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Rosen Baugh promises to hit the ground running as Netball Jamaica boss
Jamaica Observer
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July 7, 2025
Outgoing Netball Jamaica President Tricia Robinson (left) congratulates her successor Karen Rosen Baugh during the annual general meeting at The Summit on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Photos: Collin Reid) KAREN Rosen Baugh’s appointment as the 12th...
Marcia Bent returned as CBFFAJ president
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
Members of the Customs Brokers And Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ have re-elected veteran customs broker, Marcia Bent, to the helm of the professional and advocacy body for the vast majority of the over 200 licensed customs...
Jamaica making its mark in attracting high-end tourists
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: I just can’t contain myself with the news that MGM Muthu Hotels is coming to Jamaica with the official opening of Grand Muthu Club Caribbean in Runaway Bay on August 1. The Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett recently announced the...
Justice Winston Anderson sworn in as CCJ’s fourth President
News Room
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July 7, 2025
Justice Winston Charles Anderson was officially sworn in on Sunday as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), marking a significant new chapter in the region’s judicial journey. The inauguration, held in Jamaica, also served...
Warning to politicians
Jamaica Observer
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July 7, 2025
EWBANK...it’s just a matter of being very cautious and responsible in terms of the views and opinions that are expressed WITH the political scene heating up, attorney-at-law Stephanie Ewbank says citizens, especially politicians, need to remember...
T&T runners take top honours at CARICOM Road Race in Jamaica
Loop News
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July 7, 2025
Trinidad and Tobago dominated the 18th CARICOM Road Race 10K in Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica on July 5, claiming victory in both the male and female categories. Alexia John captured the CARICOM Secretary-General’s Trophy and secured first place...
New CCJ president: Make court final appellate body
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 7, 2025
News Melissa Doughty 3 Hrs Ago Caribbean Court of Justice president Justice Winston Anderson - Courtesy CCJ The Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) fourth president Justice Winston Anderson hopes more countries make it its final appellate court...
Governments are not powerless in the face of deep sea miners colluding with Trump
Greenpeace International
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July 7, 2025
Kingston, Jamaica – Governments still have a chance to protect the future of the deep ocean as the 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) resumes today, with 37 now calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining – the only credible...
PM DREW OFF ISLAND AGAIN! HEADS TO CARICOM SUMMIT IN JAMAICA WHILE ST. KITTS STRUGGLES WITH FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTHCARE CRISIS & BASIC SERVICES MELTDOWN
Times Caribbean
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July 7, 2025
PM DREW OFF ISLAND AGAIN! HEADS TO CARICOM SUMMIT IN JAMAICA WHILE ST. KITTS STRUGGLES WITH FAILING INFRASTRUCTURE, HEALTHCARE CRISIS & BASIC SERVICES MELTDOWN BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — July 7, 2025 | SKN TIMES — Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew is...
Premier attends CARICOM Conference in Jamaica
BVI News
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July 7, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM / Dr Natalio Wheatley is attending the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The meeting runs from July 6...
Jamaica Celebrates International Reggae Day at Expo 2025 in Japan
Jamaica Information Service
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July 4, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, came alive with the pulsating sound of reggae music on July 1, in celebration of International Reggae Day. International Reggae Day is the 24-hour celebration of the culture, legacy and sound that originated in...
Jamaican woman climbs Mount Kilimanjaro for 50th birthday
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
When Rotendo Mukulu decided a year and half ago that she was going to climb to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, to celebrate her 50th birthday, she had never even hiked before. Nonetheless, the immigration adviser believed...
Foreign Affairs Minister: National issues keeping Trinidad PM out of Caricom meeting
Stabroek News
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July 7, 2025
(Trinidad Guardian) 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...
STATIN to release 2022 Jamaica census population count by September
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says it is in the final stages of data validation for the 2022 Population and Housing Census and is on track to release the official population count by the end of September 2025. Acting Director...
Hosay tradition kept alive, fighting political injustices
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 7, 2025
News Janelle De Souza 2 Hrs Ago Cocorite band entertains during Flag Night of the 2025 Hosay celebrations at the Western Main Road on July 3, in St James. - Photo by Daniel Prentice HOSAY is not just a religious event or a tradition to be carried...
Rugby Jamaica disappointed with tougher qualification route
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
TWO OF Jamaica’s leading rugby league figures have expressed huge disappointment that qualification for the 2026 World Cup will now come down to a winner-takes-all match in France on October 25. Romeo Monteith and Ben Jones-Bishop have reacted to...
Jamaica expected to be hit by US tax on remittances
Radio Jamaica
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July 4, 2025
Effective December 31 this year, Jamaicans in the United States sending money to their relatives back home will have to pay a 1% excise tax on such transactions. The tax is set out in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the US Congress,...
Jamaica to launch regularization process for Dominicans with irregular immigration status
Dominican Today
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Jamaica.- The Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Jamaica has announced a major diplomatic breakthrough: the Jamaican government has agreed to launch a regularization process for Dominican citizens living in the country without legal immigration...
Anderson sworn in as 4th CCJ president, calls on region to fulfil promise of judicial sovereignty
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen years after joining the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its youngest judge, Jamaica-born Justice Winston Anderson has reached a new milestone. Anderson was sworn in as the court’s fourth president on the cusp of...
Kingston Kitchen’s Night Market returns on July 5 at Hope Gardens
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston Kitchen’s Night Market is set to return on Saturday, July 5, at Hope Gardens in St Andrew. This year, patrons can look forward to over 70 vendors showcasing a diverse range of cuisines, from local favourites to...