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AP The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed before press conference at Rockefeller Plaza, June 16, 2022, in New York, USA.
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SVL expects to score profits from World Cup

Supreme Ventures Limited (SVL) expects World Cup football betting to drive quarterly profit this summer. The group expects its second and third quarters to benefit from the football windfall, having already recorded a one-third rise in its March first-quarter profit to $700 million, compared to year-earlier levels. The rise came despite the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa last October.

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FILE Airport taxiway at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on November 7, 2022. A Water Arch ceremony was done to signify the starting of the flight route.
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Revenue at Jamaica’s two major airports down by US$8m in March quarter

Revenue from Jamaica’s two major airports fell by US$8.1 million in the first quarter of 2026 as Hurricane Melissa continued to suppress hotel capacity and drain international passenger traffic,…
Oran Hall
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Preparing your children for life without you

The difference between financial and personal disaster for children who lose one or both parents before adulthood is preparation – in the form of effective estate planning and the training of children…
The national fruit, ackee, along with salt fish.
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Community organisation plants 100 acres of ackee for clients to hike exports

A Spanish Town-based organisation has facilitated the planting of 100 acres of private ackee trees orchards across St Thomas and Clarendon – a milestone its backers say could generate more than $213…
AP Gatorade sports drink in an undated photo.
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Gatorade, the neon-coloured sports drink broadens target audience beyond athletes

Sixty years after it invented sports drinks, Gatorade is making a surprising pivot: It’s no longer focusing primarily on athletes. PepsiCo, Gatorade’s parent company, said Thursday that the brand…
A Turkish flag waves at the Turkish Football Federation headquarters, in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo)
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Turkey to restrict social media access

Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The legislation is the latest in a global trend…
AP The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in southern China’s Guangdong Province, China, is seen on June 17, 2021.
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Nuclear energy is having a global revival 40 years after Chernobyl

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fuelled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that…
AP A SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.
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SpaceX to buy AI ‘vibe-coding’ platform Cursor for US$60b

SpaceX says it has the rights to buy artificial intelligence (AI) coding tool Cursor for US$60 billion later this year as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company looks for ways to compete with…
Ashley Anguin/PHOTOGRAPHER Photo of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
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Gov’t seeks future path for Sangster Int’l beyond 2034 concession

The state-led Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) wants a consulting firm to develop a master plan for Sangster International Airport to span the next two decades for the nation’s largest gateway. The…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy waves from behind a glass window after he received the Freedom Medal of the International Four Freedoms Award during a ceremony in Middelburg, Netherlands, Thursday, April 16.
April 23, 2026

EU close to approving release of US$106b loan to Ukraine

European Union (EU) envoys gathered on Wednesday, with most cautiously optimistic that a massive loan to help meet Ukraine’s military and financial needs for the next two years is close to being…