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Dr Maurice McNaughton at the Japan National Stadium.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Jamaican fans faint as outdoor medal ceremonies spark criticism at World Champs

TOKYO, Japan: Three Jamaican fans collapsed during Tuesday’s medal ceremony at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo as searing heat and poor crowd control reignited criticism of organisers’…
Aspiring musician Daine Macklimore, the founder of the Montego Bay-based Impulse Tiling and Construction Company, has had a lifelong passion for music, which he is now pursuing in Ghana.
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Jack-of-all-trades Daine Macklimore reviving dormant musical passion

WESTERN BUREAU: Daine Macklimore, a versatile jack-of-all-trades who has garnered experience in various fields from hospitality to tiling over the past 20 years, is returning to his old youthful…
The river flows by Pim Rock in the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025

Cedric Stephens | Mitigating hot spot danger

The Garfield Batts Hotspot Solutions Foundation, GBHSF, was launched at Mr Batts’ funeral service at the St Jude’s Anglican Church, Stony Hill on September 13. He died while driving home to Kingston…
December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | The implications of low inflation

Low and stable inflation contributes to economic stability and economic growth and is good for the general economy, businesses and individuals. Low inflation fosters confidence and optimism.…
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December 9, 2025

Boat with migrants sinks off Libya killing at least 50

CAIRO (AP): A boat carrying Sudanese refugees caught fire and sank over the weekend off Libya’s coast, killing at least 50 people as it headed toward Greece, the International Organization for…
Jeremy Forbes (left) of Tivoli High shields the ball from Denham Town High’s Roger Morgan during a Manning Cup match at St Andrew Technical High School on Wednesday, September 10. Tivoli won 7-0.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Manning Cup: Focused Norman Manley hunt third win

Former champions Norman Manley High will be aiming for their third consecutive win in this year’s ISSA/WATA Manning Cup competition when they host Eltham High at Maxfield Park today at 3:30 p.m.…
West Indies coach Daren Sammy.
December 9, 2025

Sammy: Door not closed for Brathwaite, Roach or Holder

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has given the assurance that Cricket West Indies (CWI) has not called time on the careers of out of favour opener Kraigg Brathwaite,…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

15-y-o Manchester boy charged with murder of 61-y-o farmer

A 15-year-old Mandeville, Manchester boy has been charged with the murder of 61-year-old farmer Roy Pearson. Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 1:00 p.m., on Sunday, September 14, …
A car left disabled near Grants Pen, St Thomas, after it crashed in the barrier after skidding in gravel left along the roadway by trucks transporting aggregate.
December 9, 2025

Overloaded trucks blamed for accidents on South Coast Highway, police vow to prosecute offenders

An alarm has been raised about the issue of overloaded trucks spilling gravel, sand, and other sediments on the South Coast Highway in St Thomas, with calls being made for truckers to face stricter…