Jamaica News API

Supported Countries - 165

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

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Belize

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Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

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Guatemala

Guinea

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherland

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States Of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Get headlines from Jamaica with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Jamaica News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Jamaica is JM.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Jamaica.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=jm&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Jamaica.

Headlines from Jamaica

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=jm&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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The slang was highly in use in restaurants back in the 1930s, and usually signalled to waiters and customers that an item on a menu was sold out and could not be provided.AdvertisementThe “47”, they claim, refers to Trump’s current term in office as the 47th president of the US.Comey, on the same day, took the photo down. In a separate Instagram post, the former intelligence boss explained that he took the photo while “on a beach walk, which I assumed were a political message”.“I didn’t realise some folks associate those numbers with violence. It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind, so I took the post down,” he said.The hashtag #8647 has previously, and as early as March, appeared on social media sites like TikTok among posters criticising Trump and calling for his removal. It has come to represent a silent code for opposing the president.What have Trump’s allies said?Trump’s supporters on social media channels have denounced Comey’s post, calling it a call for the president’s “assassination”.President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr on Thursday said in an X post that Comey had “casually called for my dad to be murdered”, adding that the post was “demented”.Grok, a conversational AI assistant on the Elon Musk-owned social media site, responding to comments from X users asking for clarification on the meaning of the numbers, said it was “basically a sneaky way of saying “get rid of Trump”. However, the assistant also added that the numbers do not “inherently mean assassinate Trump” but rather they imply “political removal”.AdvertisementSpeaking on Fox News, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said she did not accept that Comey was unaware of the violent interpretation of “86 47”. Gabbard said Comey “should be held accountable and put behind bars for this”.Republican Congressman Andy Ogles said he sent a letter to US intelligence agencies calling for an investigation into Comey’s “disturbing” post to see if the former intelligence boss had violated two federal laws – threatening the president and interstate sharing of threatening communication.Ogles also demanded confirmation on whether Comey still has access to classified material because of his previous role as FBI director.“If Comey broke the law, he shouldn’t get a pass. He should be in handcuffs,” Ogles wrote on X.Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in an X post said the matter was already being investigated by US intelligence authorities.“Disgraced former FBI Director James Comey just called for the assassination of @POTUS Trump. DHS and Secret Service is investigating this threat and will respond appropriately,” she posted.FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on X that his agency will aid the investigation and “provide all necessary support”.White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair said Comey’s post was a call to “terrorists & hostile regimes to kill the President of the United States as he travels in the Middle East”.“Any Democrat or Media Outlet who fails to condemn this clear Incitement of Violence is complicit and must be described as such.”FBI Director James Comey (L) and National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers take their seats at a House Intelligence Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 20, 2017 [Joshua Roberts/Reuters]What is Comey and Trump’s past relationship?Comey was appointed by former President Barack Obama. 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      • "content": "Boom Supersonic, which is currently looking to reintroduce commercial air travel at faster than the speed of sound with the development of its ' Overture ' airliner concept, has appealed for a bill that would see the US ban on overland supersonic flying lifted. The ban, which has been in place for more than half a century, was drawn up as a result of noise concerns regarding sonic booms from such flights. However, Boom is now arguing that its aircraft will be able to fly faster than the sound barrier without such noise concerns thanks to their 'boomless cruises,' which do not result in a sonic boom being emitted even at such high speeds. With this in mind, the company has called on regulators to lift this ban, which would speed up transcontinental flights, and it has garnered support from various US senators. Boom Wants To Be Able To Operate Overland Supersonic Flights As noted in a statement released earlier this week by Boom Supersonic, the ban on overland civilian supersonic flights in US airspace first came into place in 1973. This legislation was drawn up in response to noise concerns regarding the sonic booms emitted by aircraft traveling faster than the speed of sound, and formed part of a wider movement against such air travel in the United States in the 1970s. Indeed, while Concorde was best known for its transatlantic flights from London and Paris to the US, British Airways and Air France actually had to introduce the supersonic jets on other routes at first due to American opposition. Even once the plane was allowed to fly there, it had to operate subsonically on overland routes, such as Braniff's domestic interchange flights . Now, Boom is keen for these regulations to become a thing of the past in order to aid its progress, explaining: \"We’re closer to supersonic flight than you think. Once the ban is lifted, we can unleash the full power of American innovation and make flying at supersonic speed the norm, not the exception. Thanks to the leadership of key aviation policy lawmakers, we are one step closer to making this happen. (...) Repealing the ban on supersonic flight maintains America’s competitive edge in the supersonic race.\" Boomless Cruising Would Reduce Noise Pollution A key driver behind Boom's attempts to get supersonic civilian flights allowed in the US is the fact that it has been able to reduce the noise pollution emitted by such operations with a model known as 'boomless' cruising. This system means that, as noted in the diagram above, while its aircraft will emit sonic booms, these sound waves will be refracted in a way that prevents them from reaching the ground. Boom Supersonic has already demonstrated that this model works, as its XB-1 test aircraft broke the sound barrier six times in an overland test flight this year, with no audible sonic booms reaching the ground as a result. It explains that \" Mach cutoff causes a sonic boom’s shockwaves to dissipate their energy before reaching the surface ,\" and, as such, argues that civilian supersonic flying is viable again. The demonstrator aircraft reached the speed of sound multiple times. Almost 2 Hours Could Be Saved On Certain Transcontinental Routes While Boom Supersonic's Overture airliner isn't designed to fly at twice the speed of sound like Concorde did, the company still expects it to be able to cruise at a speed of Mach 1.3. This, as the company explains, \" is up to 50% faster than today’s jets ,\" and has the added benefit of there being \" no audible boom for communities below .\" Boom Supersonic's Transcontinental Projections Route Current Time Projected Supersonic Time Difference Los Angeles - Washington DC 4 hours 35 minutes 3 hours 15 minutes 80 minutes Seattle - Miami 5 hours 15 minutes 3 hours 40 minutes 95 minutes Miami - Los Angeles 5 hours 10 minutes 3 hours 20 minutes 110 minutes San Francisco - New York 5 hours 10 minutes 3 hours 30 minutes 100 minutes New York - Los Angeles 5 hours 50 minutes 4 hours 110 minutes In order to support Boom's efforts, and those of the US aviation industry more generally, this week saw US Senators \" call on the FAA to update the blanket ban on civil supersonic flight over land , provided the aircraft doesn’t produce an audible sonic boom at ground level .\" If successful, as noted in the table above, Boom's Overture will be able to shave almost two hours off certain transcontinental routes.",
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      • "content": "Por la corresponsal de RFI en Nueva York, Loubna Anaki Este libro está firmado por dos periodistas experimentados que denuncian \"un engaño\" con respecto al público, porque los detalles revelados son bastante demoledores. Sobre la base de más de 200 entrevistas, Jake Tapper, uno de los periodistas estrella de CNN, y Alex Thompson, de Axios, describen a un Joe Biden viejo, débil y confundido. \"Lo que era evidente sobre su condición en público era mucho peor en privado\", se lee. Al tiempo que aseguran que Joe Biden todavía era capaz de tomar decisiones y cumplir con su rol de líder, los encuestados explicaron que la operación del día a día se estaba complicando. El demócrata de 80 años ya no podía trabajar muchas horas, a veces perdía el hilo de sus pensamientos, olvidaba los nombres de sus colaboradores o tenía problemas para reconocer a ciertas personas. El libro cita, por ejemplo, un incidente ocurrido en una cena de donantes en plena campaña presidencial, en la que Joe Biden no reconoció a George Clooney. De hecho, tras esta cena, el actor había pedido públicamente a Joe Biden que se retirara de la carrera por la Casa Blanca. Un estado de salud más grave de lo anunciado El estado de salud descrito en el libro es, en efecto, más grave de lo que podríamos haber imaginado en un momento en el que la edad y las capacidades de Joe Biden eran controvertidas, especialmente después de su catastrófico debate contra Donald Trump. El libro explica que el círculo íntimo de Joe Biden hizo todo lo posible para proteger al presidente para que permaneciera en secreto. Porque al parecer, al igual que Joe Biden, sus allegados estaban convencidos de que era el único capaz de vencer a Donald Trump. Le habrían ocultado la verdad sobre las encuestas y limitaron sus entrevistas con miembros de su gabinete que podrían haber hecho públicas sus dudas sobre su desempeño. Todo esto mientras Joe Biden también estaba convencido de que debía continuar con su campaña. Problemas en el campo demócrata El libro, inevitablemente, dañará al campo demócrata. Los demócratas, que luchan por construir una oposición efectiva a Donald Trump, solo quieren una cosa: olvidar la catastrófica campaña presidencial. Es más, en el libro, David Plouffe, exasesor de Barack Obama, no duda en afirmar con claridad que Biden le costó la victoria a los demócratas. Por su parte, Biden ya tiene preparada una contracampaña. Recientemente estuvo en ABC para defender su récord. Y sus allegados ya han empezado a atacar y criticar las revelaciones del libro.",
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      • "title": "Gaza death toll passes 53,000 as Israel drives towards ‘conquest’",
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      • "title": "‘Xenophobic’: Neighbours outraged over Mauritania’s mass migrant pushback",
