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Gunman kills at least four people in shooting after South Africa memorial service

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A gunman fired on a group of mourners leaving a memorial service for a local politician in South Africa, killing at least four people and injuring three others, police said…
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14 Oct, 2026 0

Seprod shareholders approve stock split

Neville Graham/ senior staff writer Seprod Limited shareholders have cleared the way for the company to raise fresh equity, reduce debt and pursue expansion opportunities across the Caribbean, while…
President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday September 29 during a meeting and luncheon on artificial intelligence in Washington, DC, USA.
14 Oct, 2026 0

In Silicon Valley, AI founders cheer Trump’s calls for the industry to police itself on safety

Tech Week is in full bloom in San Francisco, packing the city’s restaurants this week with venture capitalists and AI founders ebullient about the White House’s stance on regulating artificial…
Portraits of Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford are shown on the screen as they are announced as the laureates of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden =, o
14 Oct, 2026 0

Two American economists win Nobel for work on managing economic shocks

American economists Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford won the Nobel Memorial Prize in economics Monday for their work on models that have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks,…
Kevon Stephenson (forefront), director of investigation at the Integrity Commission.
14 Oct, 2026 0

IC wants probe of single-source contracts

Declaring that competition was the exception in the awarding of government contracts last year, Kevon Stephenson, director of investigation at the Integrity Commission, says in 2025, single-source…
Wayne Robinson, principal of Jamaica College.
14 Oct, 2026 0

‘CAN OF WORMS’ - JC principal expects internal reviews, further fallout after being booted from Walker Cup, docked points

When news broke that Jamaica College (JC) was facing punishment for the use of an ineligible player in the ISSA Walker Cup knockout competition, the Old Hope Road-based institution had hoped that the…
Sunshine Girls Latanya Wilson (left) and Shanice Beckford celebrate victory over Australia in the semi-finals of the netball competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, on August 1.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Sunshine Girlz near full strength for England

Sunshine Girls head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says she is expecting to have a full-strength squad available for the upcoming Horizon Series against England, with selectors carefully weighing…
Violette FC’s Jean Vedrine (left) tries to dribble by Portmore United’s Rashaun Small during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-final football match at Sabina Park yesterday.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Portmore come from behind for crucial lead

Portmore United gained an early advantage in their Concacaf Caribbean Cup semi-final after handing Haitian outfit Violette AC their first defeat of the season in a 3-1 come-from-behind victory in…
A JUTC bus carrying third country nationals from the US who arrived on October 13, is seen leaving Norman Manley International Airport escorted by Jamaica Constabulary Force policemen.
14 Oct, 2026 0

TCN CAUTION - Gov’t urged to weigh legal liabilities as 22 deported foreigners arrive under US deal

The arrival of 22 Latin American and European migrants at Norman Manley International Airport under the controversial third county nationals agreement (TCN) has triggered a warning from one political…