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Sir Elton John is back home after spending the night in hospital, after he fell over at his villa in Nice. The singer was taken to the orthopaedic department of the Princess Grace hospital centre in Monaco where he was treated for minor injuries. Sir Elton was admitted "following a slip yesterday at his home in the south of France" Sir Elton...

The 50 new buses which arrived in the island on Wednesday, August 23, will boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company’s (JUTC) daily rollout capacity to 315, ahead of the start of the 2023/24 academic year in September. This, according to Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz. He pointed out that this represents an increase of 175 units or...

Aidonia reiterated his message of unity in Dancehall while performing last night at the Chris Brown and Friends Concert in Kingston His message came after a now viral video of Aidonia and Masicka sharing an embrace and words of encouragement surfaced last week. The former foes also shared a stage during rehearsals shortly afterwards. Aidonia also used the opportunity yesterday to announce...

  Donald Trump is set to surrender today (Thurs) to authorities in Georgia on charges that he schemed to overturn the 2020 election in that state, a booking process expected to yield a historic first: a mug shot of a former American president. Trump’s arrival follows a presidential debate featuring his leading rivals for the 2024 Republican nomination, a contest in...

  Ten film treatments in the categories of sci-fi, drama, comedy, and animation have been short-listed to move ahead to production in the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s JCDC FiWi Short Film Competition for 2023. The finalists and the respective writers are: 1. Anansi, White Belly and Chiefman (Jermaine Dunkley) 2. 5 More Minutes (Amani Cooke) 3. Carbon Copy (Trishay Beadle) 4. Cool Breeze (George Malcolm...

  The St Elizabeth farmer charged with buggery of a 4-year-old relative, was remanded when he appeared in the St Elizabeth parish court, in Santa Cruz on Wednesday. The 26-year-old farmer, is to return to court on September 11. Reacting to the incident that occurred on Saturday, July 22, police say the well-being of the affected child remains a top priority and...

Lizzo’s attorney Marty Singer plans to sue three of her former dancers, who sued her for sexual harassment and a hostile work environment. Singer claimed Arianna Davis, Noelle Rodriguez and Crystal Williams’ lawsuit was “irreparably damaged” in a statement to multiple outlets. The lawyer cited evidence of the dancers agreeing to more tour dates in April and smiling with Lizzo in...

  Students who sat this year’s Caribbean Examination Council, (CXC) regional examinations should know their results today (Thurs). CXC is slated to release the preliminary May/June 2023 regional exam results to candidates at around 5 P.M. Candidates may access their results via the student portal at www.cxc.org/student-results In a statement on Wednesday evening CXC said a help-desk service has been established and it...

  The island’s public school teachers have again indicated that if there is no resolution to the salary problem, among others issues, they will take action. What that action will be, remains to be decided. Newly elected president of the Jamaica Teachers Association Leighton Johnson told reporters on Tuesday that the teachers are restive. He said if the matters are not fixed by...

  Grammy Award-winning singer Koffee will join Ms. Lauryn Hill on her “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour” next month. Hill who made the announcement yesterday (Tues), revealed that she will also reunite with her former group The Fugees for the 17-date global trek beginning September 8. The tour is a celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album,...