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In memory of a great Jamaican patriot
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
I worked with Don Wehby twice, once when I was at GraceKennedy and again as part of an advisory group when he became minister of finance in the Bruce Golding Administration. On both occasions, it was very clear to me that, in all his actions,...
Anderson urges diaspora to be proud, bold for Jamaica 63
The Gleaner
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July 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC: The colours black, green and gold adorned the Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland, on Sunday as scores of Jamaicans and friends of the island gathered in thanksgiving for its 63rd year of Independence....
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...
ICE Busts Jamaican Illegal Working as Reserve Maine Cop
KVOR - Colorado
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July 29, 2025
Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Monday it arrested an illegal immigrant from Jamaica who was working as a reserve police officer in Maine after he tried to purchase a firearm. Jon Luke Evans was arrested Friday in Biddeford, Maine, after...
world The US said it had no choice but to deport them to a third country. Then it sent them home
Asiaone
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August 3, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says that some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won't accept them. But a review of recent cases shows that at least five men threatened with such a...
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen to be crowned on August 2
Jamaica Observer
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July 30, 2025
Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2024, Omolora Wilson (centre), with first runner-up, Miss Manchester, Shannoya Houston (left), and second runner-up, Miss Kingston and St Andrew, Daindra Harrison (right), during the 2024 national coronation. (Photo:...
Michael Abrahams | Why left-hand drive school buses place our children at risk
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz, recently announced the introduction of a rural school bus programme utilising 110 refurbished American school buses. However, there are safety concerns as the buses are old...
Miss Trelawny out of Festival Queen Coronation due to medical emergency
The Gleaner
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August 2, 2025
Miss Trelawny Festival Queen 2025, Selena Angus, will not compete in tonight's National Festival Queen Coronation due to a "sudden medical emergency". The second-runner-up and Most Congenial sectional awardee in the Miss Trelawny Festival Queen...
Opposition spokesperson on culture calls for full disclosure of Independence celebration costs
Jamaica Observer
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July 29, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – People’s National Party Spokesperson on Culture and Creative Industries, Deborah Hickling Gordon, is calling on the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport to disclose the full budgeted and projected costs...
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...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania
The Wellsboro Gazette - Pennsylvania
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Pennsylvania Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Ohio
K99.1FM - Ohio
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to New York
106.1 BLI - New York
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...
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...
Parents urged to allow children to take HPV vaccine
The Gleaner
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July 29, 2025
Health Education and Promotion Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, is calling for parents to take full advantage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine during school medicals, noting its critical role in cancer prevention. In an interview...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Nevada Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington
NCW Life Channel - Washington
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Washington Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska
Your Alaska Link
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Biggest sources of immigrants to Alaska Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the...
Jamaica Labour Party mourns loss of corporate giant Don Wehby
Jamaica Observer
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July 27, 2025
Don Wehby (right) and Prime Minister Andrew Holness. KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is expressing deep regret over the passing of Don Wehby, the former GraceKennedy Group chief executive officer, whom it described as a...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Florida
Easy 93.1 - Florida
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July 29, 2025
Over 14% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in the last several hundred years. And while the...