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Solomon Sharpe, chairman, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited.
09 Nov, 2025 0

All set for resumption of Caymanas racing on Saturday

Chairman of Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), Solomon Sharpe, says while not all Off Track Betting (OTB) outlets will be ready in time for the restart of live horse racing at…
Dozens of people wait to purchase fuel from the Thrifty gas station along the Bogue road in Montego Bay, St James, on November 2.
09 Nov, 2025 0

‘Reopen, even if it’s not perfect’

WESTERN BUREAU: There aren’t enough vendors to serve the crowds of foodies who still converge nightly on the Fort Street jerk chicken strip, as Montego Bay slowly claws its way back to normality after…
Richard Stone
09 Nov, 2025 0

Stone vows return to double-gold status

RICHARD Stone, Jamaica’s second-most decorated fighter behind countryman Akino Lindsay, said he is not worried that his combined martial arts teammate has widened the gap in gold medals won at the…
Sara Misir at the final in Biscayne Bay, Miami.
09 Nov, 2025 0

Misir finishes third overall in the 2025 E1 Championships

KINGSTON: Jamaican motorsport sensation Sara Misir capped off her first season in powerboating with a strong third-place finish at the Miami Grand Prix in Biscayne Bay, November 7-8, securing third…
Edwin Allen High’s Alexxe Henry.
09 Nov, 2025 0

Henry’s first hurricane: Tobago sprinter relives frightening experience in Jamaica

SEVERAL Caribbean athletes currently representing local schools in Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) competitions had their first taste of a hurricane when Category 5 Melissa swept…
The clock in the Ocho Rios town centre.
09 Nov, 2025 0

Jamaica to welcome cruise ships in Ocho Rios this week

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored electricity to parts of Ocho Rios in St Ann, just days before cruise ships are scheduled to dock in the resort town on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first…
A section of the Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon on November 9, 2025.
09 Nov, 2025 0

UPDATE | NEPA rules out oil spill at Clarendon beach

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the oily-looking substance recently seen along Farquhar Beach in Clarendon is not petroleum-based but an accumulation of seaweed and sargassum.…
Collen Gager, mayor of Falmouth.
09 Nov, 2025 0

Falmouth’s popular Bend-Down Market to reopen Wednesday

WESTERN BUREAU: Falmouth’s popular Bend-Down Market is on course to reopen on Wednesday, just under two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the historic town, leaving widespread destruction.…
Audrey Marks (right), minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation, and co-chair of the Government’s Private Sector Coordination Committee to Bolster Recovery; sp
09 Nov, 2025 0

EU pumps €2m into hurricane relief effort

Jamaica is set to receive €2 million in aid from the European Union (EU) as the country continues its recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into the western section of the island nearly two…