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Members of the Bioregeneration Integrated Medical Centre team (from left); Dr Janice Simmonds-Fisher, Dr Kimberli Dowding, Dr Sherri-Ann Jackson.
19 Aug, 2026 0

Bioregeneration brings hyperbaric oxygen therapy to Jamaica

Bioregeneration Integrated Medical Centre has launched hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in Jamaica, giving patients access to a treatment that has been used in hospital settings internationally for…
19 Aug, 2026 0

Female athletes are up to 8 times more likely to suffer an ACL injury

No one wants to hear the distinctive pop of an ACL tearing or rupturing, which typically means the player’s season is at an end. The ACL, or anterior cruciate ligament, is located inside the knee and…
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19 Aug, 2026 0

Classy Keemo scripts Kingsmen huge win

Keemo Paul delivered a superb all-round performance to inspire the Jamaica Kingsmen to their second consecutive win in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), as they defeated the St. Kitts…
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds (center) waves next to his wife Erika, while standing on stage with their children Darin (left), Damon (second from left), and Mason at a primary election party on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida, United
18 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaican-rooted candidates fall short in Florida primaries, except Donalds

It was a largely disappointing night for political candidates with Jamaican roots in Florida, United States, with several failing to secure their party’s nomination in Tuesday’s primary elections. …
This combo made with photos provided by NASA on Tuesday, taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows before (left) and after images of a fresh crater on the moon created by a collision with a SpaceX rocket.
18 Aug, 2026 0

Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of the crater carved by a crashing SpaceX rocket. The space agency released before-and-after photos…
Munich's Jamal Musiala (center) leaves the pitch due to an injury during a pre-season soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig in Munich, Germany, on Saturday. - AP photo
18 Aug, 2026 0

Bayern midfielder Musiala reveals 'neurological' issue after collapse during game for second time

MUNICH (AP) – Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala said he's dealing with a neurological issue but doing well despite collapsing during a preseason game on Tuesday at Heidenheim, three days…
Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica.
18 Aug, 2026 0

PIOJ cuts recovery timeline as economy contracts 2.9 per cent in June quarter

Jamaica's economy contracted 2.9 per cent in the April to June quarter, but the Planning Institute of Jamaica has shortened its projected recovery timeline to two years from three. "Given…
ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen
18 Aug, 2026 0

ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93 from the effects of Parkinson's disease

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. (AP) – Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded TV sports giant ESPN after hatching the idea for the world's first all-sports cable network with his son, died on Tuesday. He was…
Gaston Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
18 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaicans account for 15 per cent of Antigua prison population, PM Browne says

Jamaicans account for about 15 per cent of the prison population in Antigua and Barbuda, according to Prime Minister Gaston Browne, who says his government is tightening immigration enforcement…