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New CCJ president: Youth need not look beyond Caribbean to excel
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen years ago, Winston Anderson stood at King’s House in Kingston, Jamaica, being sworn in as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). On Sunday, in a powerful, full-circle moment, he returned to the spotlight, this...
Cabral Douglas: ‘My, my, my…’ 10 years ago Tommy Lee Sparta detained, now Vybz Kartel booked for WCMF
Dominica News Online
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July 9, 2025
Cabral Douglas (left), Tommy Lee Sparta. Photo: Cabral DouglasCabral Douglas, the son of former Dominican Prime Minister Rosie Douglas, has shared his vivid recollections and critical perspective regarding the infamous 2014 incident involving...
Foreign Affairs Minister: N
CNC 3
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July 7, 2025
Reporting from Jamaica Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Sean Sobers, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is not attending the ongoing Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica due to “certain national issues” engaging her...
PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....
Christopher Burgess | Evolution of housing in Jamaica: The 1990s: The most productive decade
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
The 1990s delivered unmatched housing production of 48,250 units, up from 32,000 in the 1980s, driven by low-income housing. IMF’s Structural Adjustment Programme ushered in trade and exchange rate liberalisation. Jamaica aligned with early-decade...
Jamaica set to shine at APCA draughts championships
Jamaica Observer
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July 5, 2025
Jamaica's top Draughts play, International Grandmaster Wayne 'Shines' Reid (left), plays a game with newly-elected JDA president, Top Master Jermaine Delattibudiere, recently. Both will represent Jamaica at the APCA championships. The Jamaica...
Open Letter to the Heads of Government of CARICOM Israel is a Pariah State and must be treated as such
Stabroek News
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July 7, 2025
On June 27th, over 40 civil society organisations and prominent individuals from at least 15 countries across the Caribbean have signed on to an open letter issued by the Assembly of Caribbean People, and addressed to the Heads of Government of...
Holness calls for shift from symbolism to strategic action in Africa-Caribbean relationship
The Gleaner
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July 9, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness is calling for a transformation in the relationship between Africa and the Caribbean and wants the region’s leaders to turn their shared history into practical partnerships with the capacity to deliver...
‘Jamaica No Jam Makai’ well received at premiere
Jamaica Observer
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July 5, 2025
Tolga Ackayli and Ethan 'Yaadman' Campbell-Reid at the premiere of Jamaica No Jam Makai (Photo: Joseph Wellington) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The pilot episode of anime series Jamaica No Jam Makai received a roaring applause from viewers at its screening...
Local Express: Richard Braithwaite
The Western Queens Gazette - New York
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July 9, 2025
Richard Braithwaite is the Coordinator of Jazz Vespers Communion Services at The Presbyterian Church Of St. Albans. A saxophonist, composer, arranger and bandleader from Jamaica, NY, Braithwaite has been a regular participant in Flushing Town...
Rural MP Backs School Bus Programme
Nationwide 90FM
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July 9, 2025
Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Floyd Green, says he’s looking ahead to September when the government will roll out phase two of its Rural School Bus Programme. Green says he’s taken aback by the attack the programme has come...
Jamaica’s airports set for major expansion amid rising travel demand
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 5, 2025
Jamaica’s airport network is in for a major upgrade, with more than US$500 million in proposed investments aimed at expanding capacity, enhancing safety, and meeting the country’s growing demand for air travel. Minister of Science, Energy,...
Albanese Government Must Act, CSIRO Research Fuels Calls For Deep Sea Mining Moratorium
Scoop
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As the peak international body on deep sea mining begins a three-week meeting, CSIRO has released a series of reports commissioned by mining proponent The Metals Company (TMC) that underscore the severe environmental risks and scientific...
Caribbean will suffer heavy blow from Trump’s tariffs
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 9, 2025
American tariffs and US government taxation or punative tariff trade war policy or duties imposed on imports and exports by a government on imported or exported goods as Protectionism. Getty Images/ wildpixel A recent study conducted by the...
Foreign Affairs Minister: National issues keeping PM out of Caricom meeting
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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AKASH SAMAROO Reporting from Jamaica Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Sean Sobers, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is not attending the ongoing Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica due to...
CARICOM urged to tackle misinformation and strengthen regional justice framework
The Daily Herald
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Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley speaks at the opening of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on July 6. MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica--Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has made an urgent...
Jamaica to launch regularization process for undocumented Dominican nationals
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 5, 2025
In a landmark move hailed as a humanitarian and diplomatic triumph, the Government of Jamaica has agreed to initiate a regularization process for Dominican citizens living in the country without legal immigration status. The announcement, made by...
Respected political journalist and ‘Caribbean man’ Rickey Singh passes on
Global Voices
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July 7, 2025
Photo of Guyana-born regional journalist Rickey Singh via Wesley Gibbings and courtesy of his daughter, Donna Ramsammy, used with permission. Guyana-born Rickey Singh, a well-known, fearless and sometimes controversial voice in regional media,...
‘I thought election would a run long time,’ says Golding; slams Holness for poll ‘delay’
Loop News
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Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, has said that he believes that the General Elections should have been held already, suggesting that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has been...
Ian Healy on what ‘jerky’ Sam Konstas needs to do in nets before third Test in Jamaica against West Indies
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Ian Healy has been sharpening his blades right through the West Indies series, in fact from the WTC final itself, about the Australian top order, raising questions about Sam Konstas and Osman Khawaja. He has another go now, though this time with a...