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Leacroft Forden (left), managing director of KeFordco Ltd, and Nick Curtis, co-founder of Bocobay.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Bocobay founder eyes seven Caribbean islands as Jamaica push gathers pace

Nick Curtis began by managing one villa in Aruba during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the co-founder and CEO of Bocobay runs a vacation-rental company with about 400 homes in four countries, and he…
09 Oct, 2026 0

Scotiabank Jamaica minority shareholders back buyout

Minority shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica (SGJ) voted to accept a buyout by parent company Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Ltd (SCHL), clearing a key hurdle towards taking the island’s…
Preparing to cut the cake marking Nigeria's 66th Independence anniversary are (back row, from left) Stephanya Odiase (partially hidden), Adebowale Adeite and Fisayo Otokolo; and (front row, from left) Omolade Iyantan, first secretary at the Nigerian High C
09 Oct, 2026 0

High commissioner hails Nigeria-Jamaica ties at Independence celebration

Nigeria gained independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, becoming the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The milestone remains significant for the West African nation, which established diplomatic…
Premier Cora Richardson Hodge.
09 Oct, 2026 0

Anguilla’s AI domain registration earns US$80m year-to-date, more than all taxes from productive sector

Registration fees for Anguilla’s .ai Internet domain brought in EC$217 million (US$80 million) in the first seven months of 2026 for the nation of under 14,400 residents. The .ai suffix, which marks…
Dr Farin Williams (right), newly elected national president of JCI Jamaica, receives congratulations from outgoing National President Marklon Bedward after his election at JCI Jamaica’s annual convention at the Grand Palladium Resort & Spa in Lucea, Hano
09 Oct, 2026 0

New JCI Jamaica president pledges focus on leadership and community service

Dr Farin Williams has been elected national president of Junior Chamber International (JCI) Jamaica for 2027, pledging to place leadership development, community service, health and wellness, and…
Protesters gather after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Wednesday.
09 Oct, 2026 0

87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests dies

MADRID (AP): María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday…
In this file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 10, 2025.
08 Oct, 2026 0

New US indictment charges Maduro with overseeing machine of repression, torture of Americans

NEW YORK (AP) – United States prosecutors unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, accusing him and his wife of heading a state-sponsored…
Veteran journalist Balford Henry
08 Oct, 2026 0

Five decades on the beat: Remembering veteran journalist Balford Henry

For more than five decades, Balford Henry carried a notebook, a tape recorder and an insatiable curiosity into some of the most important spaces where Jamaica’s story was being written. From the…
Late veteran journalist Balford Henry
08 Oct, 2026 0

Funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry this Saturday

The funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry will be held on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 am at Kencot Christian Fellowship in St Andrew. Interment will follow at Dovecot Memorial Park…