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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Monday, October 14, ended trading at $159.48 up by 32 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended at $113.79 down from $116.55, while the British pound sterling ended at $207.39 down from $208.25.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)— Music mogul Sean Combs is facing a batch of new lawsuits including one alleging he molested a minor, the legal team behind the filings announced Monday. The federal civil complaints filed in Manhattan were filed anonymously, two by women named as Jane Does and four by men identified as John Does. The […]
I-Octane has released the music video for his latest single, Backaz. The track’s music video was directed by Bling Blang and premiered on Monday. Shot in Miami at the fictional prison “Pum Pum Boss Correctional Centre,” I-Octane takes on the role of a male prison guard at the facility. Backaz was produced by Zj Diamond […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday told global business leaders it was “time to back Britain”, as he hosted a summit aimed at securing much-needed funds to fuel economic growth after post-Brexit chaos. Starmer told captains of industry that his recently elected Labour government would “rip out the bureaucracy that blocks investment” and […]
GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP)— Cristiano Ronaldo’s commitment to international football aged 39 is an example to his team-mates, said Portugal boss Roberto Martinez after the superstar’s arrival in Scotland sparked excitement among fans. Instead of training at Hampden Park, where Portugal face Scotland in the Nations League on Tuesday, the visitors used St Mirren’s ground in Paisley […]
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A grade 11 schoolboy has been hospitalised after he was stabbed by his schoolmate in a twist of events at Knox High in Spalding on Monday. Preliminary reports from the police and reliable sources are that sometime before 2:00 pm the schoolboy who was reported armed with a knife, got into a […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica’s tourism sector is poised for continued expansion as global travel surges toward 1.5 billion travellers by the end of this year, with projections of nearly three billion tourists worldwide in the next two decades. Addressing the 63rd Annual General Meeting of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) over the weekend, Tourism […]
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says a man who was seen damaging a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus in a video widely circulated on social media has been identified and is being sought by the police. Vaz made the announcement in a comment posted to X, formerly Twitter, after being tagged with a video of […]
She’s Royal singer Tarrus Riley has offered a large reward for the return of his cellphone after it was seemingly stolen. In a video message released on Sunday, Tarrus shared that he needs the phone returned as it is his business phone and he needs it for work. The artiste expressed that he is not […]
ST JAMES, Jamaica — Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, has announced plans for the repair of more than 20 roads across the parish by December 2024. The $150-million initiative is being led by the St James Municipal Corporation, in partnership with the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), and the […]
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