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Shernett Annon, the managing director of Shipping Services of Jamaica and a 16-year breast cancer survivor.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Breast cancer survivor Shernett Annon chooses life, laughter and love

WESTERN BUREAU: As a breast cancer survivor of 16 years, Shernett Annon, managing director of Shipping Services of Jamaica, says she has developed a greater appreciation for life, having experienced…
Mark Wignall
18 Oct, 2026 0

Mark Wignall | Shelly-Ann taught us well

In watching Shelly-Ann Fraser (Pocket Rocket) give freely of her excess of naivety at her first big outing in 2008, she seemingly asks herself, as we gaze at her totality and glimpse back at her…
18 Oct, 2026 0

Freedom from ‘hoping’

Hope is often what keeps us going through difficult times. It gives us the strength to endure pain, face uncertainty, and believe that life can get better. Like a soothing balm, hope comforts the mind…
17 Oct, 2026 0

China sentences six for lead-tainted kindergarten food that sickened over 200 children

BEIJING (AP) — A court in China on Friday sentenced the operator of a kindergarten and other employees to prison terms for serving tainted food, after more than 200 students were found with abnormally…
FILE - An alligator peers from the water's surface at the Circle B Bar Reserve, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Polk County, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
17 Oct, 2026 0

Fisherman, 71, attacked and killed by 12-foot alligator alongside Florida lake

A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida pond was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second fatal such attack reported this year. Steven Hamilton of Winter…
17 Oct, 2026 0

Manchester father charged for allegedly conspiring in murder of men accused of killing his 4-y-o daughter

A Manchester father has been charged with conspiracy to murder after allegedly conspiring with other men to kill two men who are believed to have fatally shot his four-year-old daughter in a gun…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
17 Oct, 2026 0

Mamdani welcomes court ruling rejecting Trump administration challenge to NYC sanctuary laws

NEW YORK, CMC – New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has welcomed a federal district court’s ruling dismissing a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration challenging the city’s sanctuary laws for…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
17 Oct, 2026 0

Businessman accused of fraud over vehicle-buying deal granted $1 million bail

A businessman accused of failing to supply a motor vehicle for which he was given $3.8 million was granted $1,000,000 bail with surety in the St Catherine Parish Court yesterday, after making partial…
Liverpool's Alexander Isak, left, and Liverpool's Bradley Barcola celebrate after scoring during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Liverpool in London, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
17 Oct, 2026 0

Liverpool rallies to beat Brentford but gets more injuries

Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 at nine-man Brentford but lost two more players to injury in a busy stretch of fixtures. Trailing to Keane Lewis-Potter’s 44th-minute header, Liverpool found…