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FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, August 7.
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Federations unite against FIFA ‘deception’

AP: UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of committing a “fundamental breach of trust” through his recent plan to sell an interest in…
British driver Andy Green goes for a new unofficial world diesel-powered land speed record of over 328 mph over two runs on August 22, 2006, on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
11 Aug, 2026 0

Sound-barrier driver returns

WENDOVER, Utah (AP): The only person to break the sound barrier in a car will hit the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record. Twenty years ago, British driver Andy Green…
Nicola Madden-Greg (centre), past president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and chairman of JAPEX, speaks with (from left) Camille Needham, executive director of the JHTA; Vana Taylor, chapter chairman of JHTA Ocho Rios; O’Brian Hero
11 Aug, 2026 0

Tourism stakeholders eye big business through JAPEX amid hurricane recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: Having facilitated $100 million in commercial contracts and business negotiations for Jamaica’s tourism sector last year, the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), one of the country’s…
The floor of the two classrooms that were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
11 Aug, 2026 0

Hanover schools still reeling from ‘Melissa’ pain

Western Bureau: With the 2026-27 school year looming, several schools across Hanover that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa remain in a significant state of disrepair, raising…
Thirty-nine-year-old teacher Andre James, who was murdered in Bluefields, Westmoreland, on Sunday.
11 Aug, 2026 0

‘School will not be the same’ - Little London Primary mourns slain teacher Andre James

WESTERN BUREAU: The murder of schoolteacher Andre James has rattled the Little London Infant and Primary School community as it mourns one of its most dedicated educators. James, 39, was found dead at…
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11 Aug, 2026 0

Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations

President Donald Trump yesterday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for the devastation caused by US and Israeli bombardment over the past five months, a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators had…
Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four office, speaks with St James’ Custos, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, during a back-to-school financial aid programme put on by the Excelerate
11 Aug, 2026 0

Parenting plea - Regional director urges greater support towards children’s education

WESTERN BUREAU: With the new school year just weeks away, Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four, is calling for parents to…
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11 Aug, 2026 0

‘She became my child’ - Barnswells reflect on rescue that earned national honour

For Councillor Scean Barnswell, there was no time to deliberate when he spotted a man with a six-year-old girl, who had reportedly been abducted from St Thomas More Preparatory School in May Pen,…
Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four office, speaks with St James’ Custos, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, during a back-to-school financial aid programme put on by the Excelerate
11 Aug, 2026 0

West to get plyboard classroom amid slow post-Melissa repair

Western Bureau: With several schools in western Jamaica still in a state of disrepair, nine months after Hurricane Melissa, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four has…