Janet Silvera
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- Sep 23, 2026
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Bass legend Jackie Jackson has passed (opens the original)
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Jamaican music has lost one of its great bass men, with veteran musician Clifton “Jackie” Jackson dying this morning after a lengthy hospitalisation. Jackson, whose deep and distinctive bass lines helped drive some of Jamaica’s most memorable recordings, had been hospitalised at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay for almost two months. The veteran musician, who was the widower of celebrated singer Karen Smith, leaves behind four daughters. For more than 50 years, Jackson’s bass was a majo
Teacher found stabbed to death inside Westmoreland home (opens the original)
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A quiet Sunday afternoon turned deadly in Pitkin, Bluefields, Westmoreland, after a primary school teacher was found brutally stabbed to death inside his home. The deceased has been identified as 39-year-old Andre James, a teacher at Little London Primary School. Police said they responded to a report of a homicide in the community about 4 p.m. Sunday. On arrival, investigators reportedly found James slumped in a chair inside a bedroom with multiple stab wounds to his chest. A pair of scissors,
Skeng’s sea arrival caps Dream triumph (opens the original)
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If there were any lingering doubts about Dream Weekend’s historic move away from Negril, they were decisively washed away in a wave of high-octane energy on Sunday afternoon. The Palms, nestled next to the Jewel Grande, Rose Hall, Montego Bay was transformed into a sprawling sea of thousands of ecstatic revellers for the highly anticipated ‘Wet ‘n Wild’ water party. The huge turnout did more than just break attendance expectations; it definitively solidified the organisers’ decision to relocate
Shani Coke's father relives final visit before her death (opens the original)
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What was meant to be an ordinary trip to a nearby shop ended in unimaginable tragedy, leaving a grieving father to treasure what would become his last moments with his 10-year-old daughter, Shani Coke. Speaking with quiet heartbreak, Ashton 'Junior' Coke recalled that it was only last Saturday when his 20-year-old daughter, Shani, visited him at his home in Troy. He spoke lovingly of the young woman whose life was cut tragically short, saying the memory of that visit is one he will cherish forev
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