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Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes.
17 Sep, 2026 0

ODPP wants overhaul of witness case system

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is calling for greater focus on witness care and increased resources to support thousands of them facing prolonged waits for their cases to…
Munro College coach, Everdean Scarlett.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Munro stay perfect

Munro College maintained their perfect start to the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition with a 2-0 victory over BB Coke at home yesterday. Izion Frazer and Kajaye Williams got the goals for Munro,…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Nickalia Fuller (left) and Portmore United’s Akeem Mullings compete for the ball during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup football match at the National Stadium recently. Both teams are still in with a last-ditch shot at a
17 Sep, 2026 0

Backs against the wall

Mount Pleasant Football Academy entered their previous match on the brink of elimination from the Concacaf Caribbean Cup Club Championship. Today, they could finish atop Group B, but they must first…
Sports
17 Sep, 2026 0

Edwin Allen coach rejects restructuring plan

Leon Powell, head coach of the Edwin Allen High School boys’ track and field team, says he has declined an offer from the school’s administration to be part of a new coaching structure at the…
17 Sep, 2026 0

Prosecutors push plea deals, defence calls for prepared cases

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes has endorsed calls for greater use of plea negotiations to help reduce the Home Circuit Court’s staggering criminal caseload. But Jamaica Advocates…
MITCHELL
17 Sep, 2026 0

Businesses urged to help shape youth values

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is urging businesses and business leaders to play a more active role in reinforcing positive values among young Jamaicans. The PSOJ said the business…
 Johnson Smith
17 Sep, 2026 0

TCN U-TURN

A decision by Jamaica and the United States to withhold the full details of the controversial third-country nationals (TCN) agreement has been described as “odd” by former diplomat Byron Blake, who…
Some of the weapons seized by the police in the Half-Way Tree commercial hub in St Andrew since August 16.
17 Sep, 2026 0

JC student stabbed amid 700+ weapons seized in HWT in past month

More than 700 weapons have been confiscated from people in the Half-Way Tree town centre since August 16, including a few taken from schoolchildren, as the police seek to curb violence in the busy St…
Barbados Tridents Women’s wicketkeeper Mandy Mangru (left) watches as Guyana Amazon Warriors Women’s Tazmin Brits plays a shot during their playoff game at the Kensington Oval in Barbados yesterday.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Warriors through to WCPL final

New champions will be crowned in the Limacol WCPL after the Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated the Barbados Tridents by seven wickets in yesterday’s play-off match at Kensington Oval. Overnight rain and…