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Suzanne Brown (right), administrative assistant, system operations, Jamaica Public Service, presents Ricardo Clarke with a new backpack during a community back-to-school treat at Waterhouse in Kingston on August 30.
Updated 11 hours ago

JPS provides $22m in back-to-school support

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has invested about $22 million to help students, families and schools across Jamaica prepare for the 2026-2027 academic year. Through the JPS Foundation…
The Vadodara International Cricket Stadium will be one of the venues for the inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy.
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India to host inaugural Women’s Champions Trophy next year

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced that India will host the first-ever Women’s Champions Trophy in early 2027. India has been named as a…
Emporio Armani global fragrance ambassador Kendall Jenner goes for gold in a vintage 1995 Giorgio Armani gown.
Updated 5 hours ago

Something Extra | Saturday

The star-studded arrivals at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, continue, with celebrities attending the red-carpet presentations of Wild Horse Nine, The Basics of…
Anastacia Williams (centre) shows the mobile phone she relied on for university coursework alongside the laptop she received through a partnership involving AdventHealth and Andrews Memorial Hospital. Sharing in the moment are Dr Audrey Gregory (left), sen
Updated 11 hours ago

Powered by perseverance - Nursing student who completed assignments on a mobile phone receives laptop

For more than two years, Northern Caribbean University (NCU) nursing student Anastacia Williams used an Android phone to complete university assignments, prepare PowerPoint presentations, work on…
Ronaldo Robinson of Portmore United in action during the Cavalier versus Portmore United match in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup at the National Stadium on Thursday September 3, 2026. Portmore defeated Cavalier 2-0.
Updated 11 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

Cavalier’s winless run leaves them on brink

Cavalier head coach Rudolph Speid has conceded that his team is effectively out of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup and will now turn their attention towards finding their attacking rhythm ahead of the…
Soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, Friday.
Published 15 hours ago

Nine days trapped

KATHMANDU (AP): Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after…
A man rests on a sofa on a street in Havana, Cuba, August 27.
Published 15 hours ago

Island’s crises multiply with fresh US sanctions

HAVANA (AP): The US government this week slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto…
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US deports more than 100 people as gang violence persists

CAP-HAITIEN (AP): The US government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from Louisiana and landed in…
Argentina’s President Javier Milei.
Published 15 hours ago

Milei escalates Falklands dispute

BUENOS AIRES (AP): Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the…