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Something Extra | Monday
Specially invited guests and proud recipients from various sectors—including business, public service, education, sport, arts and culture, science and technology, health and wellness, and entertainment—gathered for the highly anticipated annual...

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Today's Issue Published: Monday, May 20, 2024
Lead Stories

Platinum for Panton

Retired Justice Seymour Panton, chairman of the Integrity Commission and former president of Jamaicas Court of Appeal, is the 2023 recipient of the RJRGLEANER Honour Awards Platinum Award in recognition of his more than five-decades-long record of...

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News

J'can NBA prospect found dead month before draft

The professional basketball dreams and aspirations of former national under-17 representative, 24-year-old Marco-Miche Downer, who had reportedly been eligible for the 2024 NBA draft next month, will not be realised after he was found dead in...

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Sports

‘Great feeling'

After waiting 30 years to win their second Jamaica Premier League (JPL) title in 2021, it took the Rudolph Speid-coached Cavalier just three seasons to claim their third title following a 4-3 penalty shoot-out win over defending champions Mount...

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Entertainment

European reggae festival comes ‘home' to Jamaica for 30-year celebration

A reggae festival which has been held in Europe for 29 years, makes its way ‘home to Jamaica to celebrate its 30th anniversary with two days of festivities. The Reggae Jam International Festival out of Germany has joined cultural hands and musical...

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Commentary

Editorial | Reimagine public transport

Daryl Vazs disclosure of the Jamaica Urban Transit Companys (JUTC) plan to eke new life out of the large, inoperable chunk of its aged fleet, seems an economically sensible idea. For, according to Mr Vaz, not only can the buses be repaired...

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Letters

Letter of the Day | Driving under the influence of society
THE EDITOR, Madam: As road crashes and fatalities increase, the predictable response is the lament that our drivers are undisciplined and the exhortation for them to drive carefully. We are all driving under the influence of a mind-altering...

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Lifestyle

Something Extra | Monday

Specially invited guests and proud recipients from various sectors—including business, public service, education, sport, arts and culture, science and technology, health and wellness, and entertainment—gathered for the highly anticipated annual...

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World News

Companies are try to attract more smartphone-users across Africa

Accra (AP) Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghanas capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I dont think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said, as requests.

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