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Team Edwin Allen won the boys Class One 4x100m at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Edwin Allen clocks fastest time in boys 4x100m qualifiers

Edwin Allen registered the fastest time of the afternoon in the preliminaries of the boys Class One 4x100m relay when they won heat four in 40.12 seconds today at the National Stadium. They narrowly…
Trinidad police.
March 26, 2026

Kidnapped Trinidadian woman rescued at sea hours after being taken

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC — A 73-year-old kidnapping victim has been safely rescued following a dramatic late-night operation at sea after law enforcement intercepted a vessel off the coast of…
Team Edwin Allen in the girls Class One 4x100m at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Edwin Allen leads 4x100m qualifiers

Edwin Allen clocked the fastest time heading into the girls Class One 4x100m relay final when they advanced from heat one in a time of 45.45 seconds earlier today at the National Stadium. They…
Dr Kevin Brown. - File photo.
March 26, 2026

UTech working to fix payroll issues amid staff protest, says university president

President of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Dr Kevin Brown, said the institution’s technical team is working overtime to resolve issues that have led to the late payment of salaries…
March 26, 2026

Update | Taxi operator charged for alleged rape and abduction of teen passenger in Spanish Town

The 48-year-old St Catherine taxi operator who was taken into custody on Sunday for the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl who was a passenger in his vehicle has been charged. He was…
Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Excelsior’s Riquelme Reid’s sprint double bid ends after 200m pull-up

Excelsior High School sprinter Riquelme Reid saw his hopes of winning the boys’ Class One sprint double dashed after pulling up in his heat of the 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls…
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March 26, 2026

Police probing death of man in St Mary, suicide suspected

The St Mary police are probing the death of a man in the community of Luna. He has been identified as Owen Lewis. The matter is being treated as a suspected case of suicide. Reports are that…
Panel of Referees head, veteran track and field official, Ian Forbes at the National Stadium for the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships yesterday.
March 26, 2026 by Karen Madden

MAKING OF CHAMPS: The rules that keep Champs at the top

There is a thin line between success and failure at any athletics championship. On occasion, that difference could be created by iinfringements of a rule. Those rules at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and…
Holland High School sprint star Shanoya Douglas winning her girls’ Class One 200m heat at Champs 2026.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Holland’s Shanoya Douglas and Sashana East of Wolmer's eyeing sprint double

Holland High School sprint star Shanoya Douglas cruised into the semifinals of the girls’ Class One 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Thursday. Douglas, who won…