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Heart Foundation of Jamaica observes World Heart Week
Every year, the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, in conjunction with the World Heart Federation (WHF), joins the global community in recognising World Heart Day on September 29. This year, the Heart Foundation will host a weeklong series of...
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Joro restaurant review: ‘It’s a vibrant, game-changing space’
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Did you know Sheffield hasn’t been awarded a Michelin star since 1998? That’s a bloody long time ago. So long ago that I was still restaurant critic of Tatler and was specifically forbidden from visiting cities other than London. I was allowed out...
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A love built to last with O’Rane and Sherona Thomas
What began as a childhood friendship in a first-grade classroom has blossomed into a timeless love story. Educator Sherona Forrester and general surgeon Dr O’Rane Thomas first met after quite literally bumping into each other during a Physical...
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New Jamaica Music Museum Will Strengthen Preservation of Musical Heritage
Director and Curator of the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM), Herbie Miller, has welcomed the development of a new structure to house the facility as a significant milestone in preserving and celebrating Jamaica’s rich musical heritage. Ground was...
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No charges against NYPD officers involved in fatal 2024 shootout with career criminal in Jamaica: AG
Police at the scene in Jamaica, where a shootout between police and an armed robbery suspect on Nov. 19, 2024 ended with the perpetrator dead and an officer wounded. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of...
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Munroe says Bahamas' location is key reason it appears on US drug list
The Bahamas’ geographic location is the key reason it continues to appear on the United States’ list of major illicit drug transit or producing countries, Minister of National Wayne Munroe said yesterday. The US named The Bahamas one of 23...
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National Gallery of Jamaica’s ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ Exhibition Opens Sunday
Members of the public are invited to view the National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) latest exhibition: ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ which opens on Sunday (September 28). Featuring the work of 46 artists and 55 works of art curated from an open call...
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Bowl & Spoon opens new location at UWI, Mona
Bowl & Spoon at The University of the West Indies, Mona. KINGSTON, Jamaica—Students and staff at The University of the West Indies, Mona, now have access to a fresh and healthier dining option with the official opening of Bowl & Spoon on campus....
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Security firm opens first brick-and-mortar location in Flushing
A New York-based security firm celebrated the grand opening of its first satellite location in Flushing. Empire Security & Protection cut the ribbon on its new Queens headquarters at 70-64 Kissena Blvd. on Friday, Sept. 12. Attendees included...
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125 Years After Its Creation, The MICHELIN Guide Sets a New Global Standard for Hotel Excellence with the MICHELIN Key Distinction
The MICHELIN Guide is pleased to present its inaugural Global MICHELIN Keys Selection. Following the launch of MICHELIN Key distinctions in 15 top travel destinations1 last year, The MICHELIN Guide Inspectors have scoured the world and chosen...
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Postal Operations Commence at Negril Interim Location
Postal operations have commenced at Negril’s temporary post office, located at the Negril Marine Park facility in Westmoreland. This follows the official opening of the location on Friday, September 12. The facility will serve several communities...
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3 NYC Casino Plans Made It to the Final Round: What Happens Now?
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The Spirit - New York
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The casino proposal process started with eight players, with four surviving a first round of elimination to compete for up to three downstate casino licenses. Now, after one of those four dropped out—from MGM in Yonkers—three city-based casino...
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U.S. targets China’s grip on global ports, including Jamaica’s Kingston terminal
KINGSTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is on a mission to weaken China’s global network of ports and bring more strategic terminals under Western control, according to three sources familiar with the plan. The drive is...
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Sun, sand, sea… our favourite Jamaican hotels have the lot
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Some come to Jamaica for the reggae rhythms and rum-soused sunsets, others to gorge on jerk, many simply to unwind on the palm-clad coast — and there’s a stay to suit each of these trips and then some. This is, after all, the Caribbean’s...
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Judge orders Norman Scott be fingerprinted in Election Day assault case
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Spanish Town Mayor Norman Scott was ordered to have his fingerprint recorded by the police when he appeared in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Santa Cruz on Monday morning. Scott, the defeated People’s National Party...
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USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21) Returns to Mayport Following Maiden Deployment to U.S. Fourth Fleet
MAYPORT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES 10.13.2025 Courtesy Story NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Florida. XX OCT 2025 - USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS 21), a Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), returned to Naval Station Mayport, concluding its maiden...
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Holness urges developers to partner with HEART
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (third right) is joined by (from left) Chief executive officer of BOOT Jamaica Alexcia Boothe; architect for BOOT 2 Leighton Hamilton; managing director of BOOT Jamaica Wayne Boothe; Minister of Water, Environment...
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Tufton hoping to end stigma with Bellevue name change
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton making at point about mental health at the Jamaica Observer Monday Exchange on October 6, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) ASK most Jamaicans what is the first thought they have when they hear the...
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'Fantastic boost for town' - Ipswich Central boss on new store opening
Lee Walker was speaking after Ipswich Borough Council announced that Lovisa, an international fashion jewellery brand has applied to fill the remaining unit in the town centre. The plans for the store include a modernisation of the shopfront and...
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Health officials warn of malaria in Haitians who land illegally
18 foot boat that landed at Kensington Portland carrying Haitian refugees recently. PORT ANTONIO, Portland — With three of 30 Haitians who landed on Portland’s shores in late September testing positive for malaria, medical officials are again...
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