After spending 47 days in custody on gun and robbery charges, St Catherine musician Shamar Champagne says he was amused when the woman who accused him of armed robbery claimed she had seen him in a nightmare — as the driver. Champagne, who was freed last week, said the revelation was one of several twists in a case he maintains was built around a crime he did not commit.

27 Sep, 2026 Tanesha Mundle - Staff Reporter 0

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two separate mass shootings in South African townships within hours of each other have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. South Africa has struggled with violent crime for years, but recent shooting incidents have shocked a country used to some of the highest homicide rates in the world. In the first attack, eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar near Johannesburg late on Saturday.

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Jamaica’s dramatic comeback win over Guatemala has given Reggae Boyz interim head coach Rudolph Speid something more valuable than three points – proof that his team is prepared to fight until the final whistle. After conceding inside the first two minutes of Friday’s Concacaf Nations League opener, Jamaica rallied to secure a 3-2 victory. In his post-match interview, Speid highlighted the team’s refusal to settle for a draw as one of the biggest positives.

27 Sep, 2026 Gregory Bryce - Staff Reporter 0

Sitting in the director’s chair presented Delroy Lindo with a unique set of challenges as a debut filmmaker. For the nearly month-long Jamaican shoot of Jabari’s People, the veteran actor trod new ground on the film set, having to juggle multiple hats all at once.

27 Sep, 2026 Omar Tomlinson - Contributor 0

Sandals Resorts International plans to grow its workforce by more than a third, adding 7,000 jobs at new hotels, some of them outside the Caribbean, Executive Chairman Adam Stewart said. “The time has come for us to go further than the four corners of the Caribbean,” Stewart told travel advisors at a briefing last week—after Royal Caribbean Group agreed to buy half the company for about US$3 billion.

27 Sep, 2026 Carolyn Guniss - Senior Business Reporter 0