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UNICEF warns of online sexual abuse crisis

UNITED NATIONS (IPS): Nearly one in five children surveyed across 21 countries reported experiencing technology-facilitated sexual abuse or exploitation within a single year, according to a new UNICEF…
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17 Sep, 2026 0

Watson eyes sweep of features

Champion owner Carlton Watson’s chances of sweeping two of Saturday’s feature races depends on which DESERT OF MALIBU turns up to square off with Jason DaCosta’s CALIFORNIA CROWN in the open-allowance…
Professor Hopeton Dunn (left) introduces an art piece from his collection to former Governor General Sir Kenneth Hall (right) and his wife Rheima Hall at the opening of the ‘Kgotla!’ African Art and Artifact Exhibition at the Main Library of The Univer
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A1 replacement

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17 Sep, 2026 0

Findlay, Fisher return to St Jago after brief moves to JC

In a sudden turn of events, two of the four athletes who left St Jago High for Jamaica College (JC) at the start of the new school year have returned to the Monk Street-based institution. A week ago, …
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes.
17 Sep, 2026 0

ODPP wants overhaul of witness case system

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is calling for greater focus on witness care and increased resources to support thousands of them facing prolonged waits for their cases to…
Munro College coach, Everdean Scarlett.
17 Sep, 2026 0

Munro stay perfect

Munro College maintained their perfect start to the ISSA daCosta Cup football competition with a 2-0 victory over BB Coke at home yesterday. Izion Frazer and Kajaye Williams got the goals for Munro,…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Nickalia Fuller (left) and Portmore United’s Akeem Mullings compete for the ball during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup football match at the National Stadium recently. Both teams are still in with a last-ditch shot at a
17 Sep, 2026 0

Backs against the wall

Mount Pleasant Football Academy entered their previous match on the brink of elimination from the Concacaf Caribbean Cup Club Championship. Today, they could finish atop Group B, but they must first…
Sports
17 Sep, 2026 0

Edwin Allen coach rejects restructuring plan

Leon Powell, head coach of the Edwin Allen High School boys’ track and field team, says he has declined an offer from the school’s administration to be part of a new coaching structure at the…
17 Sep, 2026 0

Prosecutors push plea deals, defence calls for prepared cases

Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Janek Forbes has endorsed calls for greater use of plea negotiations to help reduce the Home Circuit Court’s staggering criminal caseload. But Jamaica Advocates…