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Being migrants from the region, they told reporters, regardless of whether they had legal residency papers.“We suffered there,” one woman told France’s TV5 Monde, a baby perched on her hip. “It was really bad.”The deportees are among hundreds of West Africans who have been rounded up by Mauritanian security forces, detained, and sent over the border to Senegal and Mali in recent months, human rights groups say.According to one estimate from the Mauritanian Association for Human Rights (AMDH),1,200 people were pushed back in March alone, even though about 700 of them had residence permits.AdvertisementThose pushed back told reporters about being randomly approached for questioning before being arrested, detained for days in tight prison cells with insufficient food and water, and tortured. Many people remained in prison in Mauritania, they said.The largely desert country – which has signed expensive deals with the European Union to keep migrants from taking the risky boat journey across the Atlantic Ocean to Western shores – has called the pushbacks necessary to crack down on human smuggling networks.However, its statements have done little to calm rare anger from its neighbours, Mali and Senegal, whose citizens make up a huge number of those sent back.A member of the Mauritanian National Guard flies an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the outskirts of Oualata, on April 6, 2025 [Patrick Meinhardt/AFP]Mali’s government, in a statement in March, expressed “indignation” at the treatment of its nationals, adding that “the conditions of arrest are in flagrant violation of human rights and the rights of migrants in particular.”In Senegal, a member of parliament called the pushbacks “xenophobic” and urged the government to launch an investigation.“We’ve seen these kinds of pushbacks in the past but it is at an intensity we’ve never seen before in terms of the number of people deported and the violence used,” Hassan Ould Moctar, a migration researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London, told Al Jazeera.The blame, the researcher said, was largely to be put on the EU. On one hand, Mauritania was likely under pressure from Brussels, and on the other hand, it was also likely reacting to controversial rumours that migrants deported from Europe would be resettled in the country despite Nouakchott’s denial of such an agreement.AdvertisementIs Mauritania the EU’s external border?Mauritania, on the edge of the Atlantic, is one of the closest points from the continent to Spain’s Canary Islands. That makes it a popular departure point for migrants who crowd the coastal capital, Nouakchott, and the commercial northern city of Nouadhibou. Most are trying to reach the Canaries, a Spanish enclave closer to the African continent than to Europe, from where they can seek asylum.Due to its role as a transit hub, the EU has befriended Nouakchott – as well as the major transit points of Morocco and Senegal – since the 2000s, pumping funds to enable security officials there to prevent irregular migrants from embarking on the crossing.However, the EU honed in on Mauritania with renewed vigour last year after the number of people travelling from the country shot up to unusual levels, making it the number one departure point.About 83 percent of the 7,270 people who arrived in the Canaries in January 2024 travelled from Mauritania, migrant advocacy group Caminando Fronteras (CF) noted in a report last year. That number represented a 1,184 percent increase compared with January 2023, when most people were leaving Senegal. Some 3,600 died on the Mauritania-Atlantic route between January and April 2024, CF noted.Boys work on making shoes at Nouadhibou’s Organization for the Support of Migrants and Refugees, in Mauritania [File: Khaled Moulay/AP]Analysts, and the EU, link the surge to upheavals wracking the Sahel, from Mali to Niger, including coups and attacks by several armed groups looking to build caliphates. In Mali, attacks on local communities by armed groups and government forces suspicious of locals have forced hundreds over the border into Mauritania in recent weeks.AdvertisementIbrahim Drame of the Senegalese Red Cross in the border town of Rosso told Al Jazeera the migrant raids began in January after a new immigration law went into force, requiring a residence permit for any foreigner living on Mauritanian soil. However, he said most people have not had an opportunity to apply for those permits. Before this, nationals of countries like Senegal and Mali enjoyed free movement under bilateral agreements.“Raids have been organised day and night, in large markets, around bus stations, and on the main streets,” Drame noted, adding that those affected are receiving dwindling shelter and food support from the Red Cross, and included migrants from Togo, Nigeria, Niger, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Benin.“Hundreds of them were even hunted down in their homes or workplaces, without receiving the slightest explanation ... mainly women, children, people with chronic illnesses in a situation of extreme vulnerability and stripped of all their belongings, even their mobile phones,” Drame said.Last February, European Commission head, Ursula von der Leyen, visited President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani in Nouakchott to sign a 210 million euro ($235m) “migrant partnership agreement”. The EU said the agreement was meant to intensify “border security cooperation” with Frontex, the EU border agency, and dismantle smuggler networks. The bloc has promised an additional 4 million euros ($4.49m) this year to provide food, medical, and psychosocial support to migrants.AdvertisementSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was also in Mauritania in August to sign a separate border security agreement.Fear and pain from a dark pastBlack Mauritanians in the country, meanwhile, say the pushback campaign has awakened feelings of exclusion and forced displacement carried by their communities. Some fear the deportations may be directed at them.Activist Abdoulaye Sow, founder of the US-based Mauritanian Network for Human Rights in the US (MNHRUS), told Al Jazeera that to understand why Black people in the country feel threatened, there’s a need to understand the country’s painful past.Located at a confluence where the Arab world meets Sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritania has historically been racially segregated, with the Arab-Berber political elite dominating over the Black population, some of whom were previously, or are still, enslaved. It was only in 1981 that Mauritania passed a law abolishing slavery, but the practice still exists, according to rights groups.Boys sit in a classroom at Nouadhibou’s Organization for the Support of Migrants and Refugees [File: Khaled Moulay/AP]Dark-skinned Black Mauritanians are composed of Haratines, an Arabic-speaking group descended from formerly enslaved peoples. There are also non-Arabic speaking groups like the Fulani and Wolof, who are predominantly from the Senegal border area in the country’s south.Black Mauritanians, Sow said, were once similarly deported en masse in trucks from the country to Senegal. It dates back to April 1989, when simmering tensions between Mauritanian herders and Senegalese farmers in border communities erupted and led to the 1989-1991 Border War between the two countries. Both sides deployed their militaries in heavy gunfire battles. In Senegal, mobs attacked Mauritanian traders, and in Mauritania, security forces cracked down on Senegalese nationals.AdvertisementBecause a Black liberation movement was also growing at the time, and the Mauritanian military government was fearful of a coup, it cracked down on Black Mauritanians, too.By 1991, there were refugees on either side in the thousands. However, after peace came about, the Mauritanian government expelled thousands of Black Mauritanians under the guise of repatriating Senegalese refugees. Some 60,000 people were forced into Senegal. Many lost important citizenship and property documents in the process.“I was a victim too,” Sow said. “It wasn’t safe for Blacks who don’t speak Arabic. I witnessed armed people going house to house and asking people if they were Mauritanian, beating them, even killing them.”Sow said it is why the deportation of sub-Saharan migrants is scaring the community. Although he has written open letters to the government warning of how Black people could be affected, he said there has been no response.“When they started these recent deportations again, I knew where they were going, and we’ve already heard of a Black Mauritanian deported to Mali. We’ve been sounding the alarm for so long, but the government is not responsive.”The Mauritanian government directed Al Jazeera to an earlier statement it released regarding the deportations, but did not address allegations of possible forced expulsions of Black Mauritanians.In the statement, the government said it welcomed legal migrants from neighbouring countries, and that it was targeting irregular migrants and smuggling networks.Advertisement“Mauritania has made significant efforts to enable West African nationals to regularise their residence status by obtaining resident cards following simplified procedures,” the statement read.Although Mauritania eventually agreed to take back its nationals between 2007 and 2012, many Afro-Mauritanians still do not have documents proving their citizenship as successive administrations implement fluctuating documentation and census laws. Tens of thousands are presently stateless, Sow said. 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      • "title": "Rose Leon’s lifelong service to Jamaica",
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      • "description": "Rose Leon’s remarkable political journey stands as a testament to her unwavering dedication to Jamaica. From blazing trails as the only woman to serve as minister in both major political parties to weathering political setbacks and returning stronger, her commitment never wavered. Through launching housing initiatives or mentoring future leaders, Leon devoted her life to national service, championing progress with passion, resilience, and a fierce love for her country.Published Friday, May 16, 1975 The remarkable record of Rose LeonAnother in the series saluting women who have contributed to Jamaican public life.A remarkable Jamaican woman is Rose Agatha Leon, MP, JP, Minister of Local Government, who holds the record of being the only Jamaican politician (and perhaps unique in any other country) to have had the distinction of (1) being elected on the ticket of both the ruling and opposition political parties; and (2) being called to Cabinet rank as minister in both. She was Minister of Health and Housing (JLP) and is Minister of Local Government (PNP).She was also the first and only woman in Jamaican politics to lose her Parliamentary seat because of a breach of the electoral law, which prevented her from seeking election for a period of five years, and then to return from this disenfranchisement and regain her place in Parliament with flying colours.Her record is formidable: Former Minister of Health and Housing (1953–55); Member of the House of Representatives (JLP) for Western Saint Andrew (1949–55); Chairman, Jamaica Labour Party (1948–60); Member, British Parliamentary Association (1947); Member, Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation and its Poor Relief Committee (1947–53) (JLP); Elected Councillor, Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (1969) (PNP); Deputy Mayor (1971–72) (PNP); Former member, Board of Visitors, Female Division General Penitentiary; Minimum Wage Advisory Board (Dry Goods); Saint Andrew Vocational Scholarship Selection Committee; Former member, House Committee on Communications; Former member, House Committee on Social Welfare.HecticHers has been an unusual and hectic career, kept alive by her physical vitality, stamina, enthusiasm, ambition, and remarkable energy.Born Rose Agatha Huie, the daughter of Benjamin Joseph Huie, M.D., this woman of great charisma, flexibility, and drive — aggressively capable in the public arena — was educated at Central Branch Elementary School, otherwise called “Conversorium”, in Kingston, the city of her birth. Later, she attended Wolmer’s High School and the Abyssinian School of Cosmetic Chemistry, New York. After her professional training, she returned to Jamaica and established the Leon School of Beauty Culture — the “university” for thousands of Jamaican women who trained there in the cosmetic arts.Her career in national politics began when she ousted the late Rev. E. E. McLaughlin, Baptist pastor of St. Andrew, from his popular citadel in Western Saint Andrew on the ticket of the Jamaica Labour Party in 1949. Rose Leon the politician was made. From then, she never looked back.In years to come, she campaigned across the island with Bustamante, taking vitamin pills to sustain her in the rigours of campaigning, and gave her support to fellow JLP candidates from Kingston to Negril, night and day, with an ardour that knew no abatement. This was to prove her political Waterloo in her second bid for political honours in 1955.Court CaseMrs Leon won her seat and was officially sworn in when, arising from one of her impassioned speeches on behalf of a JLP candidate in the parish of Clarendon, the Court ruled that she had exceeded the bounds of electoral propriety. An action was brought in court against her by the losing PNP candidate.The trial was not without its drama