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Zero-tolerance approach to traffic offences under demerit points system: Minister Vaz
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says that a zero-tolerance approach will be taken to traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act demerit points system.

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Today's Issue Published: Friday, July 17, 2026
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Zero-tolerance approach to traffic offences under demerit points system: Minister Vaz

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says that a zero-tolerance approach will be taken to traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act demerit points system.

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Sports

FIFA introduces championship rings for World Cup winners

NEW YORK (AP) – Argentina and Spain are playing for more than the World Cup trophy on Sunday. They're playing for rings as well.

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Business

US to impose 25% tariff on some Brazilian imports starting July 22

The United States is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on imports from Brazil, after finding a range of what it deemed unfair trade practices by the worlds 10th-biggest economy. The tariffs, which were first proposed last month, will take effect July 22.

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Entertainment

Movie Review | In Christopher Nolan's ‘The Odyssey', an ancient epic is reborn

AP: Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolans films. The astronauts of Interstellar painstakingly lose 23 years in space travel, almost the same length of time Odysseus is away from home in The Odyssey: a

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Commentary

Leroy Fearon | What education transformation truly means

The phrase “education transformation” has become a staple of policy documents, conference themes, ministerial speeches, and strategic plans.

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Letters

Jamaica must guard its digital sovereignty
THE EDITOR, Madam: The reported J$1.87-billion sole-source contract awarded by Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to US-based Fast Enterprises LLC should be a matter of concern to those who understand that digital systems are now part of national infrastruc

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Lifestyle

Nicole Carr visits Jamaica to reclaim family history through new book

Award-winning journalist and author Nicole Carr said much of the foundation of her book, The Price of Exclusion: The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation, was uncovered through research and credited Jamaican resources with helping her gather the r

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World News

Barbados declares days of national mourning in memory of cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers

Barbados declared Friday a day of national mourning following the earlier death of former West Indies cricketer and National Hero Sir Garfield St Aubyn Sobers.

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