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Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
30 Jan, 2026 0

GEOPOLITICAL TIGHTROPE

Foreign Affairs Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica’s economic independence is dependent on its ability to balance competing global interests amid mounting geopolitical tensions.…
Jamaica’s Under-17 Reggae Girls celebrating their win against hosts Aruba in the Concacaf U17 World Cup qualifiers last week.
30 Jan, 2026 0

Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers: U17 Reggae Girlz drub St Vincent 5-0

Jamaica moved to the top of Group D of the Concacaf Women’s Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers yesterday after drubbing St Vincent and the Grenadines 5-0 at the Stadion Guillermo Prospero Trinidad in…
Quinton de Kock on the go during his match-winning century against West Indies in the second T20I.
30 Jan, 2026 0

De Kock’s century leads Proteas’ demolition of WI

CENTURION, South Africa (CMC): Quinton de Kock warmed up for the T20 World Cup by smashing a boundary-studded century to lead South Africa’s superb run chase in a seven-wicket victory over the West…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green.
30 Jan, 2026 0

‘I wasn’t preparing for a case’

Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green told the Home Circuit Court on Thursday that he was not anticipating giving evidence when he wrote an anonymous letter to the Independent Commission of…
It was all smiles at the launch of the third Ardenne Optima 5K at the school recently. From left: Sian Wilson , principal of Calabar High; Maurice Smith, Olympian; Chanice Wilson, executive director of Barita Foundation; Christopher Taylor , Olympian; Fl
30 Jan, 2026 0

Ardenne’s Optima 5K to help fund wellness centre, hurricane recovery

The third staging of the Ardenne Alumni Foundation Optima 5K Run, set for Sunday, February 1, will be the most important and most significant of the runs to date as proceeds from the event will have…
Ackeem Blake.
30 Jan, 2026 0

Hurdler Williams heads eight Jamaicans for Sunday’s Millrose Games

DANIELLE WILLIAMS, the world leader in the women’s 60 metres hurdles, will be one of eight Jamaicans in action at the 118th staging of the Millrose Indoor Games in New York on Sunday. Williams, who…
Simone Foote (left), marketing manager of BPM Financial Ltd and Genevieve Reid, member of the organising committee, during the draw for event sponsors at yesterday’s launch of the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays, at The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
30 Jan, 2026 0

Gibson McCook Relays holds strong despite Hurricane Melissa impact

With the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays to be staged with a shortened ‘finals-only’ schedule, meet organisers and sponsors alike said it is important for the annual track meet to power through the…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President Mark Malabver.
30 Jan, 2026 0

CRY FOR DEANS

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has reiterated his call for every school in the island to have a dean of discipline, expressing disappointment that both the…
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30 Jan, 2026 0

China bans 73 for life in latest football anti-corruption controversy

BEIJING, China (AP): China banned 73 people from football for life yesterday and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign over alleged match-fixing. Former…