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IDB Headquarters in Washington, DC, USA. (contributed)
24 Jul, 2026 0

IDB Invest lines up US$80m loan for JPS grid recovery

Power utility Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) aims to secure US$80 million, about J$12.7 billion, from the private-sector arm of the Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) for…
Chris Brown arrives at Southwark Crown Court, where he is charged over an alleged assault in a London nightclub, in London, Friday, July 24, 2026. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP)
24 Jul, 2026 0

Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at a London nightclub

LONDON (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, a fight in which he hit a music producer over the head with a bottle. Brown, 37, made…
Deputy Superintendent and Operations Officer for the St Mary Police Division, Ricardo Beckford, delivers a presentation during the St Mary Municipal Corporation's Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee Meeting in Port Maria, St Mary,
24 Jul, 2026 0

St Mary records 61 per cent reduction in murders – JCF

St Mary continues to strengthen its reputation as one of Jamaica's safest parishes, recording a 61 per cent reduction in murders while ranking among the country's top divisions for clearing…
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun listens as he meets with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
24 Jul, 2026 0

Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of United States trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a…
Reggae Boyz player Damion Lowe thanks fans who came to London to watch his side play against Nigeria in the final of the Unity Cup in March.
24 Jul, 2026 0

Reggae Boyz set for tough Nations League encounters

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will not have it all their own way when the 2026-27 Concacaf Nations League gets under way in September. The Jamaicans find themselves in Group B of League A with fellow Concacaf…
Azara Wilmot prepares to shoot during a netball game for Jamaica’s U21 team.
24 Jul, 2026 0

‘THIS IS MY OPPORTUNITY’

United Kingdom-based shooter Azara Wilmot said she is eagerly anticipating the opportunity to make her senior debut for the Sunshine Girls at this month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The…
Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28.
24 Jul, 2026 0

US military says it’s launching new strikes on Iran

The Associated Press: The United States military announced Thursday that it is conducting the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. Earlier Yemen’s Iran-backed…
In this courtroom sketch, a witness describes video of an alleged attack on Salman Rushdie by Hadi Matar, in federal court in Buffalo, NY, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Matar, foreground, is seated with his lawyer’s co-council.
24 Jul, 2026 0

Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him

BUFFALO, NY (AP): Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheatre stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush…
Ninjaman.
24 Jul, 2026 0

Crown defends Ninjaman convictions

The Crown on Thursday urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions and sentences of dancehall entertainer Desmond ‘Ninjaman’ Ballentine and his co-accused, arguing that there was compelling…