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Jusanna Staple (left), brand coordinator, WATA Portfolio, Wisynco Group Ltd, shares a moment with Hydrate to Educate student awardees during the WATA Hydrate to Educate Awards Luncheon at the S Hotel in Montego Bay on Wednesday, August 26. Sharing the mome
03 Sep, 2026 0

Corporate Hands | Wisynco Group Ltd honours Hydrate to Educate student awardees

FILE - People rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)
03 Sep, 2026 0

Amina Taylor | Canada goes toe-to-toe with Trump and he renames a lake!

The Canadian trade delegation did the political equivalent of looking their American counterparts in the eye and saying ‘we can go band for band - eff that - we can go Ms for Ms’. Trade negotiations…
People walk on the street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
02 Sep, 2026 0

Cuba’s tourism plummets 62 per cent after US pressure and energy embargo

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s tourism has nosedived since the United States has ramped up its pressure on the island this year, threatening international tour operators and imposing an energy embargo. Tourism…
Ammunition seized by the police in Montego Bay, St James.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Over 1,200 rounds of ammunition found at premises in St James

Lawmen assigned to the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) are probing the seizure of more than 1,200 rounds of ammunition in Montego Bay, St James, between Monday, August 31, and Tuesday,…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, providing an update on visitor arrivals and tourism earnings during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in St Andrew on Wednesday, September 2.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica welcomes 2.34 million visitors, earns US$2.5 billion despite challenges – Bartlett

Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to demonstrate resilience, recording 2.34 million visitor arrivals and generating US$2.5 billion in earnings as at August 31, despite operating with a reduced room…
Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele's courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool)
02 Sep, 2026 0

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge and his driver’s licence was suspended for five years on Wednesday following a March rollover crash in Florida, where he…
02 Sep, 2026 0

Severe thunderstorm pelts Ontario, Toronto

The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Canada, home to over 200,000 Jamaicans, is being pelted with torrential rain as a severe thunderstorm, featuring lightning, strong winds and tennis-ball-sized hail,…
02 Sep, 2026 0

Dunstan Bryan resumes role as Health Ministry Permanent Secretary after study leave

The Ministry of Health & Wellness has welcomed the return of Dunstan Bryan as Permanent Secretary, following his two-year study leave. The Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday, said Bryan…
FILE - New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during the annual New York State Financial Control Board meeting, Aug. 12, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
02 Sep, 2026 0

NYC, largest school system in US, bans AI for students through 8th grade

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani…