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August 11, 2026 by Neil Armstrong

J’can entrepreneur honoured at Emancipation Day event in Toronto

TORONTO, Canada: For nearly five decades, Jamaica-born entrepreneur Yvonne Grant has provided Toronto’s Caribbean community with a taste of home through Caribbean Corner, the black-owned grocery store…
Prime Minister Mark Carney attends a housing announcement in Toronto.
August 11, 2026

Gimme some truth

THE EDITOR, Madam:
August 11, 2026

Man shot near Sangster International Airport, drives to arrival terminal before collapsing

A man who was shot while driving near Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay on Monday night drove himself onto the airport compound before collapsing inside the arrival terminal, sources have…
August 10, 2026

China’s AI crackdown breaks up thousands of virtual relationships

AP – Li Linlin cried for days after losing her AI boyfriend. She had exchanged about 700,000 words in messages over two years, and never got to say goodbye. Li, 24, wasn't the only left mourning…
Nicola Madden-Greig (right), Chair of JAPEX 2026, chats with (from left) Camille Needham, Executive Director of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); Vana Taylor, Chapter Chair of JHTA Ocho Rios; and O'Brian Heron, President of JHTA. The occasi
August 11, 2026

Buyers from 22 countries already registered for JAPEX 2026

Buyers from more than 22 countries have already registered for next month's Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), as the island prepares to host its first major tourism trade event since Hurricane…
Dian Watson, Executive Director of the Legal Aid Council
August 10, 2026

Legal Aid Council offers free assistance to vulnerable Jamaicans

Many Jamaicans are unaware that legal assistance is available free of cost for eligible persons facing criminal charges, as well as free legal advice for members of the public. The Legal Aid Council…
August 10, 2026

Zimi Seh Beach organisers condemn violent brawl, vow stronger security

The organisers of the Zimi Seh Beach entertainment event in St Ann have condemned the violent altercation that broke out at the party, which was captured on video and has gone viral on social media…
The June 24 earthquakes struck northern Venezuela in rapid succession, with a magnitude 7.2 tremor followed less than a minute later by a stronger 7.5 quake. The twin quakes struck in Yaracuy state and caused widespread damage, particularly in La Guaira, C
August 10, 2026

CDB, CAF contribute US$1 million to Venezuela recovery

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has joined the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) in providing a US$1 million…
President Donald Trump holds up an image taken from his Truth Social account as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. watches during a meeting to sign an executive order about vaccines, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, in the Oval Office of the W
August 10, 2026

Trump signs order calling for spacing out childhood vaccines, against medical groups’ guidance

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order calling for revamped childhood vaccine recommendations that promote his long-held but discredited theory that childhood…