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Cops mourn passing of beloved colleague
The police in St Catherine are mourning the sudden passing of one of their long-serving colleagues last night. Corporal Marcia Downie, who was assigned to the St Catherine North Division and was a Sub-Officer at the St Catherine Circuit Court, died at t

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Cops mourn passing of beloved colleague

The police in St Catherine are mourning the sudden passing of one of their long-serving colleagues last night. Corporal Marcia Downie, who was assigned to the St Catherine North Division and was a Sub-Officer at the St Catherine Circuit Court, died at t

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Sports

Mass illness puts paid to Manning's final daCosta Cup game

An outbreak of an illness with flu-like symptoms forced already-eliminated Mannings School to forfeit their final daCosta Cup game against McGrath High School. The result handed McGrath a place in the quarterfinals without kicking a ball, although the

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Business

AI stocks halt their brutal, worldwide sell-off as Wall Street trims its loss for the week

AI stocks are bouncing back Friday and recovering some of their sell-off from the last two days. The rest of the US stock market is mixed following a whirlwind few days of Wall Street trying to sort out what this weeks sweeping victories by Democrats i

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Entertainment

Ten Types Beauty Contest captivates Jamaica – Part 1

In 1955, Jamaica held the Ten Types Beauty Contest, where 10 separate beauty queens were selected based on their race and complexion. With immense positive feedback from local and international press, the pageant projected the idea of Jamaica as a racial

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Commentary

Editorial | Leveraging the Commonwealth

Although much of the pre-summit focus was the contentious question of reparations for chattel slavery, a significant outcome of last weeks conference of Commonwealth leaders was the attention they paid to bolstering trade and investment between their c

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Lifestyle

It's CFDA win number three for Diotima's Rachel Scott

The Third times the charm for Jamaican fashion designer Rachel Scott. The New York-based Scott, who founded and is the creative director of the Diotima brand, won the American Womenswear Designer of the Year award at Mondays Council of Fashion Desig

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In Focus

Gordon Robinson | ... Lest we perish!

As we draw closer to Jamaicas electoral cycle mid-term a mad scramble for potential occupancy of Jamaica house as future PM is on in earnest.

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Auto

Ford Ranger versus Mazda BT-50

The Ford Ranger has a long-standing history dating back to 1983, evolving through multiple generations to become a dominant global and local presence. Similarly, the Mazda BT-50 has experienced significant shifts in its lineage.

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