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Our CARIBBEAN: Zone of Peace or Theatre of War?
Searchlight
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August 26, 2025
Just as the people of the Caribbean are enjoying their premier cultural moments collectively, via their participation in, physically or virtually, CARIFESTA 2025 in Barbados, once again there are signs that efforts are being made to undermine our...
Nicolas Cage In Talks To Star In ‘True Detective’ S5, Will Reportedly Be Set In Creepy Remote Part Of NYC
BroBible
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August 22, 2025
Getty Image Audio By Carbonatix Academy Award winning actor Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in the fifth season of HBO’s crime anthology series True Detective, according to reports. Season five of True Detective will be set in the Jamaica Bay...
NWC Acquires Trucks to Clear and Maintain Sewer Lines
Jamaica Information Service
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August 15, 2025
The National Water Commission (NWC) has acquired two Vactor jet trucks valued at $255 million, which will be utilised in clearing blockages and cleaning sewer lines to keep stormwater systems flowing smoothly. The state-of-the-art units, which are...
Treasure Beach Food, Rum, Reggae Festival returns to St Bess
Jamaica Observer
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August 22, 2025
Reggae music icon Jesse Royal delivers a stellar performance at Treasure Beach Food, Rum and Reggae Festival’s inaugural staging. Known for its community spirit, St Elizabeth, the breadbasket parish of Jamaica, is set to host three days of...
Henzell steps down as Treasure Beach chairman
The Gleaner
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August 22, 2025
WITHOUT EVEN kicking a football in their return to the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), Treasure Beach Football Club is already in a desperate struggle as their chairman has stepped down ahead of this weekend’s first round of games. Businessman Jason...
Rockfort Mineral Bath reopens after major upgrades
Jamaica Observer
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August 22, 2025
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, dips her foot into the public pool at Rockfort Mineral Bath in Kingston. Also pictured is Managing Director of Carib Cement, Jorge Martinez, and Executive...
Regency Petroleum revenue falls as gas gets cheaper
The Gleaner
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August 15, 2025
Despite a 39 per cent increase in the volumes of gasolene sold during the June second quarter, Regency Petroleum Company Limited, RPL, recorded lower revenue. But its earning did not disappoint, rising 36 per cent above the comparative period in...
Livestock Must Be Properly Tagged Under Identification And Traceability System
Jamaica Information Service
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August 14, 2025
The police are reminding individuals selling livestock, particularly cattle, to ensure that they are tagged under the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS). Designed to combat praedial larceny, the NAITS incorporates...
Driving An EV To An Off-Grid Bolthole Via Scotland’s ‘Road Of The Kings’
Forbes
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View of Scottish mountains and a loch from the windows of a Polestar electric car. CARLTON REID Cell phone reception in the Scottish Highlands is patchy at best, making this rugged backcountry perfect for a digital detox. But we’re in an electric...
Christopher Burgess | Housing in the 2000s: The building boom
The Gleaner
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August 18, 2025
Jamaica’s housing sector delivered over 40,000 homes in the period 2000 to 2010, twice the 1960s output. This was fuelled by lower interest rates and Joint Ventures (JV). I remember a friend in the Ministry of Housing JV programme being...
Meet the Caribbean’s rarest animal residents
National Geographic
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This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The verdant rainforests, volcanic hills, steep valleys and rippling crater lakes that make up the interior of Caribbean are often overlooked in favour of its coastline. But head into...
These are the best places to spot wildlife in the Caribbean
AOL
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Within the Caribbean's jungles, fauna thrives, guarded by local conservationists who, for decades, have strived to establish protected areas and enforce anti-poaching policies. Photograph by Tunatura, Getty ImagesThis article was produced by...
A call for order in Montego Bay
Jamaica Observer
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August 25, 2025
This file photo shows a section of the car park at Fairview Shopping Centre (Photo: Horace Hines) Every Jamaican knows that taking a trip into certain business hubs can quickly turn from convenience into chaos. Nowhere is this truer than at the...
New charters open in Queens
Queens Chronicle - New York
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There are three new charter schools in Queens. Zeta Charter Schools, an educational institution that says it focuses not only on educational achievement but also the emotional well-being of students, is expanding from the Bronx and Manhattan to...
Maps: These hot spots are the worst for bike theft in Boston
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Reno Sarge, 29, knows the high cost of bike theft well. His Himiway D3 Cruiser, which cost around $1,000, was stolen in Back Bay this Juneteenth. Sarge was enjoying his day off and stopped by his office at the John Hancock Tower to pick up...
GB's new skipper knows he's bringing a 'bunch of freaking tough dogs' to next World Baseball Classic
MLB
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TransJamaican Highways improves service delivery
Jamaica Observer
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August 20, 2025
The Vineyards Toll Plaza in St. Catherine. Recent upgrades at this location include additional lanes. (Photo: Rudranath Fraser ) KINGSTON, Jamaica — TransJamaican Highway Limited (TJH) is undertaking improvements to enhance the customer experience...
Businesswoman among two charged following attack on policeman and family
Jamaica Observer
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August 20, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A businesswoman is among two people charged in connection with a gun attack on a policeman and his family along the Reading Main Road in Montego Bay, St James, on Saturday, August 9. Charged are 38-year-old Trafficia...
Family is Hours From Vacation—Then Husband Hears a Scream From Upstairs
Newsweek
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August 20, 2025
A couple in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faced an unexpected international travel nightmare when their dog chewed through the wife's passport just 12 hours before their flight to Jamaica. The ordeal, detailed in a Reddit post, has gone viral, drawing...
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...