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June 28, 2026

10 songs to memorialise Clive Davis the larger-than-life music executive

NEW YORK (AP): No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
Entertainment
June 28, 2026

Happy birthday, 2000 Year Old Man - Mel Brooks is turning 100 

NEW YORK (AP): The 2000 Year Old Man is turning 100. Mel Brooks celebrates his centennial birthday today. The comedian and filmmaker has been awaiting the milestone. Earlier this year, Judd…
Entertainment
June 28, 2026

Harvey Weinstein’s California rape conviction upheld - But court says he must be resentenced 

LOS ANGELES (AP): An appeals court on Friday upheld Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California, but ordered the trial judge who gave him 16 years in prison to…
June 28, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Heron vows stronger voice for tourism after JHTA victory

Sandals Resorts International executive O'Brian Heron was on Saturday elected president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), defeating Christopher Jarrett after members voted for…
June 28, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Squidly Cole pays tribute to his father Stranger Cole - Pioneering singer ‘helped shape the sound and evolution of Jamaican music’

Drummer Squidly Cole had been rehearsing with Stephen Marley’s band for the Roots and Rhymes Summer Tour with Marley and Buju Banton, which is currently in motion across the US. But when his father,…
June 28, 2026

Supreme Court ruling blocks thousands of lawsuits against maker of Roundup weedkiller

The Supreme Court sided with the maker of the Roundup weedkiller on Thursday in a ruling expected to block thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn people that the product could cause cancer.
June 28, 2026

Former executive sues Meta over attempts to 'silence' her memoir, 'Careless People'

A former Meta executive whose memoir, ‘Careless People’, provides an explosive insider account of her time at the social media giant, has sued the company for attempting to "silence" her.
June 28, 2026

Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100-per-cent tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies. In a post on social media, Trump took…
Business
June 28, 2026

Apple increases prices for Macs and iPads by 20 per cent in some cases, blaming a shortage of memory chips

Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence (AI) boom. The Cupertino, California-based company…