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The JCSA says the decision to call off the protest follows discussions with Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams on Saturday and an agreement that was reached to continue the GETS.
01 Nov, 2026 0

JCSA calls off protest

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) says a planned protest by public sector workers, scheduled for Monday outside the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has been called off. The…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda re-elected to the board of trustees of the FICTS
01 Nov, 2026 0

Christopher Samuda re-elected to FICTS board of trustee

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association Christopher Samuda has been re-elected to the board of trustees of the International Federation of Cinema, Television (FICTS). He will serve a four-year…
“Certainly, it could not be suggested that the Parliament or the executive could be bound by the fact that Opposition parliamentarians called for an end to the blockade in their contributions to the debate,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina John
01 Nov, 2026 0

Johnson Smith rejects Patterson's criticisms: 'No parliamentary instructions defied'

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected an assertion by former Prime Minister P J Patterson that the government flouted the authority of Parliament when Jamaica abstained from…
Christa Pike says she is in constant pain and is “deeply hurt by the incompetence that has put so many people in this terrible position”.
01 Nov, 2026 0

'I am deeply hurt by the incompetence', Christa Pike speaks on failed execution

Convicted killer Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving her execution by lethal injection in Tennessee…
“We didn’t facilitate anything,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in Atlanta.
01 Nov, 2026 0

US Gov't did not facilitate Bolsonaro’s flight to the US - Rubio

ATLANTA (AP) — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration did not facilitate the departure of defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro from his…
Cornwall College’s Carlondo Morris (right) tries to outrun Ocho Rios High’s Tajir Bailey (left) during their ISSA daCosta Cup competition match at Drax Hall Sports Complex on Saturday, October 31 2026.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Cornwall hammer Ocho Rios six-love

THE WINNINGEST team in ISSA daCosta Cup history, Cornwall College, hit Ocho Rios High for six at Drax Hall Sports Complex yesterday to open their round-of-16 campaign emphatically. Cornwall’s Carlondo…
5 of 5 | Performers make the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony of the Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal yesterday.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Youth Olympics open in Senegal

DIAMNIADIO, Senegal: The Youth Olympic Games opened in Senegal yesterday, marking the first Olympic event in Africa as the continent seeks a bigger role in international sports competitions. Tens of…
Manchester United’s head coach Michael Carrick (centre, left) reacts during the English Premier League soccer match against Chelsea in London yesterday.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Carrick under more pressure

LONDON, England: Michael Carrick’s position as Manchester United manager was jeopardised further after a 2-0 loss at Chelsea in the English Premier League, with Lisandro Martinez’s reckless…
Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane holds the 2026 Ballon d’Or trophy before the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund in Munich, Germany, yesterday.
01 Nov, 2026 0

Kane scoreless as Bayern draw in Klassiker

MUNICH, Germany: Harry Kane failed to score in his first game since winning the Ballon d’Or as Bayern Munich gave up a late goal to draw with Borussia Dortmund 2-2 in the German Klassiker yesterday.…