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Two people swept away by floodwaters in Linstead as search continues
Police and firefighters are searching for two people who were swept away by floodwaters in the Linstead area of the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Friday afternoon. The Jamaica Constabulary Force and the St Catherine Fire Department are conducting search a

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Two people swept away by floodwaters in Linstead as search continues

Police and firefighters are searching for two people who were swept away by floodwaters in the Linstead area of the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Friday afternoon. The Jamaica Constabulary Force and the St Catherine Fire Department are conducting search a

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Sports

Speid confident Reggae Boyz are ready for Mexico test

Reggae Boyz interim head coach Rudolph Speid believes Jamaica are prepared for their Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal against Mexico after benefiting from greater familiarity within the squad ahead of tomorrow's first-leg encounter. Jamaica will face

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Business

NCB profit nearly doubles for quarter, falls for year, ahead of Mair handover

NCB Financial Group Limited reported net profit of $7.33 billion for the September quarter, nearly double the restated $3.81 billion of a year earlier, in the final set of results before Julian Mair becomes group chief executive on Tuesday.

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Entertainment

5 Questions With Nailah Blackman

This weekend, soca princess Nailah Blackman brings her pulsating energy to Jamaica as she connects with audiences on Sunday at Breeze, the Soca Dancehall Experience at the Port Royal Cruise Port. Always happy to perform in the Caribbean, Blackman joins da

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Commentary

Editorial | The case for urban renewal
Prime Minister Andrew Holness exhortation to private capital to unlock real estate opportunities in Jamaicas decayed urban communities is supported by this newspaper. However, as The Gleaner Editorial Board has previously noted, the scale of Jamaica

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Letters

Readers' reactions
Golding warns against misuse of Speakers powers The suggestion itself has merit but the rationale is a sly piece of political theatre. For nearly 65 years, we have functioned with the existing model from one JLP/PNP administration to another. So, w

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Lifestyle

From Boston to Negril - Sydney Watson came home and got down to business

When Sydney Watson left her consulting career in Boston to return to Jamaica in 2023, she knew she wanted to build something of her own. Three years later, the young entrepreneur is the co-owner of a cliffside restaurant in Negril, a property investor and

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World News

FAA grounds all flights across the US due to air traffic control communications problems

AP – The Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights across the United States on Friday afternoon due to communications problems at regional air traffic control centers, an FAA notice said. The ground stop was being imposed "due to extraordina

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