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Gov’t commits to multifaceted approach to reduce energy costs
The Gleaner
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August 8, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated his administration’s commitment to reducing Jamaica’s high energy costs, stressing that it is a national priority not only for residential consumers but for businesses as well. The prime minister was...
Diner en Blanc event to be held in Milwaukee
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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August 20, 2025
Diner en Blanc event to be held in Milwaukee The mysterious dinner event will be at an undisclosed location in the city THAT’S ALL. WE’RE BACK NOW WITH A GLOBAL, ONE OF A KIND, MYSTERIOUS DINNER EVENT THAT’S COMING TO MILWAUKEE FOR THE VERY FIRST...
Stop & Shop announces plan to lower prices in Eastern Mass.
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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August 20, 2025
Local News Signage announcing the price drops in a Quincy location. Stop & Shop By Madison Lucchesi August 20, 2025 | 11:29 AM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social...
Jailbreak Fear: Unease in Cassava Piece, residents demand investigation
Virgin Islands News Online
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Constant Spring Police Station in St Andrew. Nine men escaped from the station's lock-up early Tuesday morning. Photo: Joseph Wellington JAMAICA OBSERVER CASSAVA PIECE, Kingston, Jamaica- Residents of Cassava Piece in St Andrew expressed concern...
Police arrest 140 revellers on day one of Notting Hill Carnival after colourful start to street party: Figures up 40% on last year amid Met crackdown
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
A total of 140 people have already been arrested on the first day of Notting Hill Carnival for offences including assaults on police, robbery and possession of weapons. That is 40 per cent more than the number arrested on the opening day of the...
The reason nearly 400,000 Germans are flocking to Cornwall's seaside towns every year... and it's nothing to do with Poldark or pasties
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
Cornwall, for Brits, is a familiar sight on the small screen for Poldark and Doc Martin. Aidan Turner steamily scything fields as the titular captain in the BBC period drama about 18th-century life there will not soon be forgotten by titillated...
Two exciting new openings announced for The Broadway in Bradford
Yorkshire Live
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August 19, 2025
Two exciting new openings are coming to The Broadway in Bradford. The shopping centre will soon see Jamaica Blue and Boo launch. Jamaica Blue, known for its coffee and contemporary café menu, will bring a relaxed yet stylish dining experience to...
Simone Raquel: The architectural alchemist behind Milk & Honey’s visual world
Jamaica Observer
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August 24, 2025
The visionary behind the magic — 28-year-old Simone Raquel, the creative force bringing bold ideas to life at Milk & Honey 2025. WHEN the lights dim and the crowd surges forward, few stop to consider the hours of blueprinting, scaffolding,...
Notting Hill Carnival bursts into colourful scenes as parade peacefully goes off... as army of police officers line streets
Daily Mail
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August 24, 2025
Notting Hill Carnival has kicked off peacefully today and filled west London with colourful celebrations. The world-famous street party, which is the largest in Europe, officially began on Sunday morning with dancers in bright costumes parading...
Statin Makes Provisions to Access Gated Communities Ahead of National Living Conditions Survey
Jamaica Information Service
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August 4, 2025
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has made provisions to access gated communities as it conducts the latest Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC), scheduled to commence on August 4. Speaking during a Jamaica Information Service...
Henry Wright MoBay’s beloved sprinting newspaper vendor
The Gleaner
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August 9, 2025
Western Bureau: While navigating peak hour traffic would be a challenge to most people, for veteran newspaper vendor, 59-year-old Henry Wright, sprinting at top speed along Dr Marco Brown Road, Arthur Gilchrist Boulevard and West Green Road, in...
Bacha Coffee Launches First Macau Store
Retail & Leisure International
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August 19, 2025
Moroccan luxury coffee brand Bacha Coffee has opened its first location in Macau, marking another milestone following the recent launch of its full-concept flagship store at Harbour City in Hong Kong. The newly opened boutique, managed by Hong...
In ‘Mike Henry constituency’, PNP supporters back Carla Watt to bring ‘change’
Jamaica Observer
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August 18, 2025
PNP candidate for Clarendon Central, Carla Watt (right) with senior party member Donna Scott Mottley after being nominated on Monday, August 18, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) CLARENDON, Jamaica — Scores of jubilant People’s National Party (PNP)...
Bacha Coffee launches first store in Macau
Inside Retail Asia
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August 18, 2025
Moroccan luxury coffee brand Bacha Coffee has opened its first location in Macau, marking another milestone following the recent launch of its full-concept flagship store at Harbour City in Hong Kong. The newly opened boutique, managed by Hong...
On The Hunt For The Elusive Pawpaw
WNYC - New York
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August 18, 2025
Dan Pashman: All right, Sara. We are at the entrance to a park. Sara Bir: Yes. Dan Pashman: At an undisclosed location, somewhere in the New York metro area. Sara Bir: Yes. Dan Pashman: I would like to ask you to please read the email that you...
Inside an ancient Cornish inn with amazingly colourful and varied history
Cornwall Live
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August 23, 2025
Pilgrims, smugglers, wreckers, the royalist army, ghostly apparitions and links to the famous writer, Daphne du Maurier. What an amazingly colourful and varied story lies within the thick stone walls of one ancient Cornish inn which has been...
PM Commissions Best Dressed Chicken’s LNG Plant
Jamaica Information Service
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August 6, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has commended Best Dressed Chicken on the investment in the installation of a Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Cogeneration Plant, which will boost efficiency in the company’s operations. Dr. Holness,...
Delight and disappointment
Jamaica Observer
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August 23, 2025
THE long-awaited reopening of the historic Rockfort Mineral Bath in St Andrew was met with delight and some disappointment on Thursday as the celebration of its return was tempered by concerns about the extent of the renovation. For many, like...
Negril to have full postal services restored after 2024 post office closure
The Gleaner
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August 11, 2025
Jamaica Post says efforts are ongoing to restore full postal services to Negril, Westmoreland, after the town’s post office was closed in July last year because of the building’s deteriorating conditions. “The leadership of the PTD (Post and...
World Food and Music Festival: List of vendors, music lineup and more you need to know
KCCI 8 - Iowa
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August 23, 2025
IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. NEW AT 650 MORE IOWANS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY U.S. CITIZENS. A NATURALIZATION CEREMONY WAS HELD TO KICK OFF THE START OF WORLD FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVAL IN DES MOINES. IT HAPPENED ON THE MAIN STAGE IN WESTERN GATEWAY PARK IN...