The AC Hotel in Kingston was buzzing last Sunday as several beauty contest hopefuls came out in their numbers, hoping to secure a spot in the national Miss Universe Jamaica beauty and wellness pageant. Thirteen parish queens secured their automatic spots, so it was up to the panel of judges to interview the large number of young ladies and to determine if they would make it among this year’s delegates....

NOISY-SUR-ECOLE, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday pledged "zero tolerance" for arson after wildfires scorched thousands of hectares in France, including in a historic forest near Paris. Dozens of people have been arrested across the country for starting fires deliberately or by accident as France has sweltered through multiple intense heatwaves since May that have fuelled dry conditions. Around 35,000 hectares (nearly 86,500 acres) have been impacted...

KINGSTON, Jamaica--IMAGE Plus Consultants Limited earned the equivalent of two-thirds of its entire 2025/26 profit during the first three months of the new financial year as rising patient volumes and an expanded diagnostic network delivered greater operating scale. The company, which trades as Apex Radiology, reported profit before tax of $32.8 million for the quarter ended May 31, compared with $48.7 million for the full year ended February. Quarterly profit...

Last March, the Palmer brothers were among 12 reggae stalwarts honoured by the Brent City Council for their contribution to the music’s development in the United Kingdom. Jeffrey, Harry and Carlyle were born in Clarendon. They operated a nightclub, real estate agency and Pama Records (later Jet Star Records) in the north-west London borough of Harlesden. The latter distributed reggae in the UK for 40 years until Jet Star was...

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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US consumers slowed their spending in June while energy costs fell, government data showed Thursday, cooling retail sales as further uncertainty looms from the Middle East war. Retail sales ticked up by 0.2 percent month-on-month to $768.6 billion, in line with analysts' expectations, said the Commerce Department. This was a notable deceleration from the 1.0 percent jump in May, the report added. Excluding motor vehicles...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump's administration moved Thursday to impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can stay in the United States, the latest bid to tighten legal immigration in the country. Under a change that could be implemented as soon as September, foreigners on student visas would not be allowed to stay for more than four years in the United States. Foreign journalists...

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