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Attendees at the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission stakeholder meeting last Wednesday at the Chinese Benevolent Association.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Gaming machines spike sparks BGLC to upgrade oversight

Rapid growth in the prevalence of gaming machines in Jamaica, coupled with concerns about the threat of financial crime, weak oversight and reputational risk, has prompted sweeping regulatory reforms…
From left: Racquel Whyte, English Language and Literature teacher; Jamar Grant, head of the Literature Department, and Tanisha Bent, spell mistress.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Spellbinding success

First-form student Tahirah Lyn outspelled the competition to emerge as the top girl and overall winner of Godfrey Stewart High School’s spelling bee, capping weeks of disciplined preparation with a…
Dancers perform during the inauguration of Disney Adventure World and World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, east of Paris.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Disney opens World of Frozen in Paris

CHESSY (AP): A 118-foot mountain of ice rose over the suburban Paris countryside this weekend as Disney opened its Arendelle kingdom to the world –Elsa’s palace glowing at the summit, a ‘Frozen’…
One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organised by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Missing sailboats land in Havana after being located by Mexican navy

HAVANA (AP): Two sailboats that went missing carrying humanitarian aid from southern Mexico to Cuba landed in Havana on Saturday afternoon, hours after Mexico’s navy said it had located the boats…
Pope Leo XIV caresses a child after presiding over Mass in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican on the Catholic feast of Palm Sunday.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war

ROME (AP): Pope Leo XIV, on Sunday, rejected claims that God justifies war and prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East during a Palm Sunday Mass before tens of thousands of people in St…
This undated photo provided by the North Korean government shows what it says is a solid-fuel engine test at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
30 Mar, 2026 0

Pyongyang tests engine for missile capable of targeting US mainland

SEOUL (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the US mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his…
The JMMB Group team poses for a photo at the recently held client mixer Cocktails and Conversations at S Hotel, Montego Bay.
30 Mar, 2026 0

JMMB hosts Cocktails and Conversations mixer in MoBay

The JMMB Group’s Montego Bay team recently hosted a Cocktails and Conversations mixer for its clients, at S Hotel, Montego Bay. The evening brought together long-standing clients, partners and team…
Letters
30 Mar, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Innovation must lead

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write to applaud the JPS Foundation for hosting its Climate Action Conference and Expo on March 26. Given the increasing severity of weather events and our growing environmental…
Letters
30 Mar, 2026 0

Caribbean deception and self-protection

THE EDITOR, Madam: I once had a friend who, upon trouble with his wife, quietly surrendered his firearms to the police. He was later accused of threatening his wife with the guns that were safely…