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AP Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia, in August 2017.
July 31, 2026

Russia accuses Telegram CEO of aiding terrorism

Russian authorities said on Wednesday that tthey had charged Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, with aiding terrorism, the latest step by the Kremlin to bring the Internet…
July 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Urban schools favoured as Elite Clarendon Football tourney kicks off

URBAN teams look set to dominate their rural counterparts when the three-day Elite Clarendon Football Competition gets under way today at Glenmuir High School. The winning team is set to take home…
Workers at the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant during a site tour on Wednesday.
July 31, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Rio Cobre plant on target to deliver 15 million gallons daily by May 2027

Amid persistent drought conditions in Kingston, St Andrew and parts of St Catherine, the US$92-million ($14.5-billion) Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant, now 60 per cent complete, is on track to deliver…
Business
July 31, 2026

Oil prices jump, Dow drops more than 1,100 as sinking AI stocks drag Wall Street lower

Oil prices got back to jumping on Wednesday, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control. The…
AP Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, July 6, 2026.
July 31, 2026

US economy grows at sluggish 1.5% in Q2 with inflation remaining high

The US economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5 per cent pace from April through toJune as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) and President Donald Trump talk as they wait to congratulate the Spanish players after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, New Jersey on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
July 31, 2026

Editorial | FIFA’s new stench

After registering their objections to FIFA’s lack of transparency in its deal to sell a stake in future World Cups to private investors, the expectation is that the majority of national football…
AP The eBay app icon is seen on a smartphone in February 2023 in Marple Township, Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2026

eBay agreed to pay nearly US$50m to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay Inc agreed to pay almost US$50 million to a Massachusetts couple in the US, who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live…
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, addressing the official opening ceremony for the Lucea Fish Sanctuary and its administrative office, on the grounds of the sanctuary on Wednesday.
July 31, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hope for Hanover fisherfolk as Lucea Fish Sanctuary opens

WESTERN BUREAU: Fisherfolk in the Lucea area of Hanover now have a better chance of promoting environmental sustainability with the official opening of The Lucea Fish Sanctuary, and an office from…
Carby
July 31, 2026

National collection of children’s books launched

The Jamaica Children’s Book Collective (JCBC) has launched a national call for published children’s books that reflect Jamaican culture and experience, as part of a first-of-its-kind initiative to…