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June 25, 2026

US$75 caviar-topped tots - Here's the World Cup menu - and prices 

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP):  World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive. Then there's the price of beer.
June 25, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Courtyard by the Marriott launches new dining experience

Courtyard by the Marriott has renovated its restaurant space. Complementing the refreshed interior is a refined culinary menu designed to appeal to both business guests and local food lovers. The…
June 25, 2026

Back in Business - District 5 reveals new menu amid reset

The R Hotel's District 5 restaurant has returned to tantalise appetites, with Chef Okiem Dallas introducing a slate of delicious bites. From inventive omelettes to craftily flavoured spare ribs…
June 26, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

The 5th Annual Eternal Father Awards Gala took centre stage on Sunday at the Audi Showroom in St Andrew, marking a milestone celebration of exceptional fathers and positive fatherhood across Jamaica.…
June 26, 2026

Movie Review |  Supergirl is a blast, but the movie lacks her punk-rock spirit

AP: Last year's Superman ended with Iggy Pop singing "Because I'm a punk rocker, yes I am" — an ironic coda for a superlatively square hero. But it rings straightforwardly true…
June 26, 2026

Usher says R&B deserves stadium stage - Singer defends tour with Chris Brown

LOS ANGELES (AP): As Usher prepares to launch a stadium tour with Chris Brown, he says the criticism and legal troubles surrounding the singer never factored into his decision to embark on the…
June 26, 2026

Regina McLean 'honoured’ to represent Hanover in Miss Universe Jamaica

Twenty-seven-year-old Regina McLean has been named Miss Universe Jamaica Hanover 2026 after organisers opted not to stage a parish competition this year. Westmoreland and Hanover Parish Director…
June 25, 2026

Earth Today | ‘He let science speak’ - Prof John Agard hailed for contributions to climate scholarship, leadership

TRAILBLAZER, SCHOLAR, teacher, leader, mentor are among the descriptors for Prof John Agard who died recently at the age of 71. However, while his passing marked the end of an extraordinary career, it…
June 25, 2026

Earth Today | Key climate questions still unanswered - Small islands disappointed by ‘pace, tone, approach’ at Bonn talks

WHILE NOT discounting that some progress was made at the recently concluded United Nations Bonn Climate Change Conference, SB64, small island states are less than pleased with how critical matters,…