Honduras edge scrappy Boyz
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a 1-0 defeat to 10-man Honduras in their second Concacaf Nations League League A Group B encounter at the National Stadium yesterday. The defeat left Jamaica joint second in the table with El Salvador, who have played a game less, and Honduras. Keyrol Figueroa scored in the 14th minute to hand the visitors all three points. The three teams, on three points each, trail group leaders Suriname on six.
BAR FIGHT - Defence lawyers says ‘unrelenting’ push for gun law reform about fairness, justice
The Advocates’ Association of Jamaica (AAJ) and Jamaican Bar Association are dismissing what they described as “narratives being peddled” to distort their campaign for amendments to the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act. Chief among them, they say, is the notion that the groups want to do away with the statutory mandatory minimum sentences of 15 years under the act, which took effect in 2022.
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Honduras edge scrappy Boyz
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a 1-0 defeat to 10-man Honduras in their second Concacaf Nations League League A Group B encounter at the National Stadium yesterday. The defeat left Jamaica joint second in the table with El Salvador, who have played a game less, and Honduras. Keyrol Figueroa scored in the 14th minute to hand the visitors all three points. The three teams, on three points each, trail group leaders Suriname on six.
Calabar coach wary of entering Walker Cup cold
Manchester seek Ben Francis redemption
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‘Stitchie was a beloved soldier of Christ’
The music fraternity – both gospel and secular – is mourning the passing of legendary dancehall and gospel singer Cleve ‘Stitchie’ Laing. The entertainer, 63, died on Monday morning while a patient at the Kingston Public Hospital. Stitchie was admitted there last Thursday after being diagnosed with a low blood count. His wife Sophia, in an interview with THE STAR on Sunday, made an appeal for blood for the Wear Yuh Size entertainer. However, he passed away on Monday, September 28, the day before his birthday.
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Nvidia’s board increases chipmaker’s share buyback plan by $150b
Nvidia’s board has cleared the way for the company to spend US$150 billion more in share buybacks as the chipmaking giant looks to make use of more of its stellar revenue growth fuelled by demand for its high-end artificial intelligence chips. The Santa Clara, California company said Monday the share buyback increase, which it touted as the largest ever, brings its stock repurchase programme to US$235 billion. Nvidia said it expects to “execute” the share buyback plan through its fiscal year that ends in January 30, 2028.
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Videos
Divinely orchestrated love for the Allens
Arthur Allen first met Camille Lewis at work. Through stolen glances, shared smiles and brief verbal exchanges, the two, who worked in different departments, grew closer through their shared faith and eventually became a couple. “I would see her around the compound from time to time,” Arthur shared with Island Wedding, “From the first moment I saw her, I was captivated. There was just something about her that caught my attention.”
Something Extra | Tuesday
Something Extra | Monday
Dream House | A Jamaican dream come true
Editorial | Engage on non-profit law
If the whispers are correct, in the coming month, the government will bring to Parliament new legislation covering non-profit organisations (NPOs), or an overhaul of the Charities Act, under which these entities are regulated. The planned update to the regulatory environment is in response to an insistence by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to plug loopholes to prevent NPOs from using their charity status as cover for channelling money to terrorist organisations. That is an objective with which most people agree.
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Photo Gallery
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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.