Arnett rally to deny MBU
ARNETT GARDENS rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) in their Legend Jamaica Premier League clash at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay yesterday. MBU’s Jourdain Fletcher broke the deadlock in the 13th minute and Devonte Campbell doubled the home team’s lead from the penalty spot in the 49th minute to get his first goal of the season. However, the ‘Junglists’ pulled one back through Giovanni Taylor in the 77th minute, before substitute Roderick Granville headed home in the 90th minute to silence the home fans.
CUSTOMS EYES SPEED
With less than a month before the busy end-of-year activities at the country’s ports get into high gear, Commissioner of Jamaica Customs Kirk Benjamin said the state body is pushing its express clearance programme by leveraging technology. Benjamin, in a recent Gleaner interview, said it was extremely tedious to try and examine all items coming into the country with a finite number of staff and working within a particular timeframe to get the job done.
Trump endorses embattled Netanyahu for reelection
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late in his reelection campaign, a coveted boost because of Trump’s popularity but one that the American had withheld for months as the vote neared and the leaders’ strategies in the Middle East diverged. Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu “has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
Arnett rally to deny MBU
ARNETT GARDENS rallied from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with leaders Montego Bay United (MBU) in their Legend Jamaica Premier League clash at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay yesterday. MBU’s Jourdain Fletcher broke the deadlock in the 13th minute and Devonte Campbell doubled the home team’s lead from the penalty spot in the 49th minute to get his first goal of the season. However, the ‘Junglists’ pulled one back through Giovanni Taylor in the 77th minute, before substitute Roderick Granville headed home in the 90th minute to silence the home fans.
A Touch of Tosh: Reggae icon’s ‘earthstrong’ today
‘A Touch of Tosh’ was the name that the family of late reggae icon and activist, Hubert ‘Peter Tosh’ McIntosh gave to last Wednesday’s tribute and celebration of the 50th anniversary of his iconic album Legalize It.
Mailpac cuts $900 million off My Cart price, seeks approval to issue shares to close deal
Mailpac Group Ltd. will ask shareholders to approve issuing 50 million shares to complete its acquisition of former rival My Cart Quick Ltd., a deal whose value has been cut by three-quarters from the amount the company previously recorded. Shareholders will vote on Resolution 6, which covers the share issue, at the annual general meeting on November 4, according to a notice posted to the Jamaica Stock Exchange in the week. The shares would be issued on top of cash already paid.
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.