FLA signals retreat from court action against Integrity Commission report

Businessman Kent Brown is pursuing nearly $9 million in special damages against the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), alleging that the agency's failure to issue renewal certificates after approving his licences led to the collapse of his firearms-related businesses.
 The lawsuit was filed in March 2022 and a defence from the FLA in 2023. A hearing date has not yet ben set.

In a match that had everything, from spectacular fielding and batting pyrotechnics to a bizarre power outage that briefly plunged Sabina Park into darkness, Sri Lanka held their nerve to defeat West Indies by 41 runs in the first One-Day International yesterday.
In the end. Sri Lanka posted 303 for seven, and then restricted the hosts West Indies to 262 all out.

Following Tuesday’s passing of R&B legend and two-time Grammy Award-winning singer Peabo Bryson, entertainers across the globe and civic leaders have shared tributes acknowledging his unmatched legacy. The legendary voice on two Oscar-winning Disney film duets –  Beauty and the Beast with Celine Dion and A Whole New World with Regina Belle from Aladdin,  –   Bryson passed away in hospital in Atlanta a few days after having a stroke. He was 75.

First Rock Real Estate Investments Ltd Group plans to raise funds through an additional public offering (APO) to acquire real estate and for working capital purposes, as the group pushes to grow recurring rental income.
"We're looking at debt financing, and we're also going to approach our shareholders at the company's AGM. With their vote, we'll be doing an APO," said Ryan Reid, executive chairman and co-founder of First Rock Group.

Toasting to World Cognac Day, Hennessy hosted an ultra-exclusive pairing dinner at Ivy 23 on Tuesday, putting the spotlight on its iconic V.S, V.S.O.P, and X.O expressions. The evening’s guest list, comprising musical artistes, producers, influencers, and media partners, showed up and showed out in their finest black or white attire. Upon arrival, guests were instantly 'cast away' to a world of luxury with a welcome cocktail featuring Hennessy Pure White, merging tropical island flavours of coconut and pineapple with the smooth, fruity notes of the classic cognac, all while being serenaded by the soulful strings of violinist Ziah Push. Something Extra has the social highlights.

Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology (UTech), is right about the failures of Jamaica’s education system, especially its inability to graduate students proficient in mathematics and science.
He is, however, wrong to describe this as an “emerging crisis”. The crisis has long been here.