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Smart Moves at The Hermitage Hotel, Atlanta CVB, Jamaica Tourist Board and More
Smart Meetings
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July 18, 2025
Spencer Hux The Hermitage Hotel and Keswick Hall are proud to announce Spencer Hux as chief sales officer, ushering in a new era of collaboration and innovation for the sister properties. This appointment highlights the synergy between the two...
Permits filed for 12-story mixed-use building with 591 residences in Jamaica
QNS - New York
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July 18, 2025
89-53 165th St. in Jamaica. Photo via Google Maps Permits have been filed for the construction of a 12-story mixed-use building featuring 591 housing units at 89-53 165th St. in Jamaica. The proposed building would be 124 feet tall and yield...
Jamaica tops global education rankings while advancing gender equality, says World Economic Forum
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 10, 2025
Jamaica continues to demonstrate steady progress in closing the gender gap, earning an overall score of 0.762 in the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The country ranks 38th out of 146 countries, with...
Indian drugmaker MSN launches Jamaican sub
Jamaica Observer
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July 18, 2025
SETH...We see Jamaica as a future hub for the whole Caribbean. From Jamaica, we have already expanded to Trinidad and are entering Suriname, Barbados, Guyana, and The Bahamas. (Photo: Naphtali Junior) INDIAN pharmaceutical company MSN Laboratories...
JUTC to launch Rural Express Service to towns across Jamaica
The Gleaner
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July 16, 2025
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company is to launch a JUTC Rural Express Service offering premium travel on long-haul direct routes from the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre in St Andrew to Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio and Mandeville....
Premier looks to Jamaica for crime-fighting strategies
BVI News
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July 17, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM / Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed that he is impressed with Jamaica’s crime-fighting capacity and is interested in collaborating with the country to explore how some of its...
Jamaican Sworn in As CCJ President
Jamaica Information Service
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July 7, 2025
The Hon. Mr. Justice Winston Anderson was on Sunday (July 6) officially sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), during the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM....
Antigua & Barbuda to establish forensic services laboratory next year
Radio Jamaica
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July 16, 2025
The Government of Antigua & Barbuda has announced that a national forensic services laboratory is expected to be fully operational by the end of next year. The Forensic Services is part of efforts to enhance law enforcement and reduce reliance on...
Saturday August 2, 2025
Jamaica Observer
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August 2, 2025
August 2, 2025 Page 2 takes its last lap at the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix Padd0.0ock Club exP.Perience watch party held on July 27, presented by Heineken and the exP.Perience team. From thrilling overtakes on the track, to the high-energy...
Letter of the Day | Where is Jamaica’s future beyond beaches and reggae?
The Gleaner
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July 14, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: I have been fortunate enough to travel to many countries outside of Jamaica and the Caribbean. Yet, every time I return home, I am left with the unsettling feeling that our path to real development is not blocked by foreign...
UK tech firm Abergower enters Jamaica
Jamaica Observer
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July 16, 2025
MARKS...files go missing, archives are inaccessible, and responses are delayed. This undermines both citizens’ confidence and institutional performance. (Photo: Cevan Coore) Key Points: UK firm Abergower Limited has launched a Caribbean subsidiary...
The World’s Longest Tropically Aged Rum Makes Its Grand Debut in Jamaica
Haute Living - Florida
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July 15, 2025
Photo Credit: Appleton In the lush heart of Jamaica’s Nassau Valley, something extraordinary has quietly been aging for over half a century. Now, Appleton Estate—the island’s legendary rum distillery—has unveiled The Source 51-Year-Old, the...
Growth & Jobs | Practise better ‘cyber hygiene’ to reduce attacks – tech expert
The Gleaner
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July 15, 2025
Practising basic ‘cyber hygiene’ could prevent the overwhelming majority of cyber breaches. That’s the message from Kevin Cushnie, director of engineering at MC Systems, who urged business leaders to take a more proactive approach to cybersecurity...
The rocket scientist behind Duke's AI push: A conversation with Provost Alec Gallimore
The Chronicle - North Carolina
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July 15, 2025
As artificial intelligence reshapes higher education and careers alike, Duke has doubled down — equipping its students with a suite of AI tools and enrolling its administrators in a “bootcamp” to develop a project that uses AI to increase...
Jamaican Maroons celebrate, question land rights
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Wesley Gibbings The 17th Annual International Charles Town Maroon Conference & Festival in Jamaica, held from June 20 to 23, blended celebration with serious dialogue on indigenous land and cultural rights. The four-day...
Jamaican Producer Launches First Creative Compound of its Kind – The Complex
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 6, 2025
The Complex (concept image) Kingston, Jamaica – Despite being featured in global blockbusters like “James Bond: No Time to Die”, “How Stella Got Her Groove Back”, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl”, and many more, Jamaica...
CDB urges urgent investment in climate-resilient infrastructure across the Caribbean
The Gleaner
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August 1, 2025
Caribbean Development Bank, CDB, sounded the alarm on Tuesday on the need for climate-resilient infrastructure across the region, citing the increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events. “We cannot continue to rebuild our...
Teachers strike after Jamaican staff were ‘targeted’ and underpaid at London school
The Voice
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July 15, 2025
TEACHERS AT a London secondary school have gone on strike after Jamaican staff were ‘targeted’ and underpaid, the National Education Union (NEU) has said. According to The Standard, staff at Harris Beckenham went on strike on Tuesday following...
WATCH: Denbigh 2025 celebrates farmers’ resilience and innovation in agriculture
Jamaica Observer
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August 1, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Chief Executive Officer of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Daron Grant, says this year’s Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show is a celebration of the strength and determination of Jamaican farmers who have...
COMMUNIQUE | Forty-ninth (49th) Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community | Montego Bay, Jamaica
Magnetic Media
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July 14, 2025
Montego Bay, Jamaica, July 14, 2025 – The Forty-Ninth Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) was held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 6-8 July under the chairmanship of Dr the Most Honourable...