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Witness wary over 'resealed' exhibit in Acadia murder trial
Defence attorneys in the Acadia Drive murder trial yesterday objected to the identification of an exhibit in the Home Circuit Court, contending that the seal on the envelope had already been broken.

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Today's Issue Published: Tuesday, April 21, 2026
News

St Ann community 'traumatised'

Member of Parliament (MP) for South East St Ann, Dr Kenneth Russell, has called for a full and transparent investigation into the killing of two brothers by the police in Steerfield, St Ann, early Monday morning. Dead are brothers Ramone Henry and Davian

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Sports

Melissa fails to stop Jamaica Golf Tournament

Undeterred by last Octobers Hurricane Melissa, which had derailed their historic golf tournament dubbed the ‘Jamaica, a dozen Argentine female golfers flew into the island last Wednesday to fulfil their ‘dream of playing at the Sandals Upton

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Business

Oil jumps, stocks barely budge

Oil prices are climbing Monday following the latest rise of tensions between the United States and Iran, but the moves are more modest than they were earlier in the war. US stocks, meanwhile, are giving back a bit of their record-breaking rally.

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Entertainment

Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder of 14-year-old

LOS ANGELES (AP): Singer D4vd pleaded not guilty Monday to a murder charge in the death of a 14-year-old girl who was last known to be alive nearly a year ago and whose dismembered and decomposed body was found in September in his apparently abandoned Tes

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Commentary

Gordon Robinson | Life is just for living

Sad news was abundant last week but, closest to my home, last Thursday night, another musical icon transitioned to the land of legends. Ernie Smith was among a select few (by “few” I mean a couple plus one) Jamaican songwriters who helped elevate our

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Letters

Protect Hope Gardens and Zoo from loud noise
THE EDITOR, Madam: Thanks to Dr Rattray for a well written article published on April 19, titled ‘When music becomes noise. The information in the article is clear and should be influential in creating the change that would help to protect the healt

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Lifestyle

Something Extra | Tuesday

Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen began its week-long Tabanca in the Kitchen series last Monday with Passport to New Orleans. The intimate culinary space set the tone for an evening of bold Southern-inspired flavours and crafted cocktails, including the Tenn

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Shipping

Shipping Schedule
JAMAICA FREIGHT & SHIPPING CO. LTD. KINGSTON CONTSHIP ART 21/04 INDIGO I 22/04 SEABOARD VENTURE 22/04 CONTSHIP ART 22/04 CRYSTAL A 22/04 EVER CAREER 22/04 CRYSTAL A 23/04 CMA CGM DIGNITY 23/04 INDIGO I 24/04 MIZAR 24/04 SEAB

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World News

US funding helps strengthen island's safe-haven status

PAPHOS (AP): With help from United States taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved out for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked Middle East and

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