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Exceslior’s Matthew Murray (right) sends Wolmer’s Boys’ School’s Nilmar Stewart the wrong way during their ISSA Mighty Malt Urban U16 schoolboy football quarterfinal round game at Wolmer’s yesterday. Excelsior won 3-2 but still missed out on a se
February 25, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JC hold on to final U16 schoolboy semi-final spot in dramatic fashion

There was a dramatic finish to the final round of quarterfinal ISSA Mighty Malt Urban U16 schoolboy football games yesterday with Jamaica College (JC) only qualifying for the semi-final in the dying…
Head coach of Curaçao Dick Advocaat.
February 25, 2026

Advocaat resigns as head coach after leading Curaçao to World Cup

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (CMC): Head coach of Curaçao’s national football team, Dick Advocaat, has stepped down from the position due to his daughter’s health issues. The 78-year-old Advocaat created…
Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce.
February 25, 2026

Hill in Colombia for technical exchange special economic zones

Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment, and commerce, is participating in a technical exchange on best practices in the design and operation of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Bogotá,…
From left: Elishama Beckford, Ivah Wilmot, Akeem Taylor, and Ronald Hastings at the Jamaica SA event in South Haven.
February 25, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Pulsating end to surf season opener at South Haven

The Jamaica Surfing Association kicked off its 2026 season dramatically last Saturday at South Haven with a final-minute heroic display that will be talked about for the rest of the year. In a full…
Coach Derol Gardener (left) of Penwood High with his athlete Shakeya Reid minutes after she won silver in the Class 1 100 metres at the recent Corporate Area Championships at the Ashenheim Stadium.
February 25, 2026 by Rymond Graham

Rookie coach the man behind Penwood’s drive

Several non-traditional high schools are making an impact this season in track and field, rubbing shoulders with their more experienced counterparts. Under rookie coach Derol Gardener, Penwood High…
Kevaughn Goldson.
February 25, 2026 by Corey Robinson

KC principal describes killing of former student athlete as ‘madness’

Administrators at Kingston College (KC) spent yesterday mourning the loss of former student athlete Kevaughn Goldson, who was stabbed to death, reportedly by a woman with whom he was involved, in…
Rev Davewin Thomas
February 25, 2026

Jamaica Baptist Union elects Thomas as new president

The Jamaica Baptist Union recently concluded its 176th General Assembly, during which Reverend Davewin C. Thomas, pastor of the Burchell Circuit of Churches, was installed as president. The decision…
Doctors assist in a birth at the Ramón González Coro Maternity Hospital in Havana, Cuba, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026.
February 25, 2026

Country prepares aid package for Cuba

TORONTO (AP): Canada announced Monday that it is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S oil embargo. Foreign Minister Anita Anand declined…
February 25, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Court awards pillion $6.5m for injuries after crash

A pillion passenger left permanently impaired after a motorcycle collided with a truck transporting an excavator along the Bog Walk main road in St Catherine 12 years ago has been awarded…