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17 Jul, 2026 0

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to attend World Cup final against Argentina

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez plans to attend Sunday’s World Cup final against Argentina, his office said Friday.
17 Jul, 2026 0

McKenzie pepper-spraying incident highlights need for police body cameras, says PNP Patriots

The PNP Patriots says the pepper-spraying of Minister of Local Government and Community Development and Member of Parliament for West Kingston, Desmond McKenzie, by the police highlights the need for…
17 Jul, 2026 0

Attorney taken into custody after courtroom outburst in St Catherine

An attorney-at-law was taken into custody over her conduct during a sitting of the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday.
17 Jul, 2026 0

China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after US shortens visas for foreign journalists

The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the US to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days,…
17 Jul, 2026 0

NRSC chairman calls for urgent action amid deadly Trelawny crash

Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr Lucien Jones, has renewed calls for urgent action to stem the rising number of road deaths following Friday morning’s horrific crash in Trelawny…
17 Jul, 2026 0

Update | Attorney released with warning after courtroom outburst in St Catherine

The attorney who was ordered into custody over her conduct in the St Catherine Parish Court today has been released with a warning from the judge.
17 Jul, 2026 0

Barbados declares days of national mourning in memory of cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers

Barbados declared Friday a day of national mourning following the earlier death of former West Indies cricketer and National Hero Sir Garfield St Aubyn Sobers.
17 Jul, 2026 0

Zero-tolerance approach to traffic offences under demerit points system: Minister Vaz

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, says that a zero-tolerance approach will be taken to traffic offences under the Road Traffic Act demerit points system.
17 Jul, 2026 0

Lionel Messi once held baby Lamine Yamal in his arms…now the two will battle for the World Cup title

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until…