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17 Sep, 2026 0

TCN U-TURN

A decision by Jamaica and the United States to withhold the full details of the controversial third-country nationals (TCN) agreement has been described as “odd” by former diplomat Byron Blake, who…
Barbados Tridents Women’s wicketkeeper Mandy Mangru (left) watches as Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s Tazmin Brits plays a shot during their playoff game at the Kensington Oval in Barbados yesterday.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Warriors through to WCPL final

New champions will be crowned in the Limacol WCPL after the Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in yesterday’s play-off match at Kensington Oval. Overnight rain and…
Some of the weapons seized by the police in the Half-Way Tree commercial hub in St Andrew since August 16.
17 Sep, 2026 0

JC student stabbed amid 700+ weapons seized in HWT in past month

More than 700 weapons have been confiscated from people in the Half-Way Tree town centre since August 16, including a few taken from schoolchildren, as the police seek to curb violence in the busy St…
Dwayne Bravo (left) and Ian Bishop display the trophies they earned during a Caribbean Premier League Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Hilton Barbados on Tuesday.
17 Sep, 2026 0

‘It was a privilege’

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Tuesday confirmed its inaugural Hall of Fame class, inducting Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop at a gala dinner held at the Hilton Barbados. Bravo…
From left: Monsignor Eremodo Muavesi, rector of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Montego Bay, St James, formally blesses Mount Alvernia High School’s new solar-power system on Wednesday. Vaden Maragh, managing director of EMRIC Solutions Limited; Dawn
17 Sep, 2026 0

Mt Alvernia High gets $6.5m replacement solar-power system

WESTERN BUREAU: The Mount Alvernia High School (MAHS) in Montego Bay, St James, has received a new solar-energy system courtesy of its Central Florida International Alumni Association. The…
Caption: From left, Jorge Martinez, country manager of Cemex Jamaica and managing director of Carib Cement; Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Daryl Vaz; and Airports Authority of Jamaica Chairman Dr Douglas Lindo listen as PAC Kingston A
17 Sep, 2026 0

$8.1 billion NMIA apron upgrade gathers pace

Work is under way on an $8.1-billion project to reconstruct and upgrade the aircraft apron at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, a key component of the facility’s…
Mount Tumbledown stands tall behind Stanley on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, March 16.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Judge orders halt to Falklands oil project as tensions with Britain rise

BUENOS AIRES (AP): An Argentine federal judge yesterday ordered British and Israeli companies to stop developing an oilfield off the Falkland Islands, opening a new legal front in the decades-old…
Kimberlee Rose, brand manager for Jack Daniel’s at Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited, showcases the brand’s portfolio at the Jamaican launch of Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry at TGI Fridays in St Andrew on August 28.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry makes J’can debut

Jack Daniel’s has officially introduced Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Blackberry to the Jamaican market, marking the arrival of the newest addition to its flavoured whiskey portfolio. The new expression was…
C.H.E.W. Foundation CEO, Sereste Bell (left) presents a backpack filled with school supplies to a participant of SOS Children’s Villages Jamaica. Looking on is the foundation’s chairperson, Dr Leanne Levers.
17 Sep, 2026 0

SOS children benefit from C.H.E.W. Foundation education drive

Approximately 70 children at SOS Children’s Villages Jamaica recently received back-to-school support from the C.H.E.W. Foundation, combining educational supplies with a day of activities aimed at…