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Jamaica’s Third City to be in St Elizabeth – PM
Nationwide 90FM
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July 28, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness (second left), tours the new KFC Black River store in St. Elizabeth following the grand opening on Saturday (July 26). He is joined by (from left) Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn...
Maine Police Chief calls for investigation after ICE arrests Jamaican officer
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
The chief of police in Old Orchard Beach, a popular resort town in Maine, is calling for an investigation following the arrest of one of her officers by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The officer, Jon Luke Evans of Jamaica, was...
Jamaican Actor, Ulato Sam, Shining Bright in Bob Marley’s Hope Road in Las Vegas
Jamaicans.com
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July 28, 2025
When Bob Marley Hope Road premiered on the Las Vegas Strip, it brought more than music and spectacle—it introduced audiences to a rising Jamaican star. Ulato Sam, an Ardenne High School alumnus, is one of the standout performers in this bold new...
Update | Maine police chief calls for investigation into arrest of Jamaican officer by ICE
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, whom the chief said was federally approved to work in...
Palaces, legends, and tragedies. These sites are worth your visit on the earliest holiday
Jordan News
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July 29, 2025
اضافة اعلان Do you want a different vacation, a journey that goes beyond shopping and relaxation, and takes you to the depths of history, during which you can live moments of true magic? UNESCO recently unveiled the addition of a new collection of...
Tips for Traveling to the Dominican Republic: Punta Cana & Beyond
Travel Awaits
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July 29, 2025
Dreaming of an all-inclusive resort stay in the Dominican Republic, but don’t know much (or anything) about the country? Videos by TravelAwaits You aren’t alone. While Americans flock to areas like Punta Cana by the thousands, we rarely know a lot...
Honouring Rita Marley
Jamaica Observer
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August 1, 2025
Trade marketing manager at Berger Paints Jamaica Ltd Asheka James participates in the live painting experience in celebration of Rita Marley’s 79th birthday at the Bob Marley Museum. IN a vibrant celebration of cultural legacy and creative...
ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check
Associated Press
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July 29, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (AP) — The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, whom the chief said was federally approved to work in...
Maine Police Officer Turns Out to Literally Be a Jamaica, Mon
Hot Air
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July 29, 2025
Here's one that once upon a time would have made the 'stranger than truth' bin, but that was before virtue signaling progressives spent much of their time trying to out-signal each other. A couple of years ago, a young man from Jamaica came to the...
Man pleads guilty to cocaine charges, granted $400,000 bail
Jamaica Observer
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July 31, 2025
July 31, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man charged with possession of cocaine, dealing in cocaine and attempting to export the drug was granted bail in the sum of $400,000 with one to two sureties when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...
Fear of disclosure prevents HIV-positive Jamaicans from seeking treatment
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
The fear of having their HIV status exposed continues to prevent many Jamaicans from accessing proper care, with some choosing to avoid treatment altogether. According to Jumoke Patrick of the Jamaican Network of Seropositives, “people prefer to...
Illegal migrant from Jamaica gets job as POLICE OFFICER in sleepy Maine town
Daily Mail
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July 29, 2025
An illegal migrant from Jamaica hired this spring by a police department in Maine was arrested last week after trying to buy a gun, authorities said. Jon Luke Evans, who works as a reserve police officer in Old Orchard Beach, was taken into...
Trump pledges strong support for Jamaica
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
US President Donald Trump has reaffirmed America’s commitment to deepening its partnership with Jamaica, emphasising expanded trade, investment, and security collaboration during a White House ceremony welcoming Jamaica’s new ambassador to the US,...
St Elizabeth poised to host Jamaica’s first purpose-built city, PM Holness says
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 29, 2025
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says St Elizabeth is being considered as the site for Jamaica’s first purpose-built city since colonial times, describing the move as a “big deal” and a step toward balanced national development. - Advertisement -...
Jamaicans with Scottish enslaver names; a society still in trauma. Edinburgh University has much to answer for
The Guardian
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July 28, 2025
The most famous enslaver in Jamaica, the island that was one of the most profitable of Britain’s Caribbean colonies, is a ghost. One of the tellings of the legend has it that young Annie Palmer, the “White Witch of Rose Hall”, was a sadistic...
CANADA: 2024 Tourism Stats, Michelin Guide Vancouver Sets Ceremony Date, PNE Fair, and More
BizBash
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July 29, 2025
GLOBAL: Round Hill Hotel & Villas in Jamaica has unveiled The Round Hill Residency, a new approach to corporate retreats designed exclusively for C-level executives, intimate board meetings, and high-tier incentive groups. The Residency curates...
Anniversary of freedom — Part 2A timeline of Vybz Kartel’s journey post-incarceration
Jamaica Observer
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August 1, 2025
Vybz Kartel in performance at the Barclays Center in New York back in April 2025. In yesterday’s edition the Jamaica Observer chronicled the highs of Adidja “Vybz Kartel” Palmer’s journey from his release on July 31, 2024 to the grand stage return...
Judge grants bail to man accused of $40m loan fraud using elder’s title
Jamaica Observer
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July 31, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man who is accused of obtaining a $40 million loan from a local company by using the title of another man had his bail reviewed during his case management hearing on Tuesday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Marlon...
10 per cent of vehicle registrations done online since introduction of eMVRC System
The Gleaner
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July 31, 2025
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says 10 per cent of persons renewing the registration for their private motor vehicles during the first 10 days of the roll out of the electronic Motor Vehicle Registration Certificate (eMVRC) have done so using...
Lawrence’s travel legacy ends with Pat
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 28, 2025
There was a time when a tour operator provided stress-free travel for individuals and groups needing assistance. During that period, detailed itineraries informed arrival and departure times, seating assignments, and delivered a myriad of other...