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From left: Suraj Guwalani, coach Eric Raul Urdaneta, and Shreya Guwalani during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the presentation of a 600-gallon tank to the SailFish Swim Academy in Tucker, St James, on Saturday, March 28.
06 Apr, 2026 0

Herbert Morrison student gifts $100k award to swim club

At just 15 years old, Suraj Guwalani isn’t thinking about spending, he’s thinking about giving. The Herbert Morrison Technical High School student, recently named Sports Boy of the Year at the Jill…
Jamaica’s Leon Bailey (right) and Yoane Wissa of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) battle for the ball during the inter-continental World Cup playoff final in Guadalajara, Mexico, on March 31. DR Congo won 1-0 in extra time to qualify for the
06 Apr, 2026 0

Ricketts: Things just never went our way ...

Though disappointed with Jamaica’s failed attempt to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, through the intercontinental playoffs in Mexico recently, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)…
Annica Hamilton
06 Apr, 2026 0

Spanish Town woman found dead at home

Police in St Catherine have launched an investigation into the death of a 28-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside her bedroom at her home in Eltham Acres, Spanish Town. She has been…
Dr Marcia Johnson-Campbell, regional coordinator for priority non-communicable diseases at the Western Regional Health Authority.
06 Apr, 2026 0

Jamaica’s bittersweet reckoning

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is facing a bitter truth about its sweetest habit. From vending machines on university campuses to roadside coolers and taxi stands, sugary drinks have become the nation’s…
Ariel Bowen (centre), the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, joined colleague ambassadors, high commissioners, and consuls-general in Kingston for a heads of mission meeting convened by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trad
06 Apr, 2026 0

Ariel Bowen leads New York consulate’s efforts to help Jamaica recover from Melissa

Ariel Bowen, the officer in charge of the Jamaican Consulate in New York, has emphasised that even as media attention surrounding the impact of Hurricane Melissa fades, the push towards full recovery…
Ophthalmologists operate on two patients during a marathon cataract event, in Tsakane, South Africa.
06 Apr, 2026 0

'Wow!' The eye surgery marathon that restored sight

TSAKANE (AP) Gladys Khoza had missed being able to see her family. Not because they couldn't visit, but because the 84-year-old had vision problems. Now that has changed. Khoza is one of 133…
DON KWESI, ridden by Demar Williams, wins the Linval McFarlane Trophy over six-and-a-half furlongs at Caymanas Park.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Don Kwesi makes light work of Linval McFarlane team

DON KWESI made light work of fellow non-winners-of-an-overnight, beating last year’s Jamaica Oaks winner, LINGUIST, by seven lengths in the restricted event for the Linval McFarlane Trophy at six and…
Shanoya Douglas.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Douglas leads strong day one at Carifta

The outstanding Shanoya Douglas stayed on course to retain her double sprint titles on yesterday’s opening day of the three-day Carifta Games in St George’s, Grenada, after winning the Girls’ Under-20…
Antoine Lodge/Photographer Real Mona’s Olivia Ashbourne (left) tries to drive past Cavalier SC’s Torri-Ann Harris during their Jamaica Women’s Premier League fixture at the Alpha Institute yesterday.
04 Apr, 2026 0

Cole’s strike lifts Cavalier over Real Mona

Deshanna Cole scored the all-important goal for Cavalier yesterday to edge Real Mona 1-0 in Zone A action of the Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) at the Alpha Institute field. Cole secured all…