and pathos as the present Mr Justice Salmon of Great Britain — then in private practice as a Queen’s Counsel — appeared alone, like a knight in armour, in her defence. But Mrs Leon lost the case, and with it her seat as Member of the House of Representatives for Western St. Andrew. Worse still, she was debarred, in keeping with the law, from running as a candidate in any election for five years.With philosophical and stoic-like resignation, Mrs Leon took her medicine.RecordAs Minister of Health and Housing in the JLP Government, she proved her mettle. Hers was a colossal job of social and economic reform. She initiated many of the indigent housing schemes that provided for the masses her party aimed to serve. Sir Alexander Bustamante was overwhelmingly impressed with her strength of character, enlightened administrative qualities, and ministerial capabilities. He gave her a free hand.When the JLP lost at the polls in 1955, Mrs Leon took upon herself the task of reorganising and rebuilding the flagging structure of the party then caught in the doldrums of defeat. In this, she did an outstanding job, but she ran into inter-party rivalries and intrigue. Her explosive and what was considered unwise utterances at the famous Ward Theatre Conclave led to her resignation from the JLP.The resignation from the party of her first love and the subsequent failure to gain readmission left her with two alternatives: move away from the political scene or accept the inevitable — join the PNP and continue to serve her beloved nation. She chose the latter. The party recognised her sterling worth and character, and they acknowledged her ministerial calibre. In the 1972 elections, she won handsomely in West Rural St. Andrew and became a minister in Parliament once again.She continues, indomitable — a unique woman.For feedback: contact the Editorial Department at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com.",
      • "content": "Rose Leon’s remarkable political journey stands as a testament to her unwavering dedication to Jamaica. From blazing trails as the only woman to serve as minister in both major political parties to weathering political setbacks and returning stronger, her commitment never wavered. Through launching housing initiatives or mentoring future leaders, Leon devoted her life to national service, championing progress with passion, resilience, and a fierce love for her country. Published Friday, May 16, 1975 Another in the series saluting women who have contributed to Jamaican public life. A remarkable Jamaican woman is Rose Agatha Leon, MP, JP, Minister of Local Government, who holds the record of being the only Jamaican politician (and perhaps unique in any other country) to have had the distinction of (1) being elected on the ticket of both the ruling and opposition political parties; and (2) being called to Cabinet rank as minister in both. She was Minister of Health and Housing (JLP) and is Minister of Local Government (PNP). She was also the first and only woman in Jamaican politics to lose her Parliamentary seat because of a breach of the electoral law, which prevented her from seeking election for a period of five years, and then to return from this disenfranchisement and regain her place in Parliament with flying colours. Her record is formidable: Former Minister of Health and Housing (1953–55); Member of the House of Representatives (JLP) for Western Saint Andrew (1949–55); Chairman, Jamaica Labour Party (1948–60); Member, British Parliamentary Association (1947); Member, Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation and its Poor Relief Committee (1947–53) (JLP); Elected Councillor, Kingston and Saint Andrew Corporation (1969) (PNP); Deputy Mayor (1971–72) (PNP); Former member, Board of Visitors, Female Division General Penitentiary; Minimum Wage Advisory Board (Dry Goods); Saint Andrew Vocational Scholarship Selection Committee; Former member, House Committee on Communications; Former member, House Committee on Social Welfare. Hectic Hers has been an unusual and hectic career, kept alive by her physical vitality, stamina, enthusiasm, ambition, and remarkable energy. Born Rose Agatha Huie, the daughter of Benjamin Joseph Huie, M.D., this woman of great charisma, flexibility, and drive — aggressively capable in the public arena — was educated at Central Branch Elementary School, otherwise called “Conversorium”, in Kingston, the city of her birth. Later, she attended Wolmer’s High School and the Abyssinian School of Cosmetic Chemistry, New York. After her professional training, she returned to Jamaica and established the Leon School of Beauty Culture — the “university” for thousands of Jamaican women who trained there in the cosmetic arts. Her career in national politics began when she ousted the late Rev. E. E. McLaughlin, Baptist pastor of St. Andrew, from his popular citadel in Western Saint Andrew on the ticket of the Jamaica Labour Party in 1949. Rose Leon the politician was made. From then, she never looked back. In years to come, she campaigned across the island with Bustamante, taking vitamin pills to sustain her in the rigours of campaigning, and gave her support to fellow JLP candidates from Kingston to Negril, night and day, with an ardour that knew no abatement. This was to prove her political Waterloo in her second bid for political honours in 1955. Court Case Mrs Leon won her seat and was officially sworn in when, arising from one of her impassioned speeches on behalf of a JLP candidate in the parish of Clarendon, the Court ruled that she had exceeded the bounds of electoral propriety. An action was brought in court against her by the losing PNP candidate. The trial was not without its drama and pathos as the present Mr Justice Salmon of Great Britain — then in private practice as a Queen’s Counsel — appeared alone, like a knight in armour, in her defence. But Mrs Leon lost the case, and with it her seat as Member of the House of Representatives for Western St. Andrew. Worse still, she was debarred, in keeping with the law, from running as a candidate in any election for five years. With philosophical and stoic-like resignation, Mrs Leon took her medicine. Record As Minister of Health and Housing in the JLP Government, she proved her mettle. Hers was a colossal job of social and economic reform. She initiated many of the indigent housing schemes that provided for the masses her party aimed to serve. Sir Alexander Bustamante was overwhelmingly impressed with her strength of character, enlightened administrative qualities, and ministerial capabilities. He gave her a free hand. When the JLP lost at the polls in 1955, Mrs Leon took upon herself the task of reorganising and rebuilding the flagging structure of the party then caught in the doldrums of defeat. In this, she did an outstanding job, but she ran into inter-party rivalries and intrigue. 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      • "content": "ARNETT GARDENS FC's leading goalscorer, Warner Brown, said he is grateful to help his team equalise, with a late goal, to enable a 1-1 scoreline with defending champions Cavalier SC in the first leg of their Jamaica Premier League semi-final football match at Montego Bay Sports Complex on Thursday night. Cavalier's Jerome McLeary produced a moment of brilliance in the 26th minute when he scored his second goal for the season, from close range, to give his team a 1-0 lead. But the league's leading goalscorer, Brown, scored from close range in the 80th minute to register his 22nd goal. \"The goal is another one to add to the tally so it is a great feeling,\" the striker said. \"We were up against a tough opponent in Cavalier. Being down one-nil we needed that goal and I am happy we got it,\" Brown said. \"For Sunday's game we have to definitely go back to the drawing board, put in the work and prepare for the final leg,\" he added. Cavalier's head coach Rudolph Speid said the team needed to be sharper to have won. \"This our 96th game in one year and 10 months, so you know that we're not going be as sharp. We weren't able to put away some of the chances that we got. It is not the best of the result but not the worst either. \"I would'nt say the other team rallied; we should have got a penalty. We are going to see if we can get some solace, and we know that we have to get ready for the game on Sunday,\" Speid added. Nervousness was shown throughout the opening exchanges by the two teams. Eventually, both teams settled down and would start making decent attempts at goal. In the second half, Arnett came out more organised and played with composure. However, their coach, Xavier Gilbert, said he was disappointed in the team's performance. \"Things that we talked about, we were far from it. We have to do better at this level. Cavalier didn't show anything that we didn't expect or spoke about. We played too slow and right into their hands,\" Gilbert said. He added, \"For Sunday's game we have to ensure we are fit, recover and give a better performance.\" Owen Hill, CEO of Professional Football Jamaica Limited which runs the competition, said the organisation was ecstatic about hosting the semi-finals in western Jamaica. \"Playing a game of this magnitude on this side of the island is to give fans an opportunity to experience the JPL. We have always planned on expanding, which is part of the mandate. It is definitely to get football across the length and breadth of the country,\" Hill said. Montego Bay United are pushing to be the first team from that region to win the title in many years. In 2015-16, the St James outfit were the last from western Jamaica to lift the Premier League title. They are now trying to end that drought, tackling Mount Pleasant Football Academy in the second semi-finals. But the St James team will have some work to do in the return semi-finals after losing 1-0. Clifford Thomas scored for Mount Pleasant FA in the 21st minute. The second leg will be played on Sunday, May 18 at Sabina Park. ashley.anguin@gleanerjm.com",
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      • "description": "MINNEAPOLIS: Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle's postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs. Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the...",
      • "content": "MINNEAPOLIS: Anthony Edwards approached for a handshake during Julius Randle's postgame TV interview, the duo putting a seal on another dominant series for Minnesota in these NBA playoffs. Randle scored 29 points on 13-for-18 shooting to send the Timberwolves to the Western Conference finals for the second straight year with a 121-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 on Wednesday night. \"I just try to do my best to read the game in the best way I can,\" Randle said. \"They threw different coverages at us all series long.\" Edwards had 22 points and 12 assists for the sixth-seeded Wolves, who will face the Denver-Oklahoma City winner next. They could get five days off, if the Nuggets beat the Thunder in Game 6 to force a Game 7 in the other West semi-final series. Brandin Podziemski had a playoff career-high 28 points for the Warriors, who again played without star Stephen Curry because of the hamstring strain that forced him out of the second quarter in Game 1 and took the heart out of their entire offensive operation. \"I don't want to take anything away from what Minnesota just accomplished,\" coach Steve Kerr said. \"No sense in even talking about Steph.\" Jonathan Kuminga provided another energy boost off the bench with 26 points, but Podziemski's performance came too late and the production from Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield was consistently too little after they led the series-opening win. Golden State presented far more of a defensive challenge than the Los Angeles Lakers did for Minnesota during their five-game series in the first round, but the collection of every-level scorers the Wolves can throw at an opponent when they're moving the ball and pushing the pace simply wore down the Warriors over the course of the series. - AP",
