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This photo shows Digicel building where NaRRA is proposing to house their offices.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Why so expensive paper pushers?

So National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) has started with neither bang nor whimper but a loud, smelly belch. Or has it? Started I mean? I ask because the 40-million-dollar man…
Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
18 Oct, 2026 0

US markets weighed down by an extended sell-off in tech sector

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as more drops for big tech companies weighed on the market. The S&P 500 lost 1.1 per cent Friday, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1 per cent. Both posted their…
Medical students Ashli McCarthy (left) and Tiara Hayles pictured at the University of Guyana. McCarthy, who is in her final year, and Hayles, who is in her second year, have made their country proud in the South American country, retaining high grades thro
18 Oct, 2026 0

Their parents wore the badge, they chose the stethoscope

WESTERN BUREAU: When 24-year-old Ashli McCarthy arrived in Guyana four years ago, she knew almost nobody, had no local currency, and carried little more than her ambition to become a doctor. “All I…
A smile of strength! Anna-Maria Toby remains hopeful as she continues her fight against stage-4 breast cancer, with her karaoke fundraiser bringing supporters together to help raise funds for her treatment in Florida.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Anna-Maria Toby drawing on faith and community

For five years, Anna-Maria Toby has been battling stage-4 breast cancer, a diagnosis she never imagined would become her own. Now, following further progression of the disease, the communications…
Students and staff at Aberdeen High School in Aberdeen, St Elizabeth, advance reconstruction of the institution’s tuck shop, which was decimated by Hurricane Melissa.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Imani Tafari-Ama | Reconstruction is also about priorities

Almost a year after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, a rather extraordinary juxtaposition confronts us. On one side is the continuing struggle of Jamaicans whose homes, livelihoods and…
AP Boxer Daniel Dubois (left) knocks down Fabio Wardley during their WBO world heavyweight bout in London yesterday.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Dubois retains WBO heavyweight title with brutal second-round stoppage of Wardley

LONDON (AP): Daniel Dubois retained his WBO heavyweight title with a brutal second-round stoppage of Fabio Wardley yesterday as their highly anticipated rematch at the O2 Arena in London ended in a…
West Indies’ Keemo Paul (right) and Shamar Springer celebrate after their team won the fourth T20 cricket match against India in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Springer replaces Paul in Windies Test squad

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): All-rounder Shamar Springer has earned a maiden call-up to the West Indies Test squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Springer replaces fellow all-rounder Keemo Paul,…
England’s captain Harry Brook (left), Pakistan’s captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (second right) Sri Lanka’s captain Kusal Mendis (right) and a representative of main sponsor pose for a photograph ahead of a tri-nation One-Day International series in Rawa
18 Oct, 2026 0

England favourites to win tri-series in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP): England start as favourites to win the ODI tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, despite being without Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. All three teams have already…
Charity Bowman Following a shared masterclass presentation at the Negril Universal Film Festival (NUFF) last weekend, actor Richard Lawson (second right) and his Hyperlens Studios co-founder partner Denee Busby-Howard (second left) posed for a snap with N
18 Oct, 2026 0

Netflix co-stars bring Hollywood ambitions to The Rock

Close to signing on the dotted line, American actors Richard Lawson and Ricco Ross are primed to begin shooting film and television projects on The Rock soon for their separate production companies.