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Jordan Lowe (centre) and Kyle Gregg (second right) of Elevated Renovation Limited came back from a game down to win the Class A final at the Do Good Pickleball Tourney. Sharing in the moment are (from left) Christian Watt, CEO and director of IronRock Insu
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GoodHeart | Do Good Pickleball Tourney puts a good cause in play

The competition was fierce, but the cause was bigger than the bragging rights at stake when 42 teams gathered at Pickle & Chill Jamaica in St Andrew last Saturday for the second staging of the Do Good Pickleball Tourney. Bankers, lawyers, marketers, insurers and entrepreneurs turned out for the event, which brought corporate Jamaica together, while raising funds for Jacks Hill Primary and Infant School and Higholborn Street Basic School.

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Journalist Janet Silvera poses at the official sign at the Kaieteur National Park in Guyana.
10 Oct, 2026 0

Guyana’s Kaieteur Falls leaves a lasting impression

WESTERN BUREAU: There are places you visit, places you remember, and then there are places that leave you completely in awe. For years, Kaieteur Falls in Guyana occupied a special place on my bucket…
Aaron Pierre pairs a brown suede jacket with a white T-shirt and khakis for the special screening of ‘Love of Your Life’ at the IFC Theater in New York.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Friday

Stars stepped onto the red carpet for the special screening of Love of Your Life at the IFC Theater in New York on Wednesday. Directed by Rachel Morrison, the romantic drama follows a Boston nurse…
From balancing the books of hospitality and business process outsourcing employers to the luxury residential property market, Camille Wright Adrians is a seasoned accounting presence.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Camille Wright Adrians: A life that adds up

“I don’t entertain drama; I deal with numbers.”It’s the line Camille Wright Adrians reaches for more than once, and it tells you most of what you need to know about how she operates. Three weeks ago,…
Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Canadian author Anne Carson wins literature Nobel for ‘bold and inventive’ works

STOCKHOLM (AP): Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in Literature Thursday for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the…
This cover image released by Henry Holt shows ‘Hungered’ by Amanda Rizkalla.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Oprah Winfrey taps ‘riveting’ debut novel for book club

NEW YORK (AP): A debut novel about a 12-year-old girl’s struggles to find herself amid poverty and family strife is Oprah Winfrey’s new book club pick. On Tuesday, Winfrey announced that she had…
Attorney Kendra Kennedy keeps things sleek in all-black with a silver top-handle purse.
08 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

It was an afternoon of style, networking, and high-performance conversations as PROVEN Group and Mercedes-Benz Jamaica hosted clients, partners, creatives and friends at the Mercedes-Benz showroom on…
For better long-term learning, experts recommend retrieval practice, which involves reading a few pages, then stopping to write down what you remember.
07 Oct, 2026 0

A smarter way to study for exams

If you’re dreading a midterm exam, or just studying hard to keep up in any class, chances are your study habits involve taking notes as you read and then going back over them. Maybe you pull out (or…
Audrey McIntosh, head of private banking at NCB, accentuates her floor-length mermaid dress by Sophia Jones with matching gloves.
07 Oct, 2026 0

Something Extra | Wednesday

The fashion conversation continues at the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association’s annual M&E Awards, where guests embraced bold silhouettes, intricate details and standout accessories…
Deneal makes her way down the aisle, escorted by her brother, Devonte Gordon.
06 Oct, 2026 0

Island Wedding | Damoy and Deneal find the ‘Rowe’ to love

Damoy Rowe and Deneal Gordon’s fathers were good friends, so the pair had known of each other from a young age. They would see each other at events, reconnect and make small talk with their parents,…