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      • "content": "BALTIMORE: Sovereignty is not running out of that starting gate in the Preakness Stakes on Saturday, two weeks after winning the Kentucky Derby. Yet he is still the talk of Pimlico Race Course this week. That is because owners and trainer Bill Mott opted to skip the Preakness and with it a chance at the Triple Crown, because of the short turnaround. It is the second time in four years that a Derby winner is not taking part for that reason, and the fifth time in seven years, overall, that the Preakness goes on with no Triple Crown on the line. The trend has reignited the debate about what, if anything, needs to change with the Triple Crown, with ideas ranging from putting more space between the Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes, to adding incentives to run in all three, to changing the order of the races altogether. Like starters in baseball throwing fewer pitchers, elite horses now typically get much longer time between races, and the situation has put tradition and modernisation of the sport head-to-head. The two-week turnaround now feels to many around the sport like an antiquated schedule when longer gaps are now the norm, with an eye towards horse wear and tear and better performance. Thoroughbreds used to be trained and run at a much quicker interval. \"It's a question that has more than one side to it,\" said Steve Asmussen, who has won more races than any other trainer in North America. \"I love how hard it is to do, which makes it so special. And then, would it be making it easier? Does it dilute it? That's a great question. And I think that it'll continue to be debated.\" It was debated constantly during the 37-year drought between Triple Crown champions from Affirmed in 1978 until Bob Baffert-trained American Pharoah swept the three races in 2015. Baffert's Justify did it in 2018, too, and the chorus of voices calling for change was quieted. But then, for various reasons, there has been a Triple Crown chance in the Preakness only twice in the past seven years. The biggest draw of the middle leg - the anticipation for the possibility - went from being automatic to anything but. \"It is troubling, and it has been troubling for several years,\" said Jerry Bailey, a Hall of Fame jockey who won each of the three races twice and is now an NBC Sports analyst. \"It's completely flip-flopped from my generation when it was the rule that they would run back and the exception that they wouldn't.\" Many top trainers, including Baffert, D. Wayne Lukas, Mark Casse and Michael McCarthy have run a Derby horse in the Preakness, or will this year. Others, like Mott, Chad Brown, Todd Pletcher and Brad Cox, are more reluctant to take the risk. - AP",
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      • "description": "Dear Pastor, I am a regular reader of your column. I am 48 years old and my wife is 40. I was married before, so she is my second wife; I divorced my first wife. When I met her, she told me that she has an adopted daughter and she spends her...",
      • "content": "Dear Pastor, I am a regular reader of your column. I am 48 years old and my wife is 40. I was married before, so she is my second wife; I divorced my first wife. When I met her, she told me that she has an adopted daughter and she spends her money on her because she wants her to have a good education. This woman met me in my own home. When my first wife and I decided to go our separate ways, she asked me for $3 million and I gave it to her; that is all she wanted. She did not make any claim on my house, but she could have. One of the main reasons why my first wife and I did not get along was because she got mixed up in obeah and spiritism. She wanted to drag me that way. She said my own people had worked obeah on her because a spiritual man told her so. I could not get her to stop accusing people of obeahing her. She went to an obeah man and undressed herself in front of the man who gave her a bath. I told her I could never forgive her for taking off all her clothes, allowing a man to give her a bath, then drying her off and anointing her with oils. I told her no good woman would do such things. After we got divorced, she kept going back to this obeah man; she believes in him so much. The woman has wasted her money. Now she is saying that my present wife has also set obeah on her. My wife has asked me why she would work obeah on my ex-wife. My ex is an educated woman, but in the spiritual realm, she is a fool. I told her that I believe that the so-called obeah man had sex with her; she said he didn't. I asked her who was there with him when she took off every piece of her clothes and stood before him, and she said nobody. I will never know the full truth, but I believe what I believe. At present, my wife feels threatened by my ex because she feels that my ex will do something to her. She wants to know whether she should get someone to see what they can do to stop any spirit from destroying our relationship. I am not into that. I have to be assuring her that nothing will destroy our union because both of us are Christian people. Initials Withheld. Dear Writer, Continue to assure your wife that your ex cannot hurt her, neither does this so-called spiritual man. It is unfortunate that she has allowed her marriage to be destroyed by believing in obeah. I am glad that you were in a position to give her $3 million and set her free. Now you are not obligated to her in anyway. You believe that the obeah man had sex with your former wife. You don't have any proof of that, so don't mention that to anybody else. There are some wicked, so-called spiritual men in the world. Read your Bible and pray with your present wife. That would be good enough for a happy relationship. Pastor",
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      • "title": "Waiting for my man to come home and marry me",
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      • "description": "Dear Pastor, I am 24 and I would like your opinion. I am working, but I have a concern. I do not know how to handle this situation. My boyfriend is 27 and he is studying abroad. When he was accepted at the university, he wanted us to get married...",
      • "content": "Dear Pastor, I am 24 and I would like your opinion. I am working, but I have a concern. I do not know how to handle this situation. My boyfriend is 27 and he is studying abroad. When he was accepted at the university, he wanted us to get married before leaving. I told him I was not ready, so he left. Now, I regret that we did not get married because I miss him so much. When I recently told him how much I miss him, he said that absence makes the heart grow fonder. But what my boyfriend doesn't realise is that I am struggling to remain faithful to him. I don't want to cheat. I have many opportunities to do so, even with his so-called friends. They are always offering me rides and I always have to turn them down. I need my man. I am begging him to come home for August and let us do a private wedding. I have a visa, so I can give notice to my workplace, give up my apartment, and go back with him. I am the only child for my father, who is living in America. He told me that if my boyfriend and I were to get married and I am in America with him, he would pay our rent for three months, and hopefully I would get a work permit and start working. I never got along with my mother. She was not caring; that is why my father left her and married another woman. I call my boyfriend every day, and sometimes I feel so guilty because he has to remind me that he has to study. I don't want him to fail his examinations because of me. I told him that I would help him with research when I am with him in America. He said I am a big trouble in his life. Do you think that it is a good idea to get married in August and to go with him to America? I want to hear from you, please. A.J. Dear A.J., You know from experience that long-distance relationships can be very difficult to maintain. Now you regret that you did not accept your man's proposal and to go with him to America. I have often told couples that whenever a spouse is doing courses, it is better for both of you to study together. In that way, both of you can assist each other and give each other moral support. Both of you do not have to be taking the same courses, but you would not feel lonely. You can also arrange your time in such a way that your emotional and sexual needs would be met by each other. Couples who are together will save on telephone calls, and may also find that they do not have time to argue with each other. One thing they would have to do is to make sure that they use protection, so that they would not get pregnant while they are in school. Life would become too stressful if the wife become pregnant. I am therefore suggesting that when your boyfriend comes to Jamaica, both of you get married in a private ceremony and that you travel with him to America. I am glad your father has promised to pay the rent for both of you for three months. Lay out everything before your dad and he will advise you. Keep away from these men who are trying to get you to go to bed with them. I don't know how they can call your guy their friend. These guys would put you on your back, if you are not careful, and then call you a whore. I wish you well. Pastor",
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      • "content": "A husband and wife who got into a physical brawl during an argument at their home in early May, were warned to keep the peace after their case was discontinued following a successful mediation session at the St James Parish Court on Wednesday. Howard Edwards and Rushane Campbell-Edwards, of an Earls Drive address in Montego Bay, were both before the court on charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against each other. The allegations against Edwards are that on May 4, Campbell-Edwards overheard him talking on the phone, which led to an argument that escalated into a physical fight. During the brawl, Edwards pushed his wife, resulting in her suffering injuries to her hands and head. Concerning Campbell-Edwards, she allegedly attacked and punched her husband in the chest and pulled on his hair after he told her that he wanted a divorce. During Wednesday's hearing, Edwards' lawyer, Jacqueline Minto, told presiding judge Nateisha Fairclough-Hylton that her client did not start the conflict with his wife. However, Campbell-Edwards' lawyer, Jillian Haughton, said that her client was minded to attend mediation, but that the husband had not expressed interest in doing so. The matter was subsequently stood down to allow the couple to sit with a court-appointed mediator. A short time later, when the case was recalled, it was revealed that they had come to an agreement. The couple subsequently received no-evidence motions from the court for their case to be discontinued, at which point Fairclough-Hylton warned them to abide by the terms of the mediation agreement. \"I understand that this relationship is at an end or almost at an end, and that's life, because persons will get married and persons will get divorced. However, you are not to behave in such a manner that you end up being charged with criminal offences and brought before the court,\" Fairclough-Hylton told the couple before letting them leave the courtroom.",
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      • "title": "KSAFA Championship, Major League to be decided",
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      • "content": "The finals of the Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) Championship and Major League will be decided tomorrow in a doubleheader at the Constant Spring Sports Complex. The two tiers of football competitions will have their grand finale, as August Town are set to take on the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in the headliner at 8 p.m. in the Championship final. Before that, however, Red Hills United will face Seaview Gardens in the curtain-raiser Major League final at 6 p.m. In the first match of the afternoon, first-time finalists Red Hills will look to challenge perennial title contenders Seaview in a highly-anticipated showdown. With both teams already securing promotion to the Championship, tomorrow's meeting will be to secure silverware as an added bonus. Red Hills have seen a major surge this season as they look to climb up the Jamaica footballing pyramid. Spearheading their charge is the prolific Donovan Segree, who leads the competition's golden boot race. Seaview are no strangers to the final stages of the season as they were semi-finalists last year. They will be hopeful they can avoid another misstep at a pivotal point of the season and walk home as champions. In the Championship final, it will be a battle between the old guard as August Town take on the JDF. August Town, who were promoted at the start of the season, have defied the odds and landed a coveted spot in the final. Having downed the more-fancied Constant Spring in the semi-finals, August Town will be high on confidence that they can defeat the JDF. Marlon Small, manager of August Town, said his players are ready for the challenge. \"A lot of pundits said Constant Spring would have walked over us in the semi-finals but we came and showed them what we're made of,\" said Small. \"So now we also know that JDF is a year-round finalist and semi-finalists in the Championship, but we are ready.\" For the JDF, the encounter will be their first shot at redemption as last year's beaten finalists will be looking to go one step further. The Championship's winners will earn the chance to compete in the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Tier II competition and compete for a spot in the Jamaica Premier League. gregory.bryce@gleanerjm.com",
