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Nine students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls
Nine students accused of planning and executing an arson attack that killed 16 girls at a school in central Kenya appeared in court on Tuesday.

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Today's Issue Published: Tuesday, June 2, 2026
News

Murder case against son accused of killing 80-y-o mother delayed over lack of interpreter

The murder case against Paulo Grant, who is accused of killing his 80-year-old mother, whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition, was stalled on Tuesday in the St Catherine Parish Court due to the absence of an interpreter.

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Sports

Update | US grants visa to Haitian football player to join team for World Cup

The United States government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haitis national football team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup, an official said Tuesday.

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Entertainment

Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's ‘Aladdin' and ‘Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75

Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle from “Aladdin,” has died.

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Commentary

Dean Jones | Is there still a real estate boom in Jamaica today?
For much of the past decade, Jamaicas property market seemed almost unstoppable. New apartment towers rose across Kingston. Resort developments expanded along the north coast. Housing schemes stretched into former cane fields. Returning residents bough

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Letters

Letter of the Day | The ‘Book of Tarantino' is not the gospel
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent controversy surrounding US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who delivered a military prayer mistakenly blending the Prophet Ezekiel with a violent monologue from the movie Pulp Fiction, exposes a deep-seated spiritual crisis.&

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Shipping

A new chapter at the helm: SAJ welcomes acting commissioner of Customs

The Management Committee of the Shipping Association of Jamaica recently met with Kirk Benjamin in what marked an important first engagement since his appointment as acting commissioner of Customs. More than a courtesy call, the discussion signalled a sha

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World News

Nine students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls

Nine students accused of planning and executing an arson attack that killed 16 girls at a school in central Kenya appeared in court on Tuesday.

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