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Sports

Shakes lands brace of longshots

Richie Shakes rattled yesterdays 10-race card with two longshots including WHIZZ KIDD, who benefited from a collapsing pace to stun rivals at odds of 23-1 in the O & S Tack Room Trophy at a mile. Shakes had earlier upended bettors with three-year-o

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Business

Francis Wade The ‘Wait-and-See' AI strategy

You have some doubts about your companys approach to AI. The leadership team has decided to wait and see rather than move too fast. However, its been almost a year in which nothing has happened. Was that the right call? At the time, the choice felt

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Entertainment

Producer and director Dameon Gayle making documentary about experiences in the music business

Having learnt various lessons in the music industry, Dameon Gayle wants to give a voice to colleagues facing challenges. The music producer and recording artiste, who is currently disputing the digital music distribution of his catalogue, is working on a

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Commentary

Editorial | Bond market sent a warning

In the midst of the changing of the guard at the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) and the reports on the performance of the local economy, something important happened recently in Jamaicas bond market. The government offered investors a 20-year Jamaican-dollar bo

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Lifestyle

Lu Celania Sierra shares her pageant playbook

When contestants stepped onto the Miss Universe Jamaica stage last weekend at the AC Hotel Kingston, where Miss Universe Jamaica Portland Celene Hall was crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026, audiences saw the gowns, glamour, smiles and seemingly effortless

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In Focus

Aubrey Stewart | Beyond PNP or JLP country: Jamaica's performance voters
For generations, Jamaicas political landscape has been drawn as “PNP country” or “JLP country”. Here, party loyalty has often been more than a choice made on Election Day. It can feel almost inherited, passed down like genes from one generation

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Auto

Isuzu D-Max versus Mazda BT-50 on Jamaican terrain

The Jamaican pickup market has long revered mechanical endurance and capability over mere cosmetic appeal. Few vehicles embody this ethos more completely than the Isuzu D-Max and its platform-sharing sibling, the Mazda BT-50. Sharing core mechanical archi

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World News

Rescuers retrieve Nepal flood survivors caked in mud

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP): Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing.

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