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FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Squatters have taken over hundreds of acres of privately owned land across this parish, with approximately 58 acres of a 147.48-acre property at Flamingo Beach already illegally occupied, threatening to derail a major development for which a plan has been submitted to the…

THE Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ordered Spectrum Insurance Brokers to pay a former employee $6.8 million after it found that his dismissal by way of redundancy in 2019 was “unjustifiable”. In a ruling handed down on Tuesday the IDT rejected the company’s arguments that it was facing…

THE success of the Coolie dance rhythm sampled hit Bby WOW by Karol G, featuring Judeline and rusowsky, has once again propelled the enigmatic Cordell “Skatta” Burrell-produced beat into the spotlight. Bby WOW is the biggest song globally at present, topping both Billboard’s Global 200 and Global…

NEARLY 10 months after Hurricane Melissa inflicted an estimated US$8.8 billion in damage across Jamaica, international investors have turned out strongly for the Government’s latest US$1-billion bond, allowing the country to borrow at a lower rate than initially indicated. The bond was heavily…

Despite several of Jamaica’s top athletes set to compete, retired Jamaican-born Olympic and world champion Donovan Bailey admits the World Athletics Ultimate Championships could lose some of its appeal with several of the sport’s biggest stars, including American Noah Lyles, set to miss the event.…

Cleve Ottey was the winner at the third round of the Point 2 Point Time Attack dexterity series, held on Saturday, August 22, at Overton Plaza, Montego Bay. “It feels good to win. It’s been a while since I’ve had to put down such a spectacular drive, but it was great,” Ottey told the Jamaica…

LUCEA, Hanover — Armed with legal guidance, Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels believes the Hanover Municipal Corporation has a clear path to resolving an ongoing access dispute at the popular Orchard Beach in Hopewell. “I think we have good grounds on which we can approach this alongside the lawyer and…

JAMAICA has welcomed a new United Kingdom (UK) arrangement waiving visa application fees for Jamaican appellants and their lawyers travelling to London for Privy Council proceedings, but the Government says it is still pushing for the visa requirement itself to be removed. Minister of Foreign…

RESIDENTS of the often volatile Corporate Area community of Riverton Meadows are celebrating a sharp decline in violent crime in recent months, with the newfound peace allowing the recent staging of a six-day football competition there. Dubbed ‘Freezing Summer’ the football competition brought…

Former champions Rusea’s High and Munro College are among six teams that will be going after third-straight wins when the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition continues with 21 games this afternoon. Rusea’s and Munro are off to fast starts after two comfortable wins from as many outings. Brown’s…

TRIBUTES are pouring in for former Jamaica footballer Trevor “Jumpy” Harris, who passed away on Thursday morning, with Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts and Harbour View FC General Manager Clyde Jureidini remembering him as a true icon of Jamaican football. Ricketts…

A number of Jamaica’s top track and field athletes will be among some of the world’s best seeking to make history when the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships gets underway at the National Athletics Center in Budapest, Hungary. Jamaica’s mixed 4x100m team, which is the world record…

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Lawyers representing the widow of late broadcaster Dervan Malcolm have threatened legal action against blogger Milton Wray, otherwise known as “119”, over alleged false and defamatory remarks he made about her on social media in connection with the death of her husband. The legal team of Patrice…

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Human Resource Director of Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara, Rose Hall, Betty Ann Brown, presents gift bags to Roehampton Basic School students. Occasion was the official handover of the school renovation project, led by the resort, at the institution in St. James on Monday (Sept. 7). He was speaking at…

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In underscoring the career-building opportunity, Morgan pointed out: “Graduates leave with HEART/NSTA Trust certification, and quite importantly, the courses are specially designed to give trainees work experience which will put them in good stead to secure immediate employment in seven key and…

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READ: Engineer dies after being crushed by truck while working on MoBay bypass "They are supposed to report back to NROCC [National Road Operating and Construction Company, the executing agency for the project] as to what those safety procedures are and how they are going to improve safety,"…

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cellphones and smart watches will now be allowed inside the embassy following a September 1 advisory. In the advisory, the embassy said visitors attending their visa appointments will now be allowed to take their phones inside the building but will have to abide by rules governing their usage. The…

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