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Argentina’s Enzo Fernandez gestures to fans after scoring his side’s first goal during the World Cup semi-final football match against England in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 15.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Man City move past US$600m with Enzo, Ndiaye signings

AP: Manchester City completed its US$440-million midfield rebuild yesterday by signing Argentina international Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea in a deal worth 125 million pounds (US$169 million), a fee…
Michael Barnett washes a car with water from one of his tanks at his Kingston Gardens Public Car Wash in central Kingston on Tuesday.
02 Sep, 2026 0

WATER CRUNCH - Drought drives up costs for car washes, laundries

The severe drought conditions currently affecting the island have resulted in increased operating costs for water-related businesses in the Corporate Area as they seek alternative sources of supply to…
02 Sep, 2026 0

Jimmie Says …We must plan for the equal and opposite reaction

Back in May of 2023, when then finance minister, Nigel Clarke, addressed the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association of Jamaica’s (TOBA) Evening of Excellence as its guest speaker, he made it…
02 Sep, 2026 0

Parents, educators urged to look out for hand, foot, and mouth disease

WESTERN BUREAU: As the new school year gets under way next week, parents and educators are being urged to be on the lookout for hand, foot, and mouth disease, a highly contagious viral illness that…
02 Sep, 2026 0

Chevron expected to announce expansion operations in Venezuela, US official says

Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil…
Ashpole
02 Sep, 2026 0

Daenia Ashpole appointed CEO of JBDC

Daenia Ashpole has been appointed chief executive officer of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), assuming leadership of the agency charged with supporting the growth and development…
Green
02 Sep, 2026 0

J’can to oversee World Bank operations in Barbados, Eastern Caribbean

Jamaica-born Judith Green has been appointed the World Bank Group’s country manager for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean States. Based in Barbados, Green will represent the International Bank for…
Natalie Thompson, Principal, Knockalva Polytechnic College.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Knockalva now offering free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme

WESTERN BUREAU: Natalie Thompson, the principal of Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC), is inviting students from across Jamaica to take advantage of its free Sixth-Form Pathways Programme, which is…
Many of the displaced families are now living in tents.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Tourism sector backs Coopers Pen relocation plans

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has pledged the support of the tourism sector to residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny, who were recently left homeless after the demolition of 20 houses.…