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Jamaica’s Ambassador Lauds Atlanta-based Integrity Children’s Fund
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 28, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. Delivering the keynote address at the Integrity Children’s Fund gala. | Photo Derrick Scott. WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United...
Jamaica Upper House in tribute to 24 babies who died at hospital
Stabroek News
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June 28, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) A moment of silence was observed yesterday in the Upper House of Jamaica’s Parliament, in tribute to the reported 24 babies who died at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston in recent weeks. Opposition Senator Lambert...
UK weather: When will the heatwave end? Met Office issues latest forecast when rain will arrive
Derry Journal
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June 30, 2025
The UK’s scorching heatwave is set to ease in the coming days, according to the latest long-range forecast from the Met Office. Much of England has sweltered under extreme heat warnings, with temperatures climbing to 34C in some areas, making...
Whither the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
by Kari Grenade, PhD, Caribbean Economist and Macroeconomic Advisor The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its related 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets were adopted with great optimism in 2015. The 17 SDGs are: SDG...
Walsh scores brilliant goal to halve France’s lead over England
The Times
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France are enjoying themselves here. They’re keeping England pegged back with their free-flowing attacks and dominant play in midfield. The France captain Sakina Karchaoui has been excellent and England are finding it very difficult to get any...
Impressive France beat England in Euros opener — as it happened
The Times
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England’s worst fears are realised (Kit Shepard writes). The Lionesses began their Euros title defence by letting France outgun, outrun and overpower them, and they will almost certainly be knocked out on Wednesday if they lose to the Netherlands,...
Democrats and Republicans were out on the Virginia campaign trail. Here’s what they had to say.
The Virginian-Pilot
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July 5, 2025
With four months until Election Day in Virginia, the campaigns for statewide office are heating up. Both parties are projecting a message of unity, but the ways they’ve sought to demonstrate unity amongst themselves has varied. Immediately...
Guyana’s big boom: The inside story of Latin America’s new oil rush
Buenos Aires Herald
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July 5, 2025
Words by Ernesto Picco. Photography by Rudja Santos. Cover illustration by Sebastián Angresano. Translated by Jacob Sugarman. This piece is the second in a series of three long reads about Guyana, French Guiana, and Suriname. It was reported with...
Scotiabank Jamaica named best performing bank
Loop News
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Scotiabank has been recognised as the Best Performing Bank in Jamaica by leading global financial publication The Banker, a Financial Times company. The prestigious ranking highlights the Bank’s strong financial performance, operational...
Jamaica’s Ambassador lauds diaspora-led Integrity Children’s Fund for uplifting at-risk youth
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 27, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has praised the Integrity Children’s Fund for its longstanding contributions to the education and development of at-risk children in Jamaica and the...
Build-up as Lionesses begin Euros title defence against France
The Times
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In the other game in England’s group tonight, Wales’s major tournament debut ended in reality check, as the Netherlands cruised to a 3-0 victory against them in Lucerne (Kit Shepard writes).Wales, Euro 2025’s lowest-ranked team, defended...
Hour-by-hour weather forecast as London to be hotter than Barbados
Ham and High
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Temperatures in London are expected to outshine even the Caribbean today and tomorrow, with the capital running hotter than Barbados. Much of England will enter a fourth day of a heatwave, forecast to be hotter than holiday spots in Barbados,...
Hot weather set to continue in Aylesbury but Met Office has not ruled out rain this week
Bucks Herald
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June 30, 2025
Latest forecasts suggest it will be another hot week in Aylesbury. After a sweltering weekend which reached near record levels for the UK, latest forecasts recorded by the Met Office suggest it will be another hot week in town. While not quite...
Parts of England will be hotter than Barbados, Jamaica, and Mexico... and it's going to be 35C tomorrow
Radio X
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30 June 2025, 10:13 | Updated: 30 June 2025, 12:07 The temperature will reach highs of 34C in parts of England, making it hotter than Barbados and Jamaica. Picture: Getty Parts of England will experience temperatures hotter than holiday spots in...
UK weather: Brits to endure in 34C heat as UK set for 'hottest June day in 50 years' today
Devon Live
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June 30, 2025
Monday is set to be one of the hottest June days on record. Temperatures str expected to reach a sizzling 34C, marking a blistering start to Wimbledon for tennis fans. The heatwave is set to persist for a fourth day across much of England, with...
Carib Cement’s US$42m expansion project ready to boost production in Jamaica
The Gleaner
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June 30, 2025
Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), a subsidiary of global building materials leader, Cemex, commissioned its US$42-million Debottleneck Project at its Rockfort facility in east Kingston last week. Less than three years after being announced,...
TCL invests US$42m to expand cement output in Jamaica
Trinidad Express
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June 29, 2025
TCL Group’s Jamaican subsidiary, Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL), has commissioned its US$42 million Debottleneck Project at its Rockfort facility in East Kingston. Cemex’s regional president for South, Central America, and the Caribbean,...
Letter of the Day | Collapse of pollution case demands scrutiny
The Gleaner
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June 30, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: On June 23, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) announced it had discontinued the case against Wisynco Ltd. for an alleged breach of Section 11 of the Wild Life Protection Act. The reason given was that...
UK weather: Monday to be one of the hottest June days on record with 34C scorcher
Birmingham Live
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June 30, 2025
William Morgan Senior reporter and Ted Hennessey PA 05:10, 30 Jun 2025 Monday is poised to be one of the hottest June days on record, with temperatures soaring to 34C, providing tennis fans a scorching start to Wimbledon. A large part of England...
England weather forecasts promise 34C Monday heat blast 'hotter than Jamaica'
Bristol Post
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June 30, 2025
William Morgan Reporter and Ted Hennessey PA 04:12, 30 Jun 2025 Monday is poised to be one of the hottest June days on record, with temperatures soaring to 34C, providing tennis enthusiasts a scorching start to Wimbledon. A large part of England...