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More than 1,400 applicants were interviewed during Iberostar’s two-day recruitment drive.
August 21, 2026

Iberostar’s JOIA reopening to create 400 jobs

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts says demand for hospitality jobs remains strong, after more than 1,400 people attended a two-day recruitment drive aimed at filling about 400 vacancies across its…
Healthcare providers take notes during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
August 21, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia

WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
Students Dimetri Lee (left) and Serena Morris of UTech, Jamaica’s Sagicor Innovation Lab, showcase the RootIQ platform at the annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.
August 21, 2026

UTech platform digitises crop tracking

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), through its Sagicor-sponsored Innovation Lab, has unveiled RootIQ, a blockchain-enabled agricultural traceability platform designed to strengthen food…
Specialist Dilip Patel working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 30 in New York. AP
August 21, 2026

Higher yields in bond market and drop for Walmart drag US stocks lower

A rise in oil prices on Thursday is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the United States Treasury Department created the day before. The…
wiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, who is accused of insulting the Balinese Hinduism’s sacred Day of Silcence in social media posts, covers his face upon arrival at the district court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday.
August 21, 2026

Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence

DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
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August 21, 2026

Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment

ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…
This image released by Neon shows (from left) Phinehas Yoon, Akira Jackson, and Noah Toth in a scene from ‘It Ends’.
August 21, 2026

Movie Review | Gen Z gets a moody, existential horror in ‘It Ends’

AP: Every generation deserves its own postgrad malaise movie. Not every attempt is going to be The Graduate or Frances Ha but, even when they’re mediocre, they’re also often a pure expression from a…
A visitor walks in front of Alibaba’s booth during the 3rd China International Supply Chain Expo at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China, in July 2025. AP
August 21, 2026

Alibaba quarterly profit drops 75% as AI investment spending grows

China’s technology giant Alibaba on Thursday reported a 75 per cent drop in profit for the latest quarter as it invested big in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, even as revenue coming from…
August 21, 2026

Walmart cautious with expectations after slowest sales growth in six years

Walmart reported its slowest growth in United States comparable sales in six years during its most recent quarter, and the retailer’s guidance for the rest of the year was seen as cautious by Wall…