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Sobers, Alexander to attend 49th CARICOM conference in Jamaica
Loop News
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July 5, 2025
Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs Sean Sobers and a delegation from Trinidad and Tobago which includes Minister of Homeland Security Roger Alexander, leaves today to attend the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of...
Clouden: Stop wasting time and legalise ganja
The New Today Grenada
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July 5, 2025
Outspoken attorney-at-law Anselm Clouden has called on the 3-year old Dickon Mitchell-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to fulfil its promise made to the young in the 2022 general election to legalise ganja on the island. Clouden,...
Hanover Emerging as Jamaica’s Leading Tourism Parish – Minister Bartlett
Jamaica Information Service
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July 4, 2025
Hanover is rapidly emerging as Jamaica’s leading tourism parish, driven by several major developments, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. “You are going to have, `among other things, the first casino tourism facility in the...
Jamaica: Expectant mothers urged to take greater care
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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June 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Expectant mothers are being urged to take greater responsibility for their well-being in the wake of concern about a rise in neonatal deaths at the island’s largest maternity hospital. Speaking at the groundbreaking...
On This Day: July 4, 1959, The Cayman Islands Cease Being a Jamaican Dependency
Jamaicans.com
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July 4, 2025
On 4 July 1959, the Cayman Islands officially ended their status as a dependency of Jamaica and became a separate Crown Colony under direct British rule. This marked a pivotal turning point in the territory’s constitutional development and laid...
Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from government funding and co-production initiative
Yahoo Sports - Canada
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June 29, 2025
A film festival has brought US, European and African producers and directors to Jamaica to explore collaborations with local film-makers, who are set to benefit from several million US dollars-worth of government investment to boost the domestic...
Impending US tax on remittances expected to impact Jamaican households and businesses
The Gleaner
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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 one per cent excise tax on such transactions. The one per cent tax is set out in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by...
Jamaica Trials Schedule: Sunday, June 29 – Day 4
Loop News
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June 29, 2025
The curtains will come down on the 2025 Jamaica Trials on Sunday, with a blockbuster final day featuring showdowns in the sprint hurdles, 400 metres, and 200 metres at Kingston’s National Stadium. With no morning session on the schedule,...
Caribbean civil society demands sanctions and military embargo against the Israeli “rogue state”
Middle East Monitor
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July 5, 2025
Over 40 civil society organisations and prominent individuals from at least 15 countries across the Caribbean have issued an open letter to the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), calling for immediate and decisive action...
Work permits likely behind lead in requests for stay extensions in Jamaica
Stabroek News
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July 5, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) Asians make up the largest number of people requesting an extension of stay in Jamaica, accounting for 46 per cent of the 10,146 aliens registered in 2024, according to Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) records. In its latest...
King Isaac is back!
The Standard
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Left to right: King Isaac, Fred Zindi and C Mapfumo (waMambo) US-based Zimbabwean born Isaac Gabriel Kalumbu, aka King Isaac, who blessed us with his Grammy nominated collaboration with the late Jamaican reggae star, Gregory Isaacs on the album...
Gayle hails Jamaica’s participation at NACAC’s U13 and U15 Championships
The Gleaner
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July 5, 2025
PRESIDENT of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), Garth Gayle, is excited about the participation of the country’s young athletes at the fifth staging of the two-day NACAC Under-13 and Under-15 Championships. The meet gets...
Jamaica Trials Round-Up: Roshawn Clarke reigns again, Shanieka Ricketts bags seventh triple jump title
Loop News
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June 29, 2025
World Under-20 400m hurdles record holder Roshawn Clarke regained his national title with a commanding run on the penultimate day of the Jamaica Trials on Saturday, clocking a season’s best 48.02 seconds at the National Stadium in Kingston. The...
Jamaica’s Ambassador Lauds Atlanta-based Integrity Children’s Fund
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 28, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. Delivering the keynote address at the Integrity Children’s Fund gala. | Photo Derrick Scott. WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United...
Thompson, Clayton lead Jamaican charge at Prefontaine Classic
Irie FM
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July 5, 2025
Jamaican athletes will be in the spotlight this Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, with Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson and World Relays bronze medalist Tina Clayton leading a formidable contingent at Hayward Field....
Fewer Testing Days for PEP Students
Jamaica Information Service
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July 17, 2025
Beginning in 2026, grade-six students taking the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) exams will face fewer testing days with Mathematics and Language Arts assessments, as they will be condensed into single-day sittings under new changes. This was announced...
Education Minister Applauds Pep Success at St. Ann Schools
Jamaica Information Service
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July 3, 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, visited two high-achieving primary schools in St. Ann on Wednesday (July 2), to celebrate their outstanding performance in this year’s Primary Exit...
2025 Jamaica Observer Table Talk Food Awards
Jamaica Observer
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July 5, 2025
Business, Latest News, News KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Friday, July 4, ended trading at $160.79, up by 17 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s dail... {"jamaica-observer":"Jamaica Observer"}
Lucea mayor, TPDCo exec trade barbs
Jamaica Observer
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July 5, 2025
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (left) and Member of Parliament for Hanover Western Tamika Davis (centre) greet members of a netball team on the newly rehabilitated Lords Multi-purpose Court. (Photo: Anthony Lewis) LUCEA, Hanover — Tourism...
Caribbean Matters: The celebration of Hosay in Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica
Daily Kos
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July 5, 2025
Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of the Caribbean. The Caribbean region is a rich and...