Septimus Gardner never doubted that Andre Ruddock would be found guilty of murdering his daughter, Taneka, but said he wished hanging was still an option, as he believes death is the punishment the convicted killer deserved. “A life sentence is the right way, but mi only sorry say dem caa resume back hanging,” he said, when asked what sentence he was hoping for his daughter’s killer.

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GENEVA (AP) – A 24-carat fancy intense pink diamond ring sold Tuesday at auction for 12.1 million Swiss francs (more than US$14.6 million), in the middle of the expected range, Christie's said. The emerald-cut "Bulgari Pink" had been expected to fetch 10-15 million francs (US$12-18 million) as the headline item of the auction house's seasonal jewelry sale in Geneva. The extremely rare jewel, believed to have come from the famous Golconda mines in India, has remained with the same family since it was purchased there in the 1950s.

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Despite admitting to pre-race nerves, Jamaica’s Marquies Page delivered a record-breaking performance to lead his country’s medal charge at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, claiming the nation’s first gold medal of the Games. Page stormed to victory in the boys’ 110-metre hurdles final in a personal-best (PB) 12.95 seconds, finishing comfortably ahead of Shinjie Chen of China, who clocked 13.40 for silver, and Enrique Bosch of South Africa, who secured bronze in 13.45. Reflecting on his achievement, the young Jamaican could hardly hide his delight.

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Copeland Forbes being interviewed on the red carpet of the JaRIA Honour Awards on Sunday night was entertaining. The veteran tour manager, booking agent, artiste manager, and author managed to cleverly turn a general question about the music industry into his own mini informative session.

10 Nov, 2026 Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer 0

Berkshire Hathaway repurchased US$9.6 billion worth of its own shares in the third quarter, but Geico’s numbers got worse as it invested more in ads and its overall profit fell more than 28 per cent as the value of its investments changed. But the buybacks likely came to a halt recently as Berkshire’s Class A stock price surged past US$878,000 and topped where it was before Warren Buffett surprised investors with his plans to retire at the annual meeting in May 2025. He gave up the chairman title in September after relinquishing the CEO job to Greg Abel in January.

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