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Mount Pleasant coach Theodore Whitmore.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Mt Pleasant coach careful about execution

Mount Pleasant Football Academy head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore says his team must deliver when they face Trinidad and Tobago’s Club Sando in the first leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup…
NEO STAR (right), ridden by Tajay Suckoo, wins the second running of the nine furlongs and 25 yards International Women’s Day Trophy ahead of  DON KWESI at Caymanas Park on March 7, 2026.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Gallant Groom to add ‘Big Sub’ Memorial to cabinet

GALLANT GROOM, a first-time-out winner in January for Jason DaCosta at Mahoning Valley, Ohio, shipped to Jamaica following a second-place run 10 days later, aims to close a hat-trick of wins from four…
A section of the Montego Bay Bypass, which forms part of the larger Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St James.
14 Oct, 2026 0

JHTA fears winter season gridlock as MoBay roadworks lag

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is warning that worsening traffic congestion in Montego Bay threatens to disrupt the winter tourist season as major roadworks remain…
From left: Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson, KC; Oswest Senior-Smith, KC; and Deputy Solicitor General Lisa White,  KC, share a laugh during a conversation after they were admitted to the Inner Bar during a ceremony at the Supreme Court o
14 Oct, 2026 0

Three called to Inner Bar as Chief Justice urges leadership, service

Three members of Jamaica’s legal profession – Deputy Solicitor General Lisa White, Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson and veteran attorney Oswest Senior-Smith – have been called to the…
Senior Director at the National Gallery of Jamaica Dr Nadine Boothe-Gooden (left) joins author and philanthropist Dawn Smikle in displaying her book titled ‘Grace Beyond Brokenness ‘, during Sunday’s  Legal Deposit Day Celebration at the Ministry of
14 Oct, 2026 0

Publishers urged to deposit works with National Library

A call has been made for Jamaica’s publishers and creative professionals to deposit their work with the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) to help preserve the country’s documentary heritage. Culture,…
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14 Oct, 2026 0

Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains

Paris (AP): Cyberattacks disrupted European supermarket chains, affecting refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France and forcing a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers in…
Pope Leo XIV leaves the Vatican for the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome,Tuesday.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer

ROME (AP): Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery yesterday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung…
Drew
14 Oct, 2026 0

PM gets clean bill of health after stroke

BASSETERRE (CMC): St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew said on Tuesday that he had received a clean bill of health and been discharged from the United States hospital where he was…
Prime Minister Mark Carney
14 Oct, 2026 0

Carney makes case for unity as Alberta referendum nears

TORONTO (AP): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Alberta to remain in Canada, warning that a vote next week on whether to hold a referendum on leaving Canada would begin a “long and…