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Blaise Bicknell prepares a forearm return during a Kingston Open tennis match on August 18 at Liguanea Club in New Kingston.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Personal trainer asks for patience with Bicknell

Chris Paul, personal trainer of Jamaica’s number one tennis player, Blaise Bicknell, believes the Jamaican got caught up in trying to please the home crowd and lost his focus during his 2-1…
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang talks with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House about Dulles International Airport modernization, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington, USA.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Strong AI chip demand fuels Nvidia’s Q2 results well beyond Wall Street’s expectations

Nvidia’s latest quarterly results once again blew past Wall Street’s expectations as revenue for the computer chip company’s high-end artificial intelligence chips soared, the latest sign that AI…
Everton Blair
27 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaica-linked Everton Blair headed to US House of Representatives

Another person of Jamaican heritage is headed to the United States House of Representatives. Everton Blair won a special run-off election in Georgia on Tuesday night to serve out the remainder of the…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

Final-year students urged to apply for $8m in scholarship funding

Final-year tertiary students in Jamaica are being encouraged to apply by September 4 for scholarship funding being offered by Jamaica’s Promise, a not-for-profit organisation in the United States…
Nichwayne Patrick (right) from Excelsior High School and Jerome McCarthy (centre) from Kingston Technical High compete for the ball during their Ali Cup football match played at Excelsior High School last Thursday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Four titles and a Super Saturday

Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Competitions Officer Ewan Scott believes changes to the format and structure of the 2026 schoolboy football season will make the various competitions…
Daneilla McKenzie (left), media practitioner, and Shanelle Johnson, attorney-at-law, make a stylish match in blue.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

Shades of blue filled the GWM Jamaica showroom on South Camp Road in St Andrew last Saturday as attendees rolled out their mats for Powerade’s Power in Pilates. First-timers joined Pilates regulars…
27 Aug, 2026 0

Wild about animals

Hi, boys and girls! Last time, Madison and Kaylie took us beneath the waves at Dolphin Cove. Now, the Children’s Own Watch & Win Animal Kingdom adventure continues — but this time, we’re staying…
Devon Taylor
27 Aug, 2026 0

JaBBEM calls for repeal of ‘colonial’ Beach Control Act

WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for Jamaicans to lobby the Government to repeal and replace the Beach Control Act of 1956, which Dr Devon Taylor, president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright…
Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district yesterday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods

UDIN DHUNGA (AP): Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China yesterday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers, and others missing after sweeping through…