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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Schoolchildren were among commuters left stranded following a roadblock and withdrawal of service by taxi operators over deplorable road conditions in Mile Gully, Manchester on Monday morning. Principal of Mile Gully High Christopher Tyme said only a small percentage of his students turned up for school due to the protest. “Over 70 […]

NASSAU, Bahamas – Jamaican hotelier John Issa has been conferred with The Bahamas’ Order of Excellence. Issa, who is the chairman of SuperClubs Resorts, was conferred with the honour by Governor General of The Bahamas Dame Cynthia Pratt and Prime Minister Philip Davis in recognition of his exemplary service and friendship to the Government and […]

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A St Catherine man was shot and killed during a home invasion on Sunday evening on Fairfield Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine. The deceased has been identified as 41-year-old Martin Hudson of a Fairfield Road address in St Catherine. Reports are that about 7:55 pm, Hudson was at home with […]

PARIS, France (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe said Monday he was the victim of “fake news” after a Swedish newspaper reported an investigation had been opened for rape following a visit by the Real Madrid star’s entourage to Stockholm. Mbappe claimed in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a link between […]

… performers for next year’s Reggae Land Festival at the Milton … to perform his brand of reggae, mixed with dancehall, with hits … bring his brand of conscious reggae, featuring powerful lyrics combined with … festival – Sunday August 3. Reggae Land 2025 is set to …

The saturation of social media has made it easier for people to communicate with colleagues and family in the most remote corners of the Earth. However, that has come with a price, says singjay Ken Serious. On Accordingly, his song produced by Issachar Muzik, the veteran artiste addresses the importance of maintaining the human touch […]

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India said Monday it was withdrawing its envoy to Canada because Ottawa was investigating him and other diplomats as “persons of interest”, after the killing last year of a Sikh separatist leader. The 2023 murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar crashed diplomatic relations with India after Prime Minister Justin […]

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – Rival factions engaged in a bloody gang war over the lucrative extortion racket in Spanish Town, St Catherine over the weekend. The police’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) confirmed that two persons were killed in different incidents, but that there were four murders in total in the parish. The CCU confirmed the […]