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      • "title": "West Indies eager to start strong against Ireland – Sammy",
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      • "description": "DUBLIN, Ireland: West Indies head coach Darren Sammy expressed optimism after his team's first training session ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland, which bowls off with the first match on May 21 in Dublin. Returning to action...",
      • "content": "DUBLIN, Ireland: West Indies head coach Darren Sammy expressed optimism after his team's first training session ahead of their upcoming ODI series against Ireland, which bowls off with the first match on May 21 in Dublin. Returning to action after a five-month break since their last competitive fixture against Bangladesh in December, Sammy was pleased with the energy shown by his players, after the team had touched down in Ireland just a couple of days ago. \"First of all, it's good to be back on the job. We haven't played since December, so it's great to see the guys eager to go. Our mission hasn't changed; everything we've been building since 2023 is leading up to the 2027 World Cup, and we're still on that quest.\" The two-time T20 World Cup-winning captain acknowledged Ireland's competitiveness, particularly in home conditions, and stressed the importance of early preparation. \"Ireland has been very competitive over the years, especially against us, so we're not taking anything lightly. It's good that we're here a couple of days early to get acclimatised, and so far, I love what I see in the nets.\" The series marks the start of a crucial year for the West Indies, who will also tour England right after the Ireland series. Sammy highlighted the opportunity to test new players in the absence of Sherfane Rutherford, who was one of the team's standout ODI performers in 2024. \"We'll miss Sherfane, he was one of our ODI players of the year, and his contributions at No. 5 were tremendous. But this gives someone else a chance to step up. This squad is packed with all-rounders who bring different skills, and we're here to win.\" Confident in his team's ability to adapt, Sammy pointed to West Indies' strong home ODI record and their ambition to replicate that success abroad. - CMC",
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      • "description": "MANCHESTER, England: AS \"horrific\" seasons go, Manchester City's could still end on a high note. While English soccer's most dominant force for the past decade have been dispossessed of the English Premier League crown, City's campaign could...",
      • "content": "MANCHESTER, England: AS \"horrific\" seasons go, Manchester City's could still end on a high note. While English soccer's most dominant force for the past decade have been dispossessed of the English Premier League crown, City's campaign could finish with the FA Cup and the title of world champions. City play Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday looking for some shine on a season that spectacularly unravelled late last year. \"This season has been tough,\" striker Erling Haaland told the BBC. \"It is not nice to lose so many games, it is boring and not fun. That's why we need to finish well and get a trophy. \"We have the FA Cup final to play for and in a horrific season we still managed to do this and that says it all.\" City's form has been so bad by their own remarkably high standards that Champions League qualification is still not certain with two rounds to go. But second place in the standings is still up for grabs, and the expanded Club World Cup kicks off in the United States next month and provides another opportunity for major silverware. But the club that won six of the previous seven Premier League titles -- including an unprecedented four in a row and the Champions League as part of a trophy treble in 2023 -- is not in the mood to celebrate. Manager Pep Guardiola said recently neither he nor his players deserve a bonus even if they win the Club World Cup, which has a prize pot of $125 million for the champions. He also suggested no trophy would salvage the campaign after the manner in which his team surrendered the Premier League title, sitting 18 points adrift of champions Liverpool. City are in their third FA Cup final in a row. It is Palace's third FA Cup final ever. They lost to Manchester United in the previous two - in 1990 and 2016. So while the cup would be only a consolation prize for City, for Palace it would mean everything as the London club's first major trophy. \"Everybody needs to win this final,\" Palace forward Ismaila Sarr said. \"I'm working hard every day. I know it's not easy but in my mind we're going to win this final. Yeah, Palace have never won this cup but maybe this is the first time.\" The teams last played last month, when Palace led 2-0 at City but lost 5-2. Their previous match in December ended 2-2. \"They are a team that can cause problems, so we have to be prepared and focus on ourselves,\" City midfielder Mateo Kovacic said. \"At this club, you take it (success) for granted because we have been on top for so many years consistently. This season, although it's not been good, we can end it in a positive way which could give us a big push for the Club World Cup.\" - AP",
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      • "description": "For nearly a decade, Wendy* has been haunted by the claim that her eight-year-old daughter was not fathered by her current partner, Dave*. In fact, her ex-boyfriend, Sam*, is convinced that he is the father. \"Every time him (Sam) see me, him wah...",
      • "content": "For nearly a decade, Wendy* has been haunted by the claim that her eight-year-old daughter was not fathered by her current partner, Dave*. In fact, her ex-boyfriend, Sam*, is convinced that he is the father. \"Every time him (Sam) see me, him wah come hold argument, 'bout how mi gi him daughter to a next man, and all a walk 'round a tell people lie pan me,\" Wendy related. Despite her firm denial and unwavering belief in Dave's paternity, Sam continues to accuse her of deception, sowing seeds of confusion that Wendy says have taken a toll on her family. Wendy and Sam spent six years together and share two sons. But just a month after their break-up, Wendy met Dave, and the two quickly fell in love. Shortly after, Wendy gave birth to a daughter. Dave was recorded on the birth certificate as the father, but Sam is furious. He thinks the child bears not only his resemblance, but also his genes. \"Because she brown like him (Sam), him always a seh she look like him, but she is not his!\" Wendy declared. \"To me, she don't even look like him -- she more favour (resemble) me.\" Wendy said that her two sons with Sam both have a developmental disorder, but this is not the case with her daughter. \"Wi two son dem have autism and she don't have it, suh that's a next reason why mi know seh she a nuh fi him own,\" Wendy reasoned. Wendy further told THE WEEKEND STAR that she and Dave are parents to two additional children, and they are committed to each other. \"We have wi ups and downs, enuh, but him is a good father,\" she said of Dave. She badly wants Sam out of their lives. \"Every minute this man (Sam) come a cause problem wid him foolishness.\" Tired of the back and forth, Wendy has turned to THE STAR's DNA Detective -- in partnership with Polygenics Consulting -- in hopes of settling the matter once and for all. Dave, who also wants the issue resolved, said that he is certain of the truth, and worries about the impact the ongoing drama may have on the little girl. \"Mi know she is mine. Mi nuh have nuh doubt 'bout that. She look like me, and everything,\" he said. \"But this man keep on a confuse di pickney brain. And as mi tell har (Wendy), yuh cyaa have two man a claim one child, and mi daughter know she cyaa have two daddy.\" *names changed to protect identity",
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      • "title": "CWI demands fair Olympic pathway for Caribbean nations",
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      • "description": "ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure that the unique structure of West Indies cricket is fairly represented in qualification...",
      • "content": "ST. JOHN'S, Antigua: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has called on the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ensure that the unique structure of West Indies cricket is fairly represented in qualification plans for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In a formal submission, CWI proposed two inclusive qualification pathways that would allow Caribbean nations, many with storied Olympic traditions, to compete in cricket's return to the Games, aligning with the Olympic Charter's principles of fairness, universality, and equal opportunity. CWI President Dr. Kishore Shallow stressed the importance of inclusion. \"The Caribbean has consistently overachieved at the Olympics, showcasing world-class talent. Now, as cricket rejoins the Olympic programme, our young cricketers deserve the same chance to chase Olympic glory,\" he said. \"The Olympic Charter stands for fairness and universal access, and we are simply asking that these values be reflected in the qualification process. West Indies cricket has earned its place on the global stage and must not be left out.\" Currently, Olympic regulations would prevent the West Indies men's and women's teams from participating, as they represent a collective of sovereign nations rather than a single Olympic-recognised country. To resolve this, CWI has suggested an internal qualification pathway. If the West Indies team qualifies via ICC rankings, an internal tournament among its Olympic-eligible member nations would decide which country represents the region. The global qualification route is a worldwide qualification system that includes associate ICC members from all five development regions and individual West Indies nations. CWI's proposal references the Olympic Charter's Rule 40, which requires qualification systems to be transparent, equitable, and designed to promote global representation. CWI CEO Chris Dehring emphasised the need for collaboration. \"Our nations have a proud Olympic history, with countless medals won under their flags. The structure of West Indies cricket is unique, 15 nations united under one team, each with its own Olympic identity,\" he observed. \"We cannot allow this historic opportunity to pass without ensuring our cricketers have a fair shot. The Olympic spirit, which we have helped uphold for decades, must guide these discussions.\" \"Our athletes have stood atop Olympic podiums for generations. Now, we must ensure our cricketers aren't denied their chance to make history. We are ready to work with the ICC and IOC to find a solution that honours both the Olympic ideals and the legacy of West Indies cricket.\" - CMC",
