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Clothes by Chinese company Shein are seen in the BHV (Bazar de l'Hotel de Ville) department store, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
February 17, 2026

Shein faces EU investigation over illegal products and addictive design features

LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators are investigating Shein over concerns the online retailer hasn’t done enough to limit the sale of illegal products or protect users from the platform’s…
Investigators said that in total more than 200 firearms were smuggled during the three-year conspiracy.
February 17, 2026

Red Hills, St Andrew man gets life imprisonment after gun and ammo found in ceiling

A St Andrew man who was found guilty over the seizure of a gun and ammunition hidden in the ceiling of his Red Hills home more than two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison. Iyan Guzmore of…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 17, 2026

Holness remembers Jesse Jackson as civil rights icon who fought for humanity

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has expressed sadness at the passing of American civil rights icon Jesse Jackson Sr. Jackson died Tuesday surrounded by family, according to a statement posted online…
File photo.
February 17, 2026

RADA urges onion farmers in Heartease, St Thomas to tackle rising foliar disease

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging onion farmers in Heartease, St Thomas to take steps to manage the rise in foliar disease affecting their crops. Foliar disease primarily…
 Reverend Jesse Jackson waves as he steps to the podium during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 27, 2016.
February 17, 2026

Jesse Jackson, who led US Civil Rights Movement after King, dies

(AP) — The Reverend Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr and two-time United States presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King's…
Wendell Downswell
February 17, 2026 by Livingston Scott

‘They knew what they wanted’

Since the qualification of the under-17 men’s national team to their third World Cup last week, head coach Wendell Downswell has faced recognition for finding success with a third junior national…
The United States’ Curtis Thompson celebrates the bronze medal he won at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan last year.
February 17, 2026

World bronze medallist to conduct clinic in Jamaica

G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport, in association with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), will host a javelin clinic on Thursday, led by internationally…
Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka celebrates scoring a century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Australia in Pallekele, Sri Lanka yesterday.
February 17, 2026

Nissanka abuses Aussies, sends Sri Lanka through

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka (AP): Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 100 powered Sri Lanka into the T20 World Cup Super 8s and left former champions Australia’s prospects hanging by a thread yesterday. Sri Lanka…
The Queen’s School’s Latoya Williams is expected to do well in the girls’ 800 metres at this year’s ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships.
February 17, 2026 by Robert Bailey

‘This small core has quality’

Despite entering this year’s championships with one of their smallest squads in recent memory, head coach Carlos Samuels says he is expecting strong all-round and quality performances from The Queen’s…