The Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) officially launched the second Jamaica Dragon Boat Festival on Friday […] The post 2nd Jamaica Dragon Boat Festival Launched in Port Royal appeared first on McKoysNews.
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Manchester Man Killed in St Elizabeth Crash
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica: St Elizabeth Crash — A 59-year-old man lost his life following a […] The post Manchester Man Killed in St Elizabeth Crash appeared first on McKoysNews.
Fruit Vendor Shot Dead at Stall in Montego Bay
ST JAMES, Jamaica: Fruit Vendor Shot Dead — A 42-year-old fruit vendor, known only by the […] The post Fruit Vendor Shot Dead at Stall in Montego Bay appeared first on McKoysNews.
Woman Found Dead with Throat Slashed in Mammee Bay, St Ann
ST ANN, Jamaica: Woman found dead in Mammee Bayu— The St Ann Police are investigating […] The post Woman Found Dead with Throat Slashed in Mammee Bay, St Ann appeared first on McKoysNews.
Jalil Dabdboub | Towards a politics of consensus and continuity
The violence of the 1970s may be long gone, but its scars remain part of the consciousness of our people through inherited political identity. Entire communities were shaped by fear, political patronage, and…
Byron Blake | Mired in confusion – Emergency relief, recovery support, and investment for reconstruction and redevelopment
Major disasters, natural or man-made, trigger a range of emotions. The first concerns the human condition of victims. A government’s declaration of an emergency is an SOS for help. Help to save lives…
SVL to rollout cards for summer
Technology and entertainment company Supreme Ventures Ltd is targeting summer for the rollout of a digital wallet and a Mastercard-certified debit card that it says could reshape how the business operates. Executive chairman…
Sangster traffic remains depressed
Passenger traffic through Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay remained sharply below pre-hurricane levels in April, falling 22 per cent year-on-year. Airport operator Pacific Airport Group (GAP), which operates both Sangster International Airport…
Road standards proposal wins engineers backing
Jamaica’s engineers are contributing to the drafting of road construction standards—currently in proposal form by the state-led standards body—aimed at addressing the country’s deepening pothole crisis. “The Jamaica Institution of Engineers is involved…
Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a ‘pause’ in AI development if risks grow
Anthropic is proposing that the world’s top artificial intelligence (AI) companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning the technology is improving so quickly there’s a…