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ST JAMES, Jamaica — Former champions Montego Bay United (MBU) are the new leaders of the Jamaica Premier League after hammering Molynes United 4-0 in their game played at the Montego Bay Sports Complex on Wednesday evening. Shaniel Thomas scored twice for MBU who were winning a third straight game and shot up to 12 points […]

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — West Indies opted to bat first after winning the toss in Thursday’s series-deciding third T20 against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. The tourists brought in wicketkeeper Shai Hope and spinner Fabian Allen in place of Andre Fletcher and Shamar Springer. Sri Lanka, chasing their first bilateral T20 series win against the Windies, kept […]

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, on Thursday announced new measures to fight sextortion, a form of online blackmail where criminals coerce victims, often teens, into sending sexually explicit images of themselves. The measures include stricter controls on who can follow or message teen accounts and safety notices […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The president of the World Bank unveiled a new simplified corporate “scorecard” Thursday to measure its progress, ahead of a gathering of global financial leaders in Washington next week. The bank’s new “yardstick of accountability” has reduced the number of indicators from around 150 to just 22, Ajay Banga told reporters, adding […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The international community must come together despite the “difficult geopolitical environment” to tackle shared challenges like lacklustre growth and the existential threat posed by climate change, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday. Kristalina Georgieva, who has just started her second five-year term as the International Monetary Fund’s managing […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) is calling on outgoing Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke to provide an update on the 16 per cent fare increase that public transport operators are anticipating to receive in November. The group said that if the minister does not provide an update it will have […]

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — McGrath High scored a lopsided 8-1 win over St Mary High in their ISSA/Wata daCosta Cup Round of 32 game played at the Ewarton Sports Complex on Wednesday. It was the biggest win of the round as  McGrath got off to a fast start in their quest to qualify from Group […]

Toronto, ON – The highly anticipated 3rd annual Imagine Summit is set to inspire and empower creatives from BIPOC, 2SLGBTQ2IA+, and other equity-deserving communities with a two-day event focusing on digital wellness and professional development. The summit kicks off with the exclusive RBC Experience Launch on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at STACKT Market, Blue Moon Brewery, […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has expressed shock at the sudden passing of Colonel Marcia Douglas, leader of the Charles Town Maroon community in Portland. Colonel Douglas died Wednesday on the way to the Seville Heritage Expo held at the Seville Heritage Park in St Ann in […]