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The Integrity Commission (IC) has recommended that Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester North Western, Mikael Phillips, be charged with breaching the Integrity Commission Act (ICA), for failing to submit his statutory declaration within the period stipulated by law. Specifically, the Opposition MP is to be charged with the offence of failure, without reasonable cause, to submit statutory declaration for the period ending December 31, 2022, contrary to section 43(l)(a)...

Hotstepper, an electronic dance remix of Here Comes the Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze, has been certified gold in France. Last Thursday, Syndicat National de L’edition Phonographique (SNEP), which translates to National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing, issued the certification commemorating 250,000 units in sales and streaming equivalent. Hotstepper, produced by French duo Trinix, was released in April via WEA/Warner Music France. Trinix, which comprises Josh Chergui and Lois Serre, was formed...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Digicel has again made the shortlist at the World Communications Awards — this time in the social contribution category for the Digicel Jamaica Foundation’s work to assist the blind community. This is the 26th staging of the awards which was launched in 1999 to showcase and celebrate innovation and excellence throughout the global telecoms industry. In 2023, the Digicel Foundation donated three braille machines to the Salvation...

Popular Jamaican social media personality Akeen 'World Dawg' Dunbar is reportedly receiving treatment at the Memorial Regional Hospital in Florida after being shot and injured in an overnight shooting in Miramar, Florida that claimed the life of another male. The shooting happened in a Dunkin’ parking lot in Miramar. Reports are that about 3:30 am, the Miramar Police Department received alerts of the shooting. When officers arrived on the scene,...

PARIS, France (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe was "shocked" to see his name linked to a Swedish rape investigation, his lawyer told AFP Tuesday. The France captain, however, is "at ease" because "he has done nothing wrong", lawyer Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard said. A Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday that a rape investigation had been opened without mentioning Mbappe, following media reports that the Real Madrid and France star was the suspect following a visit with...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Members of the Senate have approved the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (Amendment of First Schedule) Order, which will empower the agency to investigate and prosecute a broader range of serious matters. The legislation was piloted by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, during the recent sitting of the Senate. She noted that the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA)...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — An opening blitz by Qiana Joseph and Hayley Matthews helped West Indies thrash England by six wickets and storm into the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup on Tuesday. Joseph smashed 52 for her first T20 international half-century and skipper Matthews hit a 38-ball 50 as West Indies overhauled England's 141-7 with 12 balls to spare. South Africa also made it to the last four from Group...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Millions of people across southern Africa are going hungry because of a historic drought that risks causing a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations (UN) warned Tuesday. Five countries — Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — have declared a state of national disaster in the past months as the drought has destroyed crops and livestock. Angola and Mozambique are also severely affected, the UN's World Food...

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka stormed back to level the three-match T20 series with an emphatic 73-run win over the West Indies on Tuesday, marking their largest ever margin of victory against the Caribbean side. The dominant performance at Dambulla was Sri Lanka's sixth-largest T20 win against any team, surpassing their previous best over West Indies — a 57-run triumph in London in 2009. Sri Lanka, after setting a competitive...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The father who was shot and killed on the compound of the Rousseau Primary School in Kingston Monday afternoon has been identified by the police. He is 56-year-old Gary Lestie of a Kingston 11 address. READ: Father fatally shot in front of son during pick up from school Lestie was reportedly picking up his son from school when he was attacked by two armed men. The gunmen...

PARIS, France (AFP) — Kylian Mbappe is hoping his recent move to Real Madrid will take his already glittering career on the pitch to new heights, but the French superstar has become embroiled in off-field difficulties in recent months. In an ideal world, the 25-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) striker would have been able to focus fully on settling in Madrid after he moved to the Spanish capital on a five-year deal...