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Hurricane Beryl roared through open waters on Tuesday as a monstrous Category 5 storm on a path that would take it near Jamaica and the Cayman Islands after earlier making landfall in the southeast Caribbean, killing at least two people.

Paris Olympics 2024 is Noah Lyles. Lyles is the flashiest, and the fastest, sprinter in the United States at present and he aims at Usain Bolt's records. Reigning world 100 meters champion Noah Lyles claimed a measure of redemption by winning the 100-metre event at the US athletics trials on Sunday, booking his ticket to the Paris Olympics.

Against the backdrop of the Caribbean Sea, Ontario couple Matt Lassaline and Kirsten Whiteley got married in Jamaica last month in a small beach wedding ceremony that was everything they had imagined.

Copa America 2024 schedule, matches, fixtures, teams details are out. The continental soccer tournament, featuring FIFA World Cup 2022 winners Argentina and Brazil, will be played in the US between June 20 and July 14.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markel’s recent visit to Nigeria may have been successful but it has only raised several questions about its purpose, protocol and other matters. While the visit was a PR success, it may have created tense moments for the members of the British diplomatic service and the security establishment. It is well known that such visits generally tend to create diplomatic incidents in the host country if they aren’t handled properly. Prince Harry and Meghan Markel, who were working royals before they decided to step down in 2020, visited countries at the invitation of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Since they aren’t part of any of the royal duties anymore, the officials from the FCO heaved a sigh of relief. If otherwise, it would have given the local British diplomatic establishment which is an Embassy/High Commission, a headache as it becomes their responsibility to handle all issues arising from protocol, security, media and planning the entire visit.

Venue : Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica West Indies squad - Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Fabian Allen, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Roston Chase, Andre Fletcher, Johnson Charles, Akeal Hosein, Gudakesh Motie, Hayden Walsh, Matthew Forde, Obed McCoy, Shamar Joseph South Africa squad - Matthew Breetzke, Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Andile Phehlukwayo, Patrick Kruger, Wiaan Mulder, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Anrich Nortje, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Nqabayomzi Peter, Ottniel Baartman, Tabraiz Shamsi West Indies vs South Africa Match Details 2nd T20I of South Africa tour of West Indies, 2024 between West Indies and South Africa to be held at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica at 12:30 AM.

Communities across the web are pausing to reflect on the life of Kabosu, the dog behind the Doge meme and Dogecoin mascot, who passed away at 17 on May 25.

In the landscape of finance, a radical shift is ongoing, it challenges the traditional investment landscape for financial gains. This transformation is vainly guarded by Social Stock Exchanges (SSEs); it prioritizes investing in social and environmental causes along with monetary returns. As the world is facing numerous challenges, climate change, poverty, social injustice, and inequality, SSEs provide an opportunity for investors to align financial objectives with societal development.

ALSO READ: Dubai-Jamaica chartered flight, with several Indians onboard, sent back: 'Docs weren't satisfactory,' says MEA The incident took place after a suspected briefcase bomb brought down the plane over the mountains of Czechoslovakia, allegedly by Croatian nationalists. In the incident, all passengers and four crew members died, but Vulovic survived and became the first and only person to survive a 33,000-foot fall without a parachute.

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SWIFT, the global messaging network used by banks, service providers, clearinghouses, corporate business houses, brokers, is planning to launch a new platform to connect central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the next one to two years, according to a Reuters report citing the firm’s head of innovation, Nick Kerigan.

An Atlantic Council study published Thursday showed that 134 countries, or 98% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), are currently exploring a central bank digital currency (CBDC). This number has surged from just 35 since May 2020.

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Jamaica, that launched its JAM-DEX central bank digital currency (CBDC) in 2021, is “determined” in getting through CBDC challenges.

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Mint reported that India is considering reforming the lines of credit (LoCs) it grants to other countries to improve its economic diplomacy. So far, India has extended over 300 lines of credit to 65 countries with an estimated value of $30 billion.

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Justin Trudeau to Jamaica for a family vacation had a maintenance issue prior to his planned return to Canada this week, prompting a second plane to be flown to the Caribbean island, the Department of National Defence (DND) said Friday.A spokesperson for the department told Global News the issue with the CC-144 Challenger aircraft was discovered during an inspection on Tuesday.A second Challenger carrying a maintenance team was then dispatched to Jamaica on Wednesday and “returned the (original) aircraft to serviceability,” the spokesperson, Andrée-Anne Poulin, said.“The (second) aircraft remained in the area as a back-up if necessary, and the Prime Minister was able to return on the original aircraft” on Thursday, Poulin said.The department did not say what the specific mechanical issue was.The Prime Minister’s Office declined to comment on the problem with the plane, referring questions to DND.The CC-144 Challenger planes were brought into service this fall to replace the military’s aging CC-150 Polaris fleet, which had been used since the 1990s. For decades, one of those Polaris aircraft was dedicated to transporting prime ministers and Canadian delegations, but was plagued with problems in recent years.In September, Trudeau was forced to spend an extra two days in New Delhi, where he had travelled for the G20 leaders’ summit, after the Polaris was grounded over a technical issue discovered during pre-flight checks.

Justin Trudeau returned from his luxury holiday to face a familiar line of questioning about whether he should accept free vacation stays from wealthy friends.Opposition parties are criticizing Trudeau for spending his winter holiday at an oceanfront villa in Jamaica at no cost, as reported by the National Post. Rooms go for around $9,300 per night, according to the resort’s website.Prospect Estate and Villas located near Ocho Rios is owned by businessman Peter Green.