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Jamaicans overseas sent US$3.12 billion in remittances during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, with contributions rising notably after Hurricane Melissa. Officials highlighted the diaspora's role in Jamaica's economic stability and national development.
Read full story ↗British High Commissioner Alicia Herbert has opened a line of cooperation with administrators and staff at Jamaica's Hanover Municipal Corporation. She plans to visit all municipalities to understand local government bodies and explore collaboration.
Read full story ↗Jamaica-born author Marlon James is shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize for his novel The Disappearers, with the winner to be announced in London on November 9. A win would be his second Booker Prize.
Read full story ↗Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has urged Africa, the Caribbean and the worldwide African diaspora to organise their collective power, warning others will continue capturing the value of African resources, labour and talent.
Read full story ↗The Sandals Foundation Island Challenge raised its £100,000 ($21 million) target to provide medical equipment for the paediatric and neonatal unit at Falmouth Public General Hospital in Jamaica. The four-day endurance event involved around 30 UK participants and 16 local challengers, concluding at Clifton Mount in the Blue Mountains.
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Naomi Campbell has successfully overturned a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee, imposed in 2024 after the Charity Commission found mismanagement of funds at her charity Fashion for Relief. Judges found she was unaware of serious misconduct at the charity.
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Former England footballer Raheem Sterling pleaded guilty at Basingstoke magistrates court to dangerous driving of a Lamborghini Urus on the M25, M3 and A327 before crashing on 28 May, plus possession of nitrous oxide and failing to provide a specimen.
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