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CHAMPIONS OF CIRCUIT
The circuit racing season officially concluded with the recent announcement and trophy presentation for the individual class champions and the overall champion driver. The list of champions is as follows: Champion Driver: Kyle Mais Modified...

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Today's Issue Published: Sunday, February 8, 2026
Lead Stories

Four banks, $352m hit

A man, allegedly using a fictitious identity, got a total of $352 million in mortgage loans from four financial institutions over a one-month period in 2024, the proprietors of a privately owned firm have charged in a lawsuit. The loans were made...

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News

Blake announces new Special Investigation Branch

Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has announced the establishment of the Special Investigation Branch (SIB) following the reassignment of personnel from the former Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (C-TOC). C-TOC was a...

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Sports

STILL ALIVE

Jamaica, led by top player Blaise Bicknell, have fought back and given themselves all to play for heading into todays final day of their Davis Cup Group Two play-off against Uruguay at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston. The tie is evenly poised at...

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Business

JSE halts top 100 shareholder list

Christopher Berry, executive chairman of investment bank Mayberry Group, wants the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) to restore public access to detailed shareholder data, arguing that recent restrictions undermine market transparency despite corporate...

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Entertainment

Lowell ‘Sly' Dunbar – the ‘Drumbar' of destiny

The Verse Lowell Fillmore ‘Sly Dunbars passing is not just the loss of a musician. It marks the silencing of a core pulse in modern Jamaican music. Reflecting on our many tours, my presence at recording sessions, and shared social moments, I...

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Commentary

Editorial | Trash the rules, then

The urgency imposed by post-storm relief notwithstanding, there was nothing inevitable about the breach of the Governments procurement rules, as identified by the auditor general in her real-time review of some of the Governments purchases after...

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Lifestyle

Jeremiah Knight turns global culinary journey into memoir

WESTERN BUREAU: For years, Jeremiah Knight cooked quietly for colleagues, journalists, diplomats, and friends, using food as a way to open conversations that formal diplomacy often could not. Now, those meals have been gathered into a book that is...

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In Focus

Jalil Dabdoub | ‘Joke ting' governance

Jamaica has a governance problem that cannot be ignored. The State repeatedly passes laws without first constructing the legal, institutional, physical and constitutional infrastructure necessary to sustain them. This habit has produced congestion...

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Art & Leisure

The rhythm of resilience

Each February, Jamaica turns up the volume on remembrance, resistance, and rhythm. Reggae Month is not simply a celebration of sound. It is a meditation on spirit. This year, as we mark what would have been Bob Marleys 81st Earthstrong on February...

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Auto

CHAMPIONS OF CIRCUIT

The circuit racing season officially concluded with the recent announcement and trophy presentation for the individual class champions and the overall champion driver. The list of champions is as follows: Champion Driver: Kyle Mais Modified...

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