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July 14, 2026

Shipping | Maritime Authority of Jamaica takes Day of the Seafarer to the ports
Day of the Seafarer this year arrived not as a headline for the Jamaican and international seafarers working Jamaica’s ports but as a knock at the gangway, with staff from the Maritime Authority of…
July 15, 2026 by Robert Bailey

All’s well in Durham for Sunshine Girls
Head coach of Jamaica’s national senior netball team, Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright, says the Sunshine Girls have settled in well at their training camp in Durham, England, as they continue preparations…
July 15, 2026 by Raymond Graham

BUDAPEST FLOOD - Women’s 100m the highlight for 22 Jamaicans at Gyulai Istvan Memorial
The women’s 100 metres will be in the spotlight today at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial Hungary Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, a World Continental Tour Gold meet where 22 Jamaicans will be in…
July 15, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Gold medal kings and queens - Jamaica cops most top spots at NACAC championships
Despite trailing Mexico’s 67 medals with 53, Jamaica topped the tables at the recent NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Championships in Mexico. Jamaica led the way with the most gold medals at the…
July 15, 2026

Something Extra | Tuesday
Yaksta celebrated his recently released sophomore album, The Microphone Saved Me, at The Yakocustics – Album Jam Session last Friday, held at D’Lux Restaurant & Lounge on Caledonia Avenue in St…
July 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

PEP scholar Yori ready for next chapter - Western Jamaica’s top boy heading east to Campion
WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven-year-old Yori Vanriel has emerged as western Jamaica’s top-performing boy in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, earning 394.9 out of 400 and ending a…
July 15, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cop charged in Buju’s killing offered $1m bail
WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for people to refrain from prematurely trying the case against Police Constable Andrew Wilson, who is charged with murder in the controversial May 17 shooting…
July 14, 2026 by Bryan Miller

HMC calls for ministry’s intervention to save crumbling municipal building
WESTERN BUREAU: As the 300-year-old Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) building continues to crumble, employees have been forced to undertake whatever remedial work they can to keep the building…
July 14, 2026 by Karen Madden

Local French, Spanish fans divided ahead of blockbuster semi-final
In what is being billed as the clash of the titans of European football, two-time champions France face 2010 champions Spain today in the first semi-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.