Clarendon

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I hope you all have a blessed, productive year filled with good health and financial blessings.

CLARENDON, Jamaica — A three-year-old girl and a 29-year-old are feared dead after the BMW motorcar they were traveling in crashed in a cow pasture on the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 in Clarendon on Monday afternoon.

Preliminary reports are that about 2:05 pm the child, the man and a woman were travelling in the east bound lane when the driver lost control of the vehicle and it went off road and crashed in the cow pasture. The man and the child were reportedly flung from the vehicle.The woman has been admitted in hospital.

The world's largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, returns to the island on July 19.

The ship will be docked in Kingston at the Cement Coal Pier for one month, until August 19, then sail into Montego Bay from August 22 to September 14.

Opening hours in Kingston are Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

The Montego Bay opening hours will soon be announced.

"We invite all book lovers to come on board and enjoy the different titles," said Project Coordinator, Logos Hope, Ema Smithdorff, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank at the agency's Television Department in Kingston on Tuesday (July 15).

While Logos Hope is affectionately known as a 'book ship' and offers more than 5,000 titles for sale at affordable prices, the experience goes far beyond books and provides a great experience for persons who may not be avid readers.

Logos hope is more than just books. We have the crew coming from different nationalities. You can interact with them, make friends and know more about the different nationalities and also come and participate in the different events," said Miss Smithdorff.

Persons wishing to visit the Logos Hope will be required to pay an entry fee of $500; however, children under 12 and seniors over 65 years are free.

As a little boy growing up in Clarendon, O’Rane Thomas came face to face with a reality no child wishes to encounter – the possibility of losing his left arm. Between the ages of three and seven, he suffered four upper-limb fractures.

Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20250710/clarendon-shaped-me

Clarendon-born fashion designer Mikayla Salmon began nurturing her passion in high school, driven by a dream of one day collaborating with top international brands. That dream took an unexpected leap forward last November when global fast-fashion giant Shein reached out to her, resulting in the birth of her debut four-piece spring collection, including a best-seller.

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🇯🇲 In Clarendon, Jamaica, en route to Juici Patties headquarters to collaborate with their exceptional team and the dedicated community youth. (Dated July 6th, 2025)

❤️ This is a truly meaningful opportunity to positively influence the lives of many and help shape their future.

It feels great to be home. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

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$435 for U.S Visa !!!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

Jamaicans seeking to travel to the United States on a visitor, student or work visa will now face a steep increase in the fees charged by the American government. As set out in the newly signed-into-law ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, Jamaicans wanting to visit the US will now have to pay an extra US$250 on top of the regular fee of US$185, significantly increasing the fee for a visa.

1. The $250 surcharge on all non-immigrant visas issued by the US (tourist visas, student visas, work visas, etc) is referred to as a visa integrity fee and will be collected by the Department of Homeland Security at visa issuance. It will also be adjusted annually and generally will not be waived.

2. However, a provision in the law allows the refund of the US$250 to visa holders who comply fully with their visa terms – i.e. who do not overstay or violate status and depart on time. If a visa holder leaves the US within five days of their visa expiring (or changes to a green card legally), they can apply to get the US$250 back.

3. While law-abiding visitors can theoretically reclaim the US$250 upon returning home, the process for reimbursement is unspecified and could be burdensome, meaning, many may never pursue it, effectively making it a collected fee.

Kishane Thompson has done it! Winning the Men's 100m at the Prefontaine Classic with a commanding 9.85 seconds!

That's a powerful statement from Thompson, cementing his status at the very top. Zharnel Hughes also put in a fantastic performance for second with a 9.91 season's best, and Trayvon Bromell held strong for third with 9.94.

News Source: I am Jamaica

After a 9.75 100m PB over the weekend, who can challenge Olympic silver medalist 🇯🇲Kishane Thompson?
📺: July 5th on NBC & Peacock

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has qualified for her ninth World Championships 🔥

She placed third at the Jamaican trials in 10.91 (0.1), booking her spot on the plane to Tokyo 🇯🇲

That's now 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2022, 2023 and now 2025 🤯