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Legal Docket - Court reins in universal injunctions
World - North Carolina
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July 1, 2025
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s The World and Everything in It for this 1st day of July 2025. We’re so glad you’ve joined us today. Good morning! I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. It’s time for Legal Docket, and today we...
Jamaica Squash rebrands
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
THREE YEARS into her tenure as president of the Jamaica Squash Association, now rebranded Jamaica Squash, Karen Anderson continues her thrust to develop and grow the sport islandwide. Anderson announced the rebranding of the association during the...
Jamaica Squash logo revealed and team announced for junior CASA
Jamaica Observer
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July 1, 2025
Jamaica’s team to the 2025 Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association Championships Jamaica Squash, formerly known as the Jamaica Squash Association, revealed its new logo to an appreciative audience last week and announced its team for the upcoming...
Jamaica’s tourism industry grapples with uneven growth in first half of 2025
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is navigating a mixed landscape in 2025, with global economic uncertainty and a lingering US travel advisory dampening early performance even as regional markets, increased airlift, and targeted...
Killing of Jamaican mother in New York leaves kids in limbo
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
A 40-year-old Jamaican woman, Tamara Rowe, was stabbed to death inside her Bronx apartment on Saturday night, leaving the fate of her two small children in limbo. The children, ages 11 and two years old, are currently in the care of the New York...
Current, former Razorbacks nab Jamaican titles
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 1, 2025
With the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo fast approaching, track and field athletes around the world are competing to make their national teams ahead of the event Sept. 13-21. The Jamaican Athletics Championships were held...
New code of ethics and national registry to elevate standards for Jamaica’s HR professionals
Jamaica Observer
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July 1, 2025
President of HRMAJ, Dr, Cassida Jones Johnson June 30, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica— Human resource (HR) professionals in Jamaica are set to operate under new national standards following the endorsement of key reforms by the Ministry of Labour and...
48-hour curfew imposed in sections of Kingston Eastern police division
Jamaica Observer
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July 1, 2025
June 30, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica— A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the Kingston Eastern Police Division. The curfew began at 6:00 pm on Monday, June 30 and will remain in effect until 6:00 pm on Wednesday, July 2. The boundaries of...
FROM GLOBAL GLORY TO QUIET STRUGGLE: WHY IS KING ELLIE MATT BEING LEFT TO FADE AWAY?
Times Caribbean
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June 30, 2025
SKN TIMES COMMENTARY In the 1970s and ’80s, St. Kitts and Nevis was a dot on the world map—the smallest of the Caribbean territories and, by 1983, the smallest independent nation on Earth. Back then, the twin-island federation was virtually...
JSE Boss Applauds Young Jamaicans for Interest in Financial Literacy
Jamaica Information Service
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June 30, 2025
Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, is applauding the growing interest of young Jamaicans in financial literacy. “When we get them interested in the stock market at an early age you have them for...
New JHTA president promises broader representation for stakeholders
Radio Jamaica
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July 1, 2025
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), which represents stakeholders in the tourism sector, says it will now provide broader representation to all players, both large and small. That's according to the new president of the association,...
Jamaican woman stabbed to death in Bronx, New York
Jamaica Observer
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June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025 NEW YORK, USA— A Jamaican woman was reportedly stabbed to death in Wakefield in the Bronx, New York, on Saturday night. The woman, identified as 40-year-old Tamara Rowe, a former employee of the Gleaner in Jamaica, was reportedly...
International Reggae Day 2025 Date: Know History and Significance of the Day That Celebrates Reggae Music and Jamaican Culture
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
International Reggae Day is an annual global event that is celebrated around the world on July 1. This day is dedicated to celebrating the influence and impact of reggae music and Jamaican culture around the world. As per historical records, the...
Jamaica to petition King Charles for Privy Council ruling on slavery reparations
The Voice
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June 30, 2025
JAMAICA WILL be submitting a petition to King Charles, requesting that he refer a set of legal questions to the Privy Council concerning reparations for slavery. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the...
Jamaica Trials: KC’s Daniel Clarke sets national junior record with 12.96 in 110m hurdles
Loop News
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June 30, 2025
Kingston College (KC) hurdler Daniel Clarke set a new Jamaican national junior record in the Boys’ Under-20 110m hurdles final on Sunday, clocking a personal best 12.96 seconds (0.7m/s) on the final day of the Jamaica Junior Trials at the National...
Jamaican team for World Athletics Championships 2025: Know top finishers at trials in line for selection ft Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
Sportskeeda
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June 30, 2025
With the conclusion of the track and field trials on June 29, the Jamaican team for the 2025 World Championships is taking shape. However, there are several provisions, such as the JAAA selection policy and World Athletics rankings that can...
Pryce defends Jamaican title, Nugent runner-up in hurdles
BVM Sports
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June 30, 2025
Shawn Price June 29, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica – Arkansas alum Nickisha Pryce claimed a third consecutive 400m title at the Jamaican National Championships on Sunday while Ackera Nugent finished second in the 100m hurdles. Earlier in the...
Jamaica Rose Hall Casino Strip Forthcoming With Montego Bay Resort Developments
Casino.org
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June 30, 2025
Posted on: June 30, 2025, 10:23h. Last updated on: June 30, 2025, 10:53h. Jamaica continues to attract resort development Jamaica’s version of the Las Vegas Strip is under development in Montego Bay Montego Bay’s Rose Hall corridor is a popular...
Warmington apologises for using profanity on political platform
Radio Jamaica
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June 30, 2025
Controversial Member of Parliament for South West St. Catherine Clifford Everald Warmington has issued a public apology for his use of profanity at a Jamaica Labour Party meeting in Westmoreland on Sunday night. The opposition People's National...
Government faces difficult test in new wage negotiations, says financial commentator
Radio Jamaica
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June 30, 2025
Financial Commentator Orville Johnson believes the government faces an awkward and difficult task to contend with the public sector wage negotiations so close to the upcoming national election. His comment comes in light of the fact that wage...