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Shauna Todd, project liaison/coordinator at the Institute of Law and Economics, delivers a presentation on financial literacy.
August 6, 2026

AHF programme equips 30 youth with workplace, life skills

Thirty young Jamaicans have completed four weeks of workplace exposure, skills training and personal development under the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Jamaica’s 2026 Summer Employment and…
Laniya Ellis, visiting from Miami, clearly got the carnival wear memo.
August 7, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Xodus Remedy gave Dream Weekend patrons another chance to embrace the road, turning the Montego Bay Convention Centre into a sea of sequins, gems and bold festival fashion. Staying true to the…
Visitors holding umbrellas to avoid sunshine leave the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday.
August 6, 2026

Heatwave impacts people, animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula

SEOUL (AP): Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina. The scenes caused by a…
Spragga Benz
August 6, 2026

Spragga Benz ready to kick off Best Weekend Ever

Veteran deejay Spragga Benz is ready to remind audiences why his music continues to resonate when he headlines Rise and Toast today, the opening event for Best Weekend Ever, at Plantation Cove in St…
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, February 22, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, also known as ‘El Mencho’.
August 6, 2026

US$25m reward offered for American alleged to lead cartel

MEXICO CITY (AP): The State Department yesterday offered a US$25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or ‘Pelón’, scaling up pressure on a US citizen who has…
Hasina
August 6, 2026

Ousted Bangladeshi leader to return from exile

NEW DELHI (AP): Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December, despite facing a death sentence in…
Dr Ryan Haynes, UTech, Jamaica Medical Centre, checks the vitals of a youngster (centre) as her guardian (left) observes during the UTech, Jamaica Health and Services Fair held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Mona Baptist Church.
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | UTech does community care at health and services fair

A migrant who crossed from Morocco into Spain holds a sign reading, in Spanish, “asylum” as he lines up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, August 3, 2026.
August 6, 2026

Spanish PM fends off criticism over Ceuta crisis

BRUSSELS (AP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policies faced fierce criticism as leaders from across the European Union met this week following a rush of migrants to the Spanish…
Reggae Marathon has reaffirmed its deep-rooted connection to Negril through a $1.5M donation worth of food items, clothing, and food vouchers valued at over $750,000 to the Negril community. The Reggae Marathon team and partners rally together to provide
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Reggae Marathon donates to Negril community