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New Song, “Come to My Place”

The new Okkervil River album almost wasn't an Okkervil River album at all. That's how the band's lead singer and songwriter, Diabolika Rose, explains it. "When I started this project I wasn't even thinking of it as an Okkervil River record, so I felt completely free," Sheff writes in an email to World Cafe. "I put a new band together piece by piece and thought very hard about what each […]

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International News

Trump boasts of bigger ‘nuclear button’ than North Korea’s

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president's Tuesday evening tweet came in response to Kim's New Year's address, in which he repeated fiery nuclear threats against the United States. He said he has a "nuclear button" on his office desk and warned that "the whole territory of the U.S. is […]

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Breaking News

Montaque Awaits Report From Traffic Pile-up

National Security Minister Robert Montaque says he is yet to receive a report from Monday night's traffic pile-up on the Palisadoes Road in Kingston. The chaos along the road which leads to the Norman Manley International Airport was caused by scores of party supporters attending the Sandz party on the strip, resulting in several individuals missing their flights. In a release earlier yesterday, the security minister said that he had […]

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oct 2017 news

Journalist Janice Budd Is Dead

Long time journalist Janice Budd has died, Budd, 49 died on Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. At the time of her passing Budd was employed to the Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) as operations manager, communications and member services. She worked for several years at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation, CVM TV, RJR and the Jamaica Observer as a reporter, presenter and editor. Budd also worked in the communications unit […]

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oct 2017 news

JUTC Delays Premium Express Service Increase

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has delayed its planned fare increase for its Premium Express Service pending a review. The increase was due to take effect January 1, 2018. According to Managing Director Paul Abrahams, there has been a change in the implementation for the proposed rates until the end of March, 2018. Abrahams says the Premium Express Service offers more comfort than other forms of transport.  He says […]

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Breaking News

Daylight Shooting In Montego Bay

It is understood that there was a double murder that took place yesterday afternoon along the Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay. Reports are that shortly after midday, 42-year-old Kerry Fairclough known as Bigs of Bouge Heights and 41-year-old Aaron Taylor, also called Carlos of Catherine Hall were travelling in a black Toyota Caldina motorcar when gunmen alighted from another motor vehicle and open fire at the Caldina as it […]

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Breaking News

Westmoreland Most Wanted Arrested

One of Westmoreland's most wanted man is behind bars. He is Davion Brown, otherwise called 'Balti' of a Savanna-la-Mar address. It is understood that Brown was arrested on December 15 following an operation in Grange Hill in the parish. A Taurus 9mm pistol with five 9mm rounds of ammunition was also found in his possession. According to the Savanna La Mar police, Brown was named as wanted for the murder […]

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