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Road deaths surpass 250

The number of people killed on Jamaica’s roadways this year has surpassed the 250 mark amid a decline in road fatalities. A total of 258 people died in 223 fatal collisions since January 1,…
04 Oct, 2026 0

Spectators clash after tense schoolboy football clash between CC, Manchester

Chaos erupted at the end of the ISSA Ben Francis Cup quarter-final clash between defending champions Clarendon College and Manchester High yesterday. Players and spectators had to be separated in…

Excelsior High coach Keon Broderick.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Excelsior, JC through to Walker Cup final four

Reigning Manning Cup champions Excelsior High and Jamaica College (JC) booked their places in the semi-finals of the 2026 ISSA Walker Cup knockout competition after victories over Wolmer’s Boys’…

Clarendon College’s Anthony Reid (left) tries to shake the attentions of Manchester High’s Jequil Forbes during  their ISSA Ben Francis Cup knockout quarter-finals football match at the Manchester playing field yesterday.
04 Oct, 2026 0

Ten-man Clarendon survive stern Manchester test

Defending champions Clarendon College survived a fiery encounter and a late eruption of tempers to edge Manchester High 2-1 and advance to the semi-finals of the ISSA Ben Francis Cup knockout…

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley.
04 Oct, 2026 0

CWI welcomes Mottley’s call for greater investment in cricket

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has welcomed prime minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley’s call for greater investment in cricket and her commitment to developing a…
Teenager Jahmarie Nolan is one of the players Jamaica’s U17 team will depend on in Costa Rica next month.
04 Oct, 2026 0

‘We don’t really have to depend on anyone’

The Reggae Boyz have put themselves in control of their qualification hopes after a 2-0 victory over El Salvador in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador on Friday. The…
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04 Oct, 2026 0

Edith Dalton-James on the right trajectory

Levi Monroe, head coach of schoolboy football minnows Edith Dalton-James High, has credited hard work, commitment and discipline for his team’s impressive showing in this season’s ISSA Manning Cup…
Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, July 30, 2026, in New York.
04 Oct, 2026 0

US stocks rose near record levels after latest jobs report eased worries

US stocks climbed near their all-time high on Friday after the latest update on the U.S. job market cooled worries that a potentially hot U.S economy could make inflation much worse. The S&P 500…
A Coherent manufacturing facility in Sherman, Texas, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
04 Oct, 2026 0

US economy grew 2.2 per cent in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate

The US economy grew at a solid 2.2 per cent pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong. Growth in gross domestic product – the nation’s output of a goods…