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01 Jul, 2026 0

Barcelona, Monaco agree transfer deal for Ansu Fati

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Barcelona and Monaco have agreed a deal for former teen prodigy Ansu Fati to permanently leave the Spanish club. Barcelona made the announcement yesterday without giving…
01 Jul, 2026 0

Karate instructor takes aim at female empowerment

Sensei Nicole Hazle, who recently completed the Guardian Girls Karate Instructors’ Course Americas, hopes to use her achievement to make a difference in the lives of girls.
01 Jul, 2026 0

Oakley to make pro debut at Prefontaine Classic

Quarter-miler Dejanea Oakley will make her professional debut at this weekend’s Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon, the ninth stop of the Wanda Diamond League. The two-day meet, which starts on…
01 Jul, 2026 0

Australia crush West Indies Women, storm into another T20 World Cup final

LONDON (AP): Australia cruised into yet another Women’s Twenty20 World Cup final after hammering the West Indies by eight wickets at The Oval yesterday. The West Indies made 125-7, and the…
01 Jul, 2026 0

Lauryn Hill honoured, Janet Jackson stuns Teyana Taylor at BET Awards

LOS ANGELES (AP): After watching a 20-minute tribute celebrating her groundbreaking career, Lauryn Hill surprised the BET Awards audience Sunday with an impromptu performance of her 1998 classic…
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01 Jul, 2026 0

Mark Berman | Sixty years and counting: Why Canada and Jamaica still choose each other

Every July, Canadians pause to ask a quiet question – not the grand patriotic kind, but the honest kind. How are we doing? Not just as a country, but as a people, as a partner, as a presence in the…
Letters
01 Jul, 2026 0

Independence – A double-edged sword

THE EDITOR, Madam: Independence transformed CARICOM members from neglected colonial outposts into self-governing nations with distinct global voices. Sovereignty enabled these states to shed…
Letters
01 Jul, 2026 0

Urgent need for payment reform in Jamaica’s hospitals

THE EDITOR, Madam: As a social worker in training, I am deeply concerned about a practice occurring in some of our local hospitals. I recently learned that, when a patient requires a computed…
Letters
01 Jul, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Educational apartheid is alive and well in Jamaica

THE EDITOR, Madam: The reports from Ascot Primary School should trouble anyone who believes school is meant to lift a child rather than rank one. At the Portmore institution’s graduation, Grade Six…