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      • "content": "As dancer/choreographer Talitha Miller danced on her head in the streets of Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, on Thursday, several motorists and pedestrians slowed down to watch the 26-year-old. Not only were they mesmerised by her unique gyration, but they were in awe that Miller was this flexible while being heavily pregnant. But this is nothing new for the young woman who is seven and a half months pregnant with her third child. \"I have danced throughout [all my] pregnancies and I did most of my shows while I was pregnant. I do back-up dancing for RDX and others. The male spectators are always concerned and telling me to be careful, and the females are always excited to see me just being a pregnant woman and still doing my thing. I lot of people expect pregnant women to act cold and old, but not me. Being pregnant doesn't mean that I am handicapped. In fact, some of these moves will help me to have a smoother delivery, as I will already know how to do my squats and how to do my breathing techniques when it is time to push,\" she said. A graduate of The Queen's School, Miller said she was dancing from as far as she could remember. Between laughter, she recalled dragging her sibling, who had no interest in dancing, to children's treats to compete with others. That dancing continued into adulthood. \"It is just something that makes me feel safe and able to express myself physically. I am not the talkative type, so dancing just helps me to release a lot of stress,\" she said. As Miller skilfully balances on her head, one's heart cannot help but skip a few beats out of concern, but she seems quite unbothered. She says this is due to her years of experience, while adding that she will immediately stop should she feel like she or her unborn child is in danger. \"I think because I have been dancing on my head top for so long, I have learnt how to balance myself. And once I feel like [I am] off balance I will stop, just so I can ensure that my baby is okay. I plan to dance all the way to the labour room. I keep surprising people as they don't expect to have [someone] so hyperactive and energetic, but whenever I am dancing, that's when I am feeling best. Whenever I am laying down or so, that is the time that I start to feel stressed and depressed,\" Miller said. Showing off her acrobatic moves is not just a hobby, as Miller says she earns an income from her skills by teaching classes. As she prepares to welcome her little bundle of joy, she said she is also preparing to participate in a competition in the United Kingdom. \"There are periods where I have groups from Europe that I teach. I spend my time between the United Kingdom and Jamaica . There are times when the groups will come to Jamaica, and I will do lessons with them wherever they feel comfortable. I am pregnant, so the job goes on. Let's see if I will have baby before July month end, as I have a dancehall competition in Birmingham that I plan on being a part of, so let's see how that goes. If I am still pregnant, I won't risk it, though,\" she said. But prominent obstetrician and Senior Medical Officer at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital, Dr Garth McDonald, said Miller's dancing style could be dangerous. \"It's more dangerous than the basic danger faced by all head top dancers ... neck and back trauma. She should have on more weight with more pressure to the head, neck and back; and the risk of falling on the abdomen could cause trauma to the foetus, based on the severity of the fall. Outside of the fall, the risk of trauma based on the laws of physics, the risk to the foetus should be very low,\" he said. \"The risk becomes higher as the pregnancy increases in gestational age, and [the] patient should seek care if she develops abdominal or muscular pain, bleeding, passage of liquid, or decreased fetal movement,\" McDonald added.",
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      • "title": "Fraser-Pryce aims to deliver ‘something special’ in Doha",
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      • "content": "After an absence of nearly three years, Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will return to Diamond League competition, as the five-time World 100 metres champion is one of 10 Jamaicans set to compete at today's Doha Diamond League in Qatar. Fraser-Pryce, whose last appearance at a Diamond League meet was in Zurich in 2022 -- where she won the 100 metres in 10.65 seconds -- is promising something special on her return today. \"For me, the last two years I've raced sparingly, so I really want to get back into that rhythm. I want to get back into some competitive races and just know where I'm at,\" Fraser-Pryce said at the pre-meet press conference on Thursday. \"My focus remains sharp, and I approach this season with the same levels of discipline, passion, and determination that have defined my career. Every race is an opportunity, and I'm committed to making each one count. \"I want to win. I want to run fast. That hasn't changed.\" Fraser-Pryce, who withdrew from the semi-finals of the 100 metres at last year's Olympic Games in Paris , opened her season with a wind-aided 10.94 seconds last month in Kingston. Since then, she has represented Jamaica at the World Relays in China, where she ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay team that finished third to claim bronze. The Jamaican says her preparations have been going well, saying she wants to do well as Doha holds a special place in her heart. \"Training has been fantastic -- by far the best year I've had in terms of training in the last three years,\" she said, pointing to the flexibility of her schedule. \"Days when I'm not feeling 100 per cent, I have the flexibility to take that time, regroup, and go again,\" she noted. \"That's made a huge difference. It's not just about working hard any more, it's about working smart. \"So I'm really looking forward to just executing and putting the race together tomorrow. I think it's going to be special and I am excited to be in Doha, where 2019 was special,\" Fraser-Pryce said of her performances on returning to action after delivering her child. Six years ago, at the World Championships in Doha, Fraser-Pryce won the 100 metres gold medal, clocking 10.71 seconds. On that occasion, the Jamaican took her fourth world title in the 100m and her eighth overall. She also added another gold at the meet by running the backstretch on the sprint relay team. Other members of that team were Natalliah Whyte, Jonielle Smith and Shericka Jackson, including Natasha Morrison who ran in the heats. Fraser-Pryce is now eyeing another performance at the World Championships, to be held in Tokyo, Japan. \"Being that the World Championships is all the way in September, I think it works for some of us,\" she said. \"You peak for that one championship and then you're done. I actually like that set-up. You don't have to regroup and find energy for more races after that, which can be hard, mentally and physically.\" In the women's 100 metres, she will be joined by three other members of the relay squad from the World Relays in Natasha Morrison and Tina Clayton, who ran in the finals, and Tia Clayton, who competed in the preliminary round. Two other Jamaicans will feature in track events, with Rasheed Broadbell in the men's 110m hurdles and Malik James-King in the men's 400m hurdles. Olympic triple jump silver medallist Shanieka Ricketts will be one of four Jamaicans competing in field events. She will contest the women's triple jump, going head-to-head with Olympic champion Thea LaFond of Dominica. Fedrick Dacres will compete in the men's discus throw, while Raymond Richards and Romaine Beckford will line up in the men's high jump. sports@gleanerjm.com",
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      • "title": "Lil Kish celebrates JCDC gold medal",
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      • "description": "Recording artiste Lil Kish is raking in the accolades with a recent win at the JCDC Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals, where she won for best performance. Backed by her Belair High School band, the singer, born Tajana Gardner,...",
      • "content": "Recording artiste Lil Kish is raking in the accolades with a recent win at the JCDC Festival of the Performing Arts National Finals, where she won for best performance. Backed by her Belair High School band, the singer, born Tajana Gardner, performed an impressive reggae set, singing Ring The Alarm by Tenor Saw. The competition was held on May 6 at the Little Theatre and she walked away with a gold medal for music. \"It was a moment of excitement, joy and happiness for me and my school band. This win means a lot for me, my family and my friends,\" she expressed. Pursuing her musical career for the past five years, Lil Kish has been establishing herself as an artiste who stands out beyond her age. Known for tracks such as Grateful , School Walk , Rasta Girl , and Times Like This , she has been making waves locally and internationally, gracing various major stages such as Sting 2023. \"The journey has been great, and there is so much more to come. My career has grown tremendously because of the different performances and experiences I have got over the years, and I'm looking forward to what's next,\" the artiste stated. Continuing her growth and journey as an artiste, Lil Kish is working on new projects, while staying focused on her academic and other career goals. \"I am currently working on a hit song, so it will take some time because of school. I'm also focused on two career paths, as I'm working towards becoming an architect and continuing to be a recording artiste,\" she revealed.",
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      • "title": "Xaimar Salmon’s natural talent shines on TikTok",
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      • "description": "Singing his cover version of Shaggy's Mr Boombastic, a track he considers one of his favourite \"oldies\", six-year-old Xaimar 'XaiGad' Salmon is dancing his way to fame via TikTok. Xaimar, who is the son of former Magnum Queen of Dancehall...",
      • "content": "Singing his cover version of Shaggy's Mr Boombastic , a track he considers one of his favourite \"oldies\", six-year-old Xaimar 'XaiGad' Salmon is dancing his way to fame via TikTok. Xaimar, who is the son of former Magnum Queen of Dancehall Suspense, became a viral sensation for what his mother described as a \"very dramatic, talented, most caring, sweet mouth child\" persona. Though he was a bit shy for his first professional interview, Suspense said once you play music or a phone is turned on him, \"Xaimar shine - it's just pure action\". \"I remember Xaimar performing at his basic school graduation in his mesh merino and stuff to di song [ Hot This Year by Dirtsman] and it was crazy - it was everything. Also, he performed at this annual back-to-school treat that used to be held every year in Cross Roads, and one year he entered a competition there and Xaimar was the youngest child in the competition and he came out the winner,\" she shared. The grade one student, who attends the Rock Hall Primary School, said his friends treat him like a \"star\" and his talent was something his mom recognised from a tender age. \"Xaimar started to walk and dance very early; and his viral videos were reposted by several artistes - Tallup, Ding Dong and others - because he's always singing and dancing from a tender age,\" Suspense shared for the STAR Kids Rollout feature. However, Xaimar noted that he likes dancing more, while naming fast-emerging dancehall superstar, Nhance, as his favourite artiste. Though he seems to spend much of his time online entertaining his fans, his stern mom, who's known for her commanding voice, said \"when it's work time, it's work time\". \"When both of my kids come home from school, they have to give me their books. I have to see what they're doing. I also share a close relationship with their teachers, so I check in with their teachers in the morning and again in the evening and whatever needs to get done, I get that done,\" she shared. \"Xaimar is one of the top spellers in his class and he loves mathematics a lot. Xaimar is quick, so I don't have to do much. He knows that when it's playing time, it's playing time, when it's dance time, it's dance time, and when it's work time, it's work time. So I don't have to worry much where that is concerned,\" Suspense stated. Contrary to his social media life, Suspense said Xaimar, also affectionately called Xai Xai, often receives comments from his teacher, who he adores, about the strong difference between his online persona and the quiet charmer he is at school. When asked about what he likes doing most at school, Xaimar replied, \"Play\", as those in the studio erupted with laughter. When questioned about his obvious admiration towards his \"favourite teacher\", Mrs Waugh-McKenzie, the blushing six-year old shyly hid his face under his mom's arm, giggling. Though there were several moments that the family would agree brought him fame, Suspense shared that one of her most memorable videos was when she convinced Xaimar that he could use all the curse words he knew, while being locked away in the bathroom, unaware that he was being recorded. \"Xaimar said him don't know no bad word at all - none; and I said 'You're not gonna get any beating' and by time I come out and come back, it was a disaster,\" she laughed. However, she said though she is a single mother, Xaimar has the full support of his father and entire family. The timid lad said he feels \"great\" about all the love and support from family and friends which keeps him powered up and motivated to continue, because he knows his mommy feels happy about his route in entertainment and with him just being a natural talent. While he's enjoying the luxury that comes with this life of fame, he plans to change course later to a more traditional profession. \"I want to be a police[man],\" Xaimar replied when asked if he plans to pursue his passion for the arts as a possible career choice. Suspense, a confident mother of two, said the closely knitted bond with her sons is something she values and would encourage other parents to be their children's best friends. \"I teach my kids to pray every day, be grateful, be hands-on, respectful and alert,\" she noted. \"So being their best friend is what they need, because if they don't have someone they can talk to, they might end up sharing things with the wrong person. So being their best friend is the best thing they could ever have,\" she expressed with pride.",
