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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (fifth right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Audrey Marks (fourth right) cut the rib
August 16, 2026

Christiana Tax Office officially opened

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams on Friday officially opened the Christiana Tax Office in Struan Castle, Manchester, marking an important step in Tax Administration Jamaica…
Referee Sam Barrott, left, discusses with Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori, second left, during the FA Community Shield final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Aug.16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
August 16, 2026

Nightmarish start for Maresca as Arsenal beats Man City 3-0 in Community Shield

Enzo Maresca endured a nightmarish first competitive match in charge of Manchester City as Arsenal scored inside 24 seconds before powering to a 3-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday. …
A man checks his phone near a building collapsed due to an earthquake, in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aquila Handayani Abbas)
August 16, 2026

Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53

RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as thousands of…
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August 17, 2026

Government awards $790m in new JamaicaEye contracts, with major buildout for Portmore

The Government has approved close to $790 million in new contracts for the expansion and maintenance of its JamaicaEye surveillance network, with the bulk of the spending directed at Portmore, St…
August 16, 2026

Why Your Strategy Retreat Is Already Broken Without a Post-Mortem

You are a high-ranking executive in a company that is about to create a new strategic plan. It comes on the heels of mostly poor results from the prior strategy. You sense that today’s corporate…
A Taliban security officer searches a man at a checkpoint ahead of celebrations marking the fifth anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the start of Taliban rule, in Kabul, Afghanistan, last Thursday.
August 16, 2026

Five years under Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP): As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the…
Yale University Anu El, founder of Crimson Tide AI Limited, developer of the OpenJM, AI platform.
August 16, 2026 by Carolyn Guniss

New AI platform launches as Ja prepares public debate on AI rules

A Jamaican-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform has entered the market just weeks before the National Artificial Intelligence Task Force launches public consultations on Jamaica’s first AI…
Left: JC Lodge continues to create and record new music decades after becoming a household name with her timeless reggae hits.
August 16, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

JC Lodge: Still creating, still evolving

She is a Jamaican songbird whose soulful voice inspired a generation to believe in the beauty of love. With iconic hits such as Someone Loves You Honey, Telephone Love, and Make It Up to You, she was…
A Flock Safety license plate reader is seen along a public road, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Houston.
August 16, 2026

Flock announces changes amid backlash over its licence plate reader network

Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny from lawmakers from both parties, civil liberties advocates and citizens across the US, announced Thursday that it is…