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'Mogging' – a slang word meaning to outshine someone or something
04 Nov, 2026 0

Collins Dictionary chooses 'mogging' as its 2026 Word of the Year

LONDON (AP) – Collins Dictionary has named "mogging" – a slang word meaning to outshine someone or something – as its Word of the Year. Dictionary experts said on Tuesday that the word,…
US cruise ship, the MV Odyssey, docks at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Stranded US cruise ship Odyssey leaves Cambodia with no passengers

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A US cruise ship that forced all its passengers to disembark in Cambodia after suspending its operations last week has departed the Southeast Asian nation with only crew…
Real Madrid players celebrate with Federico Valverde after he scored his side's third goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between AEK Athens and Real Madrid in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Real Madrid stage another comeback as Liverpool fall to Fenerbahce in Champions League

AP – Real Madrid produced another late comeback in the Champions League as Federico Valverde struck in stoppage time to seal a 3-2 win over AEK Athens on Wednesday. Liverpool, however, fell to a…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Gas prices down

Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.94 to sell for $195.81 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.94…
Minister of Education, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. - File photo.
04 Nov, 2026 0

MOE continues adjusted PEP exams for 2027 due to ongoing Melissa recovery

The Ministry of Education has extended adjustments made to the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations as the education sector, particularly in western Jamaica, continues to recover…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Construction worker arrested after $51.7-million cocaine bust in St Andrew

A construction worker is in police custody following the seizure of cocaine valued at approximately $51.7 million during an intelligence-led operation at a residence in Papine, St Andrew, on Monday…
This photo provided by NASA shows an overhead crane raising the Swift spacecraft, wrapped in a protective cover, to vertical before being placed on a work standInside at Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida on September 9, 2002.
04 Nov, 2026 0

NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions. The Swift…
The Jamaica Labour Party has condemned the conduct of People’s National Party members during Tuesday’s heated parliamentary sitting, calling for sanctions against Opposition MPs Mikael Phillips and Angela Brown Burke over what it described as unparliam
04 Nov, 2026 0

JLP, Senate president and G2K condemn Opposition MPs’ conduct in Parliament; call for sanctions against Phillips and Brown Burke

The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson and Generation 2000 (G2K) are condemning the conduct of Opposition parliamentarians Mikael Phillips and Dr Angela Brown…
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of four communities in Clarendon amid concerns about possible retaliatory attacks following Monday’s fatal shooting of 73-year-old Rainford Bailey in Scotts Pass.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Clarendon police impose 48-hour curfew in four communities amid fears of retaliatory attacks

The Clarendon police have imposed a 48-hour curfew in sections of four communities amid concerns about possible retaliatory attacks following Monday’s fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man in Scotts…