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      • "title": "Little Savannah still needs help to beat cancer",
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      • "title": "Farmer Chevan Young cultivates success",
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      • "content": "At just 34 years old, Chevan Nicholas Young is among the new faces of farming in Jamaica. The Bunkers Hill, Trelawny native has been crowned the 2025 Champion 4-H Youth Farmer, and his story is planting hope in the hearts of young Jamaicans across the island. Young is a former student of Muschett High School in the parish. Farming isn't just something he does - it's who he is. \"From I was a youth, I was always farming. In my backyard, right here in Bunkers Hill, I planted pepper and callaloo. At school I did agricultural science and always chatted with farmers about their enterprise and was always encouraged,\" he recalled. Though he took up carpentry after graduating, the soil kept calling. And as fate would have it, a six-acre piece of land became available for lease and he jumped at the opportunity. \"It is right next door to the river. I expanded my crops from backyard to widescale farming. I planted more pepper, callaloo, cabbage, and cucumber. Most significantly, I established a piggery,\" said Young. Now, his small backyard hustle has grown into a booming business. He employs three people on his farm, and is proving that agriculture isn't just for the older generation. But he warns that agriculture is not for everyone - it's a labour of love that must be nurtured. \"You have to love it because it has its ups and downs. When you have a sow dropping 18 piglets at one time, it is joy, but when the mother lies down and kills three, it is sadness. But you don't give up,\" he shared. Outside of agriculture, Young has a deep love for sports, and once excelled at cricket and football. But he had to step away from playing due to an ankle injury. Currently, Young is focused on expanding his piggery while continuing to cultivate cash crops. \"I have to plant these crops. For example, in scotch bonnet pepper, I can reap 100 pounds per week for nine months as long as I care the plants and supply the nutrients it needs. That is money earned each week,\" he explained. Access to water can make or break a farm, and Young knows he is lucky to have the river nearby. \"The river allows me to establish drip irrigation for my pepper and wash out my pig pens,\" he said, adding that he recently invested in a water pump to keep his crops and animals thriving. With 30 adult pigs, 70 weaners, and hundreds of thriving plants, Young isn't slowing down. His sights are set on major growth. \"I hope that by December I can have 70 adult pigs along with a number of weaners and 1,000 pepper trees,\" he said.",
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      • "title": "Miss MoBay City walks away with rich rewards",
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      • "description": "Jacqueline Strong, newly crowned Miss City of Montego Bay, won over $84,000 in cash and prizes, making her one of the most generously rewarded beauty queens in Jamaica’s history. Her prizes included a $10,000 scholarship, a return trip for two to Atlanta, Georgia, with a week’s stay at the Grand Regency Hyatt Hotel, and a host of other exciting gifts. Jacqueline also walked away with the sectional prize for Best Deportment, adding to her impressive list of accomplishments on the night.Published Monday, May 14, 1990 Jacqueline Strong is Miss MoBay City '90By Ian SpencerJACQUELINE Strong, \"Miss Liberty Car Rental\", a 21-year-old student, is the new \"Miss City of Montego Bay\".The 5-foot 6-inch tall, 122lb beauty, with vital statistics of 35-25-37, was crowned in a glittering affair at the Holiday Inn, Montego Bay, on Saturday night. She received more than $84,000 in cash and prizes, becoming one of the richest beauty queens in Jamaica's history.She won a scholarship valued at $10,000, a return trip for two to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with week-long accommodation at the Grand Regency Hyatt hotel, along with a host of other prizes.Second place went to Annette White, \"Miss Appleton Estate Express\", a 20-year-old, 5'9\" student, weighing 118lb, with vital statistics of 36-26-38. She was voted the contestant with the \"Best Personality\". Third was 18-year-old Tara Hanna, \"Miss Video Express\". Tara is 5 feet 3 inches, 104lb, and measures 32-25-34.Jacqueline, who also won the sectional prize for \"Best Deportment\", aspires to be a communications consultant and a lawyer. She enjoys reading, swimming, singing, dancing, collecting stamps, listening to music, and writing. She is also a former \"Miss Jamaica Hal Jackson Talented Teens\" and placed in the top 10 at the international finals.FavouriteShe was a strong favourite from her first appearance and wowed the audience with her confidence and grace.Jacqueline Strong, the new \"Miss City of Montego Bay\", in an interview with The Gleaner before the start of the contest, said that if she won, she would be a queen not so much concerned with social activities, but would try to have a tangible impact on the city.The coronation show, under the theme \"A Thing Of Beauty Is a Joy Forever\", was produced and directed by Weston Haughton. The Holiday Inn ballroom was jam-packed minutes before the start of the show, and many paying patrons had to stand outside, unable to witness the proceedings.However, the show went smoothly, with cabaret singer Dennis Malcolm singing the Jamaican National Anthem followed by the contestants appearing individually and as a group in swimwear and evening wear.Sectional PrizesApart from the top three, other sectional prize-winners were:Racquel Bolton, \"Miss Sun Holiday Tours\" – Most AwareGeorgia Welds, \"Miss Sandals Montego Bay\" – Best Figure Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. Marjan Shadman, \"Miss Facey Commodity Ltd.\" – Most CongenialCheryl Barrett, \"Miss Wyndham Rose Hall\" – Most ImprovedCarlene Moran, \"Miss Reflections Bridal\" – Most Attractive contestantAlso in the top seven were Barrett, Bolton, Joan Pennicott (\"Miss Morewood Ltd.\"), and Pinsque Green (\"Miss House of Shamora\"), a Rastafarian contestant.Green was a crowd favourite and received rousing applause during the interview section, where she eloquently spoke of her faith and why she had become a Rastafarian.Avril Graham, \"Miss Royal Shop\", although not placing in the top seven, was well liked by the audience. Linda Lawrence, \"Miss Nature Way\", a pretty and intelligent young lady, displayed great potential and could transition to the national beauty contest.Jacqueline was crowned by last year’s winner, Marcia Smith, while Dennis Malcolm, who gave a lively guest performance, serenaded the queen. For feedback: contact the Editorial Department at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com.",
      • "content": "Jacqueline Strong, newly crowned Miss City of Montego Bay, won over $84,000 in cash and prizes, making her one of the most generously rewarded beauty queens in Jamaica’s history. Her prizes included a $10,000 scholarship, a return trip for two to Atlanta, Georgia, with a week’s stay at the Grand Regency Hyatt Hotel, and a host of other exciting gifts. Jacqueline also walked away with the sectional prize for Best Deportment, adding to her impressive list of accomplishments on the night. Published Monday, May 14, 1990 By Ian Spencer JACQUELINE Strong, \"Miss Liberty Car Rental\", a 21-year-old student, is the new \"Miss City of Montego Bay\". The 5-foot 6-inch tall, 122lb beauty, with vital statistics of 35-25-37, was crowned in a glittering affair at the Holiday Inn, Montego Bay, on Saturday night. She received more than $84,000 in cash and prizes, becoming one of the richest beauty queens in Jamaica's history. She won a scholarship valued at $10,000, a return trip for two to Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with week-long accommodation at the Grand Regency Hyatt hotel, along with a host of other prizes. Second place went to Annette White, \"Miss Appleton Estate Express\", a 20-year-old, 5'9\" student, weighing 118lb, with vital statistics of 36-26-38. She was voted the contestant with the \"Best Personality\". Third was 18-year-old Tara Hanna, \"Miss Video Express\". Tara is 5 feet 3 inches, 104lb, and measures 32-25-34. Jacqueline, who also won the sectional prize for \"Best Deportment\", aspires to be a communications consultant and a lawyer. She enjoys reading, swimming, singing, dancing, collecting stamps, listening to music, and writing. She is also a former \"Miss Jamaica Hal Jackson Talented Teens\" and placed in the top 10 at the international finals. Favourite She was a strong favourite from her first appearance and wowed the audience with her confidence and grace. Jacqueline Strong, the new \"Miss City of Montego Bay\", in an interview with The Gleaner before the start of the contest, said that if she won, she would be a queen not so much concerned with social activities, but would try to have a tangible impact on the city. The coronation show, under the theme \"A Thing Of Beauty Is a Joy Forever\", was produced and directed by Weston Haughton. The Holiday Inn ballroom was jam-packed minutes before the start of the show, and many paying patrons had to stand outside, unable to witness the proceedings. However, the show went smoothly, with cabaret singer Dennis Malcolm singing the Jamaican National Anthem followed by the contestants appearing individually and as a group in swimwear and evening wear. Sectional Prizes Apart from the top three, other sectional prize-winners were: Racquel Bolton, \"Miss Sun Holiday Tours\" – Most Aware Georgia Welds, \"Miss Sandals Montego Bay\" – Best Figure Marjan Shadman, \"Miss Facey Commodity Ltd.\" – Most Congenial Cheryl Barrett, \"Miss Wyndham Rose Hall\" – Most Improved Carlene Moran, \"Miss Reflections Bridal\" – Most Attractive contestant Also in the top seven were Barrett, Bolton, Joan Pennicott (\"Miss Morewood Ltd.\"), and Pinsque Green (\"Miss House of Shamora\"), a Rastafarian contestant. Green was a crowd favourite and received rousing applause during the interview section, where she eloquently spoke of her faith and why she had become a Rastafarian. Avril Graham, \"Miss Royal Shop\", although not placing in the top seven, was well liked by the audience. Linda Lawrence, \"Miss Nature Way\", a pretty and intelligent young lady, displayed great potential and could transition to the national beauty contest. Jacqueline was crowned by last year’s winner, Marcia Smith, while Dennis Malcolm, who gave a lively guest performance, serenaded the queen. For feedback: contact the Editorial Department at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com .",
