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Spragga Benz
August 6, 2026

Spragga Benz ready to kick off Best Weekend Ever

Veteran deejay Spragga Benz is ready to remind audiences why his music continues to resonate when he headlines Rise and Toast today, the opening event for Best Weekend Ever, at Plantation Cove in St…
A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, February 22, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, also known as ‘El Mencho’.
August 6, 2026

US$25m reward offered for American alleged to lead cartel

MEXICO CITY (AP): The State Department yesterday offered a US$25 million reward for information leading to the capture of Juan Carlos González, or ‘Pelón’, scaling up pressure on a US citizen who has…
Hasina
August 6, 2026

Ousted Bangladeshi leader to return from exile

NEW DELHI (AP): Ousted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said yesterday that she plans to return to her country from exile in India in December, despite facing a death sentence in…
Dr Ryan Haynes, UTech, Jamaica Medical Centre, checks the vitals of a youngster (centre) as her guardian (left) observes during the UTech, Jamaica Health and Services Fair held on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Mona Baptist Church.
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | UTech does community care at health and services fair

A migrant who crossed from Morocco into Spain holds a sign reading, in Spanish, “asylum” as he lines up for food distribution on a beach in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Monday, August 3, 2026.
August 6, 2026

Spanish PM fends off criticism over Ceuta crisis

BRUSSELS (AP): Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s migration policies faced fierce criticism as leaders from across the European Union met this week following a rush of migrants to the Spanish…
Reggae Marathon has reaffirmed its deep-rooted connection to Negril through a $1.5M donation worth of food items, clothing, and food vouchers valued at over $750,000 to the Negril community. The Reggae Marathon team and partners rally together to provide
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Reggae Marathon donates to Negril community

Carlington Willis, general manager of Eye Q Optical, provides a free eye examination as part of the vision screening services offered at the Kingston Public Hospital 250th Anniversary Health and Wellness Fair. 
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Kingston Public Hospital hosts free health fair

Wayne Wonder
August 6, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

‘God and time’, Wayne Wonder says of Reggae Icon Award

If reggae vocalist Wayne Wonder could use only one word to describe how he feels about being honoured by the Government with the Reggae Icon Award, that one word would be “amazing”. But it is…
Manager of the Scotiabank Centre Branch, Conrad Wright (left), was delighted to host students of Kingston Technical High and provide them with a brief tour of the branch during their recent field trip, courtesy of the Scotiabank Foundation.
August 6, 2026

Corporate Hands | Scotiabank Foundation treats Kingston Tech students to museum tour