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From left: Andrew Ramsey, Donna Sharpe (Team manager), Daniel Palmer and Demar Golding at the Velodrome in Santo Domingo, Dominica Republic during the entral American and Caribbean Games..
August 3, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

CAC cyclists seek breakthrough despite hurdles

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic: Jamaica’s cycling team returned home from the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Santo Domingo last week with renewed purpose and a clear roadmap for the…
Mattea Issa
August 3, 2026

National golfers eye Caribbean glory

An experienced Jamaican team departed the island yesterday for the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship, which will be staged at the Royal Blue Golf Course in Nassau, The Bahamas. The team will have a…
Remanique Edwards (left) of Denbigh High and Selena Grant (right) of Gaynstead High compete for the ball during their Insports Challenge Cup Netball semi-final at the Leila Robinson Court last Friday.
August 3, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Insports Cup showdown tomorrow

Gay­nstead High and Jose Marti High will meet tomorrow at the Leila Robinson Courts in the final of the Insports Challenge Netball Cup after scoring contrasting victories in their semi-final matches…
August 3, 2026

Jamaica to the world!

Welcome to Children’s Own Watch & Win! Get ready for a brand-new adventure! Children’s Own Watch & Win is here, bringing you even more ways to learn, laugh and have fun. Each week, this page…
Christina Williams (centre), Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026, gets a kiss from her grandmother, Carmen Mcpherson (right) as her stepmother, Lasandra Williams (left), looks on during the coronation ceremony on Saturday night at Independence Village.
August 3, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Portland’s crown jewel - Parish celebrates Christina Williams' Festival Queen win
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: Congratulatory messages are pouring in for Christina Williams of the Rio Grande Valley in Portland, who captured the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026 crown on Saturday…
From left, directors Sonia Richards Malcolm, Shannon Boorman-Vaz, Dr Edward Chung, Helen Christian and Linda Woolery cut the celebratory cake at the July 14 ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Biomedical’s Drax Hall Collection Centre in St Ann
August 3, 2026

Biomedical opens new collection centre in Drax Hall

Caledonia Medical Laboratory (Biomedical) has expanded its national network with the official opening of its 52nd collection centre in Drax Hall, St Ann, reinforcing its commitment to making quality…
The three teens at Miss T’s Kitchen in Ocho Rios, St Ann From left are Adriana Taylor, Chloe Humbles and Rhea Adams.
August 3, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

From Florida with love - US high schoolers mix education, philanthropy and fun in Jamaica

Three 17-year-old students from St Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the United States (US), may have found the perfect itinerary for teens travelling to Jamaica after…
Romelda Aiken-George (left) of Jamaica in action during the Netball Gold Medal match between Jamaica and New Zealand, on day ten of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday.
August 3, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Back-to-back silver glory

Despite falling short in their quest for a first-ever Commonwealth Games gold medal, Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says she is proud of her team’s achievement after…
O’Brian Heron (third right), president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA); with Fayval Williams (centre), minister of finance and the public service, following a meeting with tourism industry representatives Thursday, on matters affectin
August 3, 2026

JHTA, finance ministry to continue talks on tourism GCT

The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service have committed to continued collaboration as discussions continue over the government’s proposed…