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Dr Kamille West-Mitchell, director of the National Blood Transfusion Service.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Blood shortage forces choices between patients, says NBTS chief

A senior health official is warning that critically low blood supplies at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) are putting lives at risk, with current stocks at just half the level needed to…
28 Jul, 2026 0

EX-COP ARRESTED AT AIRPORT

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it will this week provide a comprehensive account of the circumstances surrounding the arrest and murder charge laid against former…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
28 Jul, 2026 0

Infantino targets critics he says spread ‘hate and false rumours’

GENEVA (AP): One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for “spreading hate and false rumours” about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for…
Noah Lyles of the United States, gestures after finishing second in the men’s 100 metres at the Meeting de Paris Diamond League athletics meet in Paris, Sunday, June 28.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Lyles pulls up mid-race at US nationals

NEW YORK (AP): Noah Lyles pulled up halfway through the 200-metre final at US track championships Sunday, suffering a rare loss in his best race and allowing USC’s Garrett Kaalund to take the title.…
Jamaica’s 4x100-metre relay team celebrate winning the World U20 Championships title in Lima, Peru in 2022.
28 Jul, 2026 0

World U20 sprint team chases history

At this year’s World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, one of the most anticipated events will be the women’s 4x100m relay, where Jamaica will be hoping to create history and continue their…
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez (23) is beaten by a shot from Cape Verde’s Sidny Lopes Cabral (13) during the World Cup round-of-32 football match in Miami Gardens, Florida, Friday, July 3.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Cape Verde’s strike against Argentina voted best goal at 2026 World Cup

CORAL GABLES, Florida (AP): Cape Verde made more World Cup history yesterday when Sidny Lopes Cabral won the public vote for Goal of the Tournament. Lopes Cabral’s curling shot into the top far corner…
28 Jul, 2026 0

Mt Pleasant begin Caribbean Shield sojourn

Defending Concacaf Caribbean Cup champions Mount Pleasant Football Academy make their debut in the Concacaf Caribbean Shield this evening against Weymouth Wales of Barbados at the Larry Gomes Stadium…
Former recruits marching in unison at a Jamaica Constabulary Force passing out parade and awards ceremony.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Former constable loses JCF fight - Privy Council tosses appeal for reinstatement

Former police Constable Joel Lewis was left disappointed after the Privy Council ruled that his challenge to the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s refusal to re-enlist him three years ago raised no…
Sunshine Girls goal shooter, Romelda Aiken-George (right), catches a ball during a Commonwealth netball game at the Hydro in Scotland yesterday. Challenging her is Uganda’s Muhameed Haniisha.
28 Jul, 2026 0

Rough win for Sunshine Girls

Sunshine Girls head coach Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright says there is still plenty of work to be done after a hard-fought victory over Uganda in their Group B contest at the Commonwealth Games…