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Businesswoman shot, robbed at Old Harbour establishment

A bar owner is now nursing gunshot wounds following a harrowing ordeal at her business place in Old Harbour, St. Catherine, on Tuesday morning.

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Education

Lynton Weir criticizes CXC’s discontinuation of SBA

Speaking at a special ceremony on the school’s grounds on September 12, 2026, where approximately…

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500 scientific calculators donated to Old Harbour High School

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Business

Jamaica returns to global markets with record-breaking US$1 billion bond

The bond, priced at a coupon of 6.25 percent, was substantially oversubscribed by approximately 2.5 times, reflecting robust demand from both…

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