Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to US$18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement. The settlement ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly...
The Jamaican dollar has lost 6 cents will open against the benchmark US dollar selling for an average $159.27. Against the Canadian, the Jamaican has gained 41 cents and will open selling for an average $114.85. And finally, the Jamaican dollar has gained 4 cents and...
There’ll be a mad rush for crucial qualifying points when the final preliminary series in the Wanda Diamond League gets underway Thursday in Zurich. Several Jamaicans have already secured their spots for the Diamond League Final in Brussels, but four more will be...
Former West Indies fast bowler, Sir Curtly Ambrose, believes top quality seam bowling is still alive and well in modern cricket at both the regional and international levels. Ambrose played in 98 Tests for the Caribbean team and collected 405...
Venus and Serena Williams will play doubles together at the US Open in their first Grand Slam outing as a pairing for four years. The American greats, two-time winners of the women's doubles title in New York, were handed a wildcard entry by the United States Tennis...
A Kingston man has been charged in connection with the execution style killing of a father and son in New Forest, Manchester in June. Charged is 21-year-old construction worker, Nicholas Williamson, otherwise called 'Poo-Bear'. The deceased are 33-year-old Floyd...
King Charles and Queen Camilla will visit three Caribbean countries later this year when he travels to the region for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda. The meeting is scheduled to begin on November 1 in Antigua's capital, St. John’s....
The death toll after a massive flash flood and mudslide on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday has surpassed 150 That's according to the BBC. It says at least 160 people have been confirmed dead. Over 500 more, including at least 47 Americans, have been reported...
The Ministry of Education says it's intensifying efforts to locate students who have not returned to school since the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Permanent Secretary Dr. Kasan Troupe spoke with Nationwide on Tuesday. Dr. Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the...
The U.S. government announced a drought disaster on Wednesday for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico. This, as water woes deepen across the U.S. territory. More than 33 per cent of Puerto Rico is under extreme drought, and another 30 per cent under a...