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Two teenage students murdered during one bloody weekend

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Two teenage students were killed in one particularly bloody weekend in Jamaica. The students were killed in separate incidents. Jahiem Palmer, 15, a jovial high-spirited student was murdered in Portmore last Sunday plunging Ascot High into mourning while 17 year-old Jevaughn Smith, of Lennon High school was killed on Saturday. Reports from the Portmore police […]

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Bounty Killer reaches out to Junior Byles

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Bounty Killer’s continued commitment to charitable endeavours rolled on last week with his heartfelt donations to singer Junior Byles, who is battling cancer and mental illness. Last Thursday, the 47-year-old deejay presented Byles with $150,000 from the Bounty Killer Foundation towards his medical treatment; a gift certificate from Fontana Pharmacy valued at $100,000; adult diapers […]

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Spicemas Corporation retracts no thong guidelines for carnival

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Grenada’s Spicemas Corporation has retracted guidelines forbidding the use of thongs, g-strings and wire bras in its fancy mas following a social media uproar. The board of directors issued a statement saying they reviewed the rules and regulations and made amendments which now say that there will be no full body paint and zero-tolerance for […]

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Hot Koffee gets Grammy boost for Rapture

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One week after winning the Best Reggae Album category at the 62nd Grammy Awards, Koffee’s Rapture (EP) has seen an increase in sales. The five-song mini set jumped from number 11 to two on Nielsen Music’s Reggae Albums Sales Chart. Nielsen Music’s chart is sales-driven (covering CDs, digital, and vinyl sales), while the Billboard Reggae […]

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TransJamaican Highway Ltd. IPO aims at $11.2 billion windfall

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National Road Operating and Constructing Company Limited (“NROCC”), has put up for sale 8 billion shares or a 64 per cent ownership Transjamaican Highway Limited aimed at raising $11.2 billion. The offer, which was uploaded on the Jamaica Stock Exchange earlier today, doubles that of Wigton Windfarm, in which the Government of Jamaica raised $5.5 […]

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Parent arrested for assaulting teacher

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Police have arrested a parent who reportedly assaulted a teacher at Dumfries Primary School in St James on Thursday. It is understood that the parent reportedly attacked the teacher because the class teacher did not mark his child’s book. The injured teacher was hospitalised for two days, as she received injuries to the face. The […]

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Ruddy Spencer resigns, setting up interesting by-election

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Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Clarendon and State Minister for National Security, the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) Rudyard ‘Ruddy’ Spencer, has resigned from representational politics with immediate effect. The resignation was announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Pearnel Charles Snr, on Tuesday. The announcement was followed by glowing tributes to Spencer […]

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