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R&B star Toni Braxton performs through audio issues at Sumfest
The crowd at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay stood in anticipation in the early hours of Sunday morning as they waited for international headline act, R...

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Today's Issue Published: Sunday, July 20, 2025
Lead Stories

A struggling system

The excited laughter of children flying kites filled the air at the St Mary Parish Library in Port Maria during a recent fun day. This lively scene in an otherwise quiet environment was part of the librarys effort to attract new visitors and...

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News

Hello, Mi Neighbour! | Cultivate a habit of daily thanksgiving

Pause for seven minutes and find seven things to give thanks for. Make a note of them. Will come back to that in a while. The numeral seven has significant spiritual and symbolic meanings in various cultures. It is considered a sacred number...

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Sports

Hope renewed

IT HAS been a couple of days since Sabina Park witnessed one of the darkest days in its cricket history following the humiliating loss to Australia in the third and final Test. The number 27 will forever be etched in the minds of many, as that was...

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Business

TransJamaican toll operator deploying tech to boost revenue, profit

Buttressed by a near one-third growth at the bottom line, toll road operator TransJamaican Highway Limited is looking to technological upgrades to drive efficiency and deliver even more profit. Its aiming for 80 per cent usage of its T-tags, for...

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Entertainment

R&B star Toni Braxton performs through audio issues at Sumfest

The crowd at the Catherine Hall Entertainment Complex in Montego Bay stood in anticipation in the early hours of Sunday morning as they waited for international headline act, R...

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Commentary

Editorial | Advancing CARICOM

At their summit in Jamaica earlier this month, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders implicitly acknowledged that given current global volatility and fragmentation, traditional strategies are no longer sufficient. The new, and rapidly changing...

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Lifestyle

The law of balance

Call her shrewd if you like, but attorney-at-law Tanya Golaub does not squander a moment. Seated around the negotiating table in April to hammer out partnership terms for The Pinnacle, the St James-based luxury residential development, with...

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In Focus

Imani Tafari-Ama | Between orange and green, what does democracy mean?

It would be laughable if it were not so tragic, to contemplate the extent to which Jamaica has been divided and conquered by the illusion of democracy. The still-colonial system that governs partisan politics in Jamaica, makes no pretence that it...

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Art & Leisure

Yoruba Osanyin Staff – the great healer
Despite typically being portrayed as a single country, seemingly home to identical cultures practised by a handful of people, in reality, Africa is a vast and vibrant continent currently home to over 3,000 cultures practised by people living in 54...

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Auto

These five vehicles are hidden automotive gems
There are some new cars that many shoppers tend to overlook even though they have a lot to offer. These hidden gems boast a special combination of attractive qualities and can potentially make excellent choices for savvy folks who want their ride...

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World News

More elderly people are choking to death

NEW YORK (AP): It was the scariest choking incident David Palumbo had ever seen. The 88-year-old man had been dining at a Rhode Island, United States, Italian restaurant in September 2019. Now he was unconscious, with a piece of bread lodged in his...

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