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      • "description": "Reverend William Carrington Ellwood was warmly celebrated at the North Street United Church where he was officially ordained as a minister of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman. After serving 30 years in the civil service and holding leadership roles within the church, Reverend Ellwood’s commitment and lifelong service were recognised as an inspiration to others. Fellow clergy praised his dedication, noting that his transition into full-time ministry reflects a deep and enduring devotion to faith and community.Published Tuesday, May 16, 1972Ordained United Church MinisterWilliam Carrington Ellwood was ordained as minister of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman on Sunday afternoon, at a service in the North Street United Church.The new minister retired from the post of permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education after spending 30 years in the civil service. He was a deacon of the North Street United Church for many years, and the chairman of the former Congregational Union from 1962–64.The service was conducted by the Rev Raymond Cook, chairman of the Surrey Council, and the act of ordination was performed by the Moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman, the Rt Rev S. H. Smellie. Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. Top bracketThe Rev S. E. Webley preached the sermon in which he said that the Rev Ellwood’s ordination as a minister seemed the logical culmination of years of full involvement and service in the Church of Jesus Christ.He had a long record of outstanding service in the church and congregation at North Street. They were pleased and grateful to God that, after all those years of service and association with the church, Rev Ellwood had not grown weary in well doing, but was offering again and afresh to God the remaining years of his life in full-time service to the Christian ministry. Rev Webley continued that they were also touched by the fact that he had pursued a civil service career and retired from the top bracket. His entry into the Christian ministry was a source of great encouragement and inspiration.There was room and scope in the service of Christ’s Church for people with varied talents, abilities, experiences and background. Mr Ellwood was coming from the background of the Civil Service and might be called upon to exercise a special type of ministry in the Church.Rev Webley told the Rev Ellwood that whatever ministry he might be exercising, and whatever service he might be rendering, he should do it all in the spirit of God.A large gathering witnessed the ordination. The first lesson was read by Mr G. Chambers and the second by Rev M. L. Willis.N. T. M. Phillips, secretary of the council, read a statement from the council wishing the new minister success. He was presented with two Bibles – one from Rev C. A. Thomas and another from the Cayman Islands. For feedback: contact the Editorial Department at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com.",
      • "content": "Reverend William Carrington Ellwood was warmly celebrated at the North Street United Church where he was officially ordained as a minister of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman. After serving 30 years in the civil service and holding leadership roles within the church, Reverend Ellwood’s commitment and lifelong service were recognised as an inspiration to others. Fellow clergy praised his dedication, noting that his transition into full-time ministry reflects a deep and enduring devotion to faith and community. Published Tuesday, May 16, 1972 William Carrington Ellwood was ordained as minister of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman on Sunday afternoon, at a service in the North Street United Church. The new minister retired from the post of permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education after spending 30 years in the civil service. He was a deacon of the North Street United Church for many years, and the chairman of the former Congregational Union from 1962–64. The service was conducted by the Rev Raymond Cook, chairman of the Surrey Council, and the act of ordination was performed by the Moderator of the United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman, the Rt Rev S. H. Smellie. Top bracket The Rev S. E. Webley preached the sermon in which he said that the Rev Ellwood’s ordination as a minister seemed the logical culmination of years of full involvement and service in the Church of Jesus Christ. He had a long record of outstanding service in the church and congregation at North Street. They were pleased and grateful to God that, after all those years of service and association with the church, Rev Ellwood had not grown weary in well doing, but was offering again and afresh to God the remaining years of his life in full-time service to the Christian ministry. Rev Webley continued that they were also touched by the fact that he had pursued a civil service career and retired from the top bracket. His entry into the Christian ministry was a source of great encouragement and inspiration. There was room and scope in the service of Christ’s Church for people with varied talents, abilities, experiences and background. Mr Ellwood was coming from the background of the Civil Service and might be called upon to exercise a special type of ministry in the Church. Rev Webley told the Rev Ellwood that whatever ministry he might be exercising, and whatever service he might be rendering, he should do it all in the spirit of God. A large gathering witnessed the ordination. The first lesson was read by Mr G. Chambers and the second by Rev M. L. Willis. N. T. M. Phillips, secretary of the council, read a statement from the council wishing the new minister success. He was presented with two Bibles – one from Rev C. A. Thomas and another from the Cayman Islands. For feedback: contact the Editorial Department at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com .",
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      • "content": "The two main contenders for Poland’s presidential election on Sunday locked horns over Europe and traded personal barbs this week as they each made final bids for the support of floating voters.The winner will take over from current President Andrzej Duda, of the nationalist conservative Law and Justice party, at a crucial point when neighbouring Ukraine is battling Russia, and when cooperation between the government and the president is vital to push through reforms.Looking visibly tired at his rally on Tuesday, Rafal Trzaskowski of the ruling centre-right Civic Platform, stood on a platform at Krakow’s central Market Square amid a large crowd cheering his name, blue European flags fluttering beside the white-and-red Polish ones.Rafal Trzaskowski, one of the two main contenders in the Polish presidential election on Sunday, called for ‘honesty’ and ‘human decency’ at his campaign rally on Tuesday in Krakow [Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska/Al Jazeera]“I didn’t think it would be necessary to remind all of us, especially my main competitor, that honesty is the most important thing, human decency is the most important thing, and selflessness is the most important thing,” said Trzaskowski, referring to a recent news story about his competitor Karol Nawrocki, an independent candidate supported by the opposition Law and Justice party, which ruled Poland between 2015 and 2023.Nawrocki allegedly purchased a flat in Gdansk belonging to an elderly man in exchange for a promise to provide him with care. According to the man’s family, the promise was not fulfilled, and he was placed in a state nursing home.In response, Nawrocki has said he will donate the flat to charity and pointed out that under Trzaskowski’s mayorship, families had been evicted from state accommodation in Warsaw.AdvertisementNawrocki’s rally in Zabrze took a different tone – and featured a special guest. Alongside George Simion, the ultranationalist winner of the first round of Romania’s presidential election on May 4, Nawrocki took aim at the EU.“Together with Romania, when George Simion wins and when we win on May 18, we will build a Europe of Homelands, in which we will not allow the European Union to centralise and turn Poland and Romania into its provinces,” Nawrocki said.Simion, together with the crowd, chanted “Donald Trump!” and called the United States president “a symbol of the fight for freedom which will transform the whole Europe”. Earlier this month, Nawrocki, who argues that Poland should focus on an alliance with the US rather than the EU, met with Trump in the White House and allegedly received his backing.Karol Nawrocki, candidate for the Polish presidential election supported by Poland’s main opposition party Law and Justice, takes a picture with supporter Elzbieta Jozwiak, a 65-year-old retired teacher, as he attends a campaign meeting with supporters in Garwolin, Poland, on May 5, 2025 [File: Kacper Pempel/Reuters]Embracing anti-migrant rhetoric – on all sidesIn the race for floating votes, both candidates have eased up on some of their parties’ more traditional positions. Nawrocki has abandoned Law and Justice’s commitment to a welfare state in exchange for a message of free market liberalism.The more liberal Trzaskowski, for his part, has kept relatively quiet about women’s and LGBTQ rights, and embraced a harder line on security and immigration by promising to cut benefits for unemployed Ukrainians who have taken refuge in Poland from the war with Russia and endorsing his government’s suspension of asylum rights last year over what Poland sees as Belarus facilitating migrants to cross their shared border.AdvertisementSecurity and anti-migrant rhetoric have been a key feature in this election, as both main candidates lean closer to the views of the populist Slawomir Mentzen, a tax adviser turned leader of the ultranationalist, conservative Confederation party. He has called for migrants crossing from Belarus to be fired upon, is opposed to welfare payments for Ukrainians and is likely to emerge as third in the presidential race.“In public opinion polls and focus groups, among all voters, including voters of the new left, there has been a visible anti-Ukrainian trend, which has social and economic rather than cultural roots,” said Bartosz Rydlinski, a political scientist from Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw.“Poles are not angry at Ukrainians for living separately or not speaking Polish. [But] in a country with highly limited access to public services, there is an irrational sense of injustice. There is a sense that Ukrainians do not work, but use healthcare. Which is nonsense, because most Ukrainians work and pay taxes.”Anna Szol, 48, an entrepreneur, attends Trzaskowski’s presidential rally in Krakow on May 13 with her daughter [Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska/Al Jazeera]‘I want to live in a normal country’At the Krakow meeting, amid the sea of Polish and European flags, the crowd rallied for value-based politics – and change.“I want to live in a normal country, I want my daughter to grow up in a normal country, in a country with a positive attitude, without any negative emotions. Poland deserves to develop, to be respected in the world and that is why I came here today,” Anna Szol, a 48-year-old entrepreneur, who joined Trzaskowski’s rally with her daughter, told Al Jazeera.AdvertisementWhen asked about the situation at the Polish-Belarusian border – where, since 2021, thousands of migrants to Europe have crossed – and the suspension of asylum rights, Szol, just like her candidate, said she agrees that the move is justified.“This is the result of Putin’s and Lukashenko’s actions to send to the border poor people who are not aware of what’s going on. Human traffickers are often involved. This is a NATO border and it simply has to be extra secure,” Szol said.However, Rydlinski said such a suspension of human rights would embolden the far-right agenda in the longer term and weaken liberal parties.“The difference between liberal and populist parties should be that liberal parties treat human rights seriously,” Rydlinski says. “Research shows that when liberal and left-wing parties accommodate far-right issues, they do not win populist voters, but lose their own.”Pushing through reformsThe winner of this presidential election will be crucial for the current government, which has been hamstrung from carrying out reforms by the current president, who has used his power of veto to block them.This includes the reversal of controversial judicial reforms introduced by the Law and Justice government during its eight-year rule. The European Court of Justice deemed several Law and Justice judicial reforms as contradicting EU law, especially regarding the independence of the judiciary, and imposed penalties on Poland beginning in 2021.“What is at stake in the election is whether the current government is going to be able to carry out its programme in full. One of the key things that has been characteristic of the political scene over the last 18 months is that the government has been essentially blocked in a number of things that it has committed to do,” said Ben Stanley, a sociologist and political scientist at the SWPS University in Warsaw.Advertisement“If Nawrocki wins, it will certainly lead to the maintenance of the situation as it is currently with a hostile president vetoing or threatening to veto what the government wants to do. That will affect both the rule of law issues and also many of the elements on the government’s legislative agenda,” Stanley said.“It will also send a signal to voters that Law and Justice is capable of winning the next election and that if it does win the next elections [in November 2027], it will have its president in place.”",
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