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Action from a previous Roper Cup.
Published 7 hours ago by Gregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

Roper Cup’s 62nd year expected to thrill

The long-standing North Street rivalry between Kingston College (KC) and St George’s College (STGC) will once again take centre stage on Saturday when the two footballing giants meet in the 62nd staging of the Roper Cup. This year’s edition will be played at STGC’s Winchester Park, with kick-off set for noon. STGC coach and technical director Andrew Price reflected on the rich rivalry between the two schools, which has continued to flourish over the decades.

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Antigua and Barbuda Falcons captain Moeen Ali (second left) pumps a fist in celebration of beating the Barbados Tridents at the end of a Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Tuesday.
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Moeen, bowlers help Falcons topple Tridents

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons returned to winning ways in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, defeating the Barbados Tridents by 30 runs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Tuesday night. The…
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Senior cops targeted in cocaine probe

Nearly a dozen high-ranking policemen and soldiers are the targets of a widening narcotics investigation linked to the seizure of cocaine from a police storage facility in January, which has drawn the…
Members of a Carifta oversight committee performs a walkthrough of the Leonora facility with members of a local organising committee recently.
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Guyana prepares to host first CARIFTA Games

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): A new chapter in Caribbean athletics is being written as Guyana officially begins preparations to host the 2027 CARIFTA Games, marking the first time the country will welcome…
Then-Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling during an English Premier League football match against Manchester City at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, on February 17, 2024.
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Out-of-work Sterling charged with dangerous driving

EASTLEIGH, England (AP): Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with three offences, including dangerous driving, following a collision on a highway, the police said yesterday. The…
COMMANDER Z (right), ridden by veteran jockey Ian Spence, and running at odds of 11-1, wins the fourth running of KAZ HOSHAY Trophy ahead of I DREAM AGAIN (Robert Halledeen) over five and a half furlongs at Caymanas Park on Saturday, August 8.
Published 7 hours ago by Ainsley Walters

I Dream Again to wake up over middle distance

I DREAM AGAIN, last year’s Jamaica Derby and St Leger winner, appears to have finally exhausted his options in restricted overnight-allowance company and faces a manageable field in Saturday’s O &…
The Hermitage Dam in St Andrew on Augutst 24. On Monday, the dam stood at 31.4 per cent of capacity.
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Drained by drought

Jamaicans are once again being urged to conserve water as the country continues to face severe drought conditions. Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, said the prolonged…
From left: Sandra Samuels, president, Jamaica Reach to Recovery; Dr Tamu Davidson, director of non-communicable diseases and injuries prevention at the Ministry of Health; Alfred “Frano’ Francis, Running Events Jamaica; Ashli-Raye Recas, brand manager,
Updated 7 hours ago by Robert Bailey

‘We have to break the back of this disease’

Sandra Samuels, president of Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R), organisers of the annual Pink Run, says the organisation is aiming to raise $30 million from this year’s staging of the event as it seeks…
Dr Delroy Fray (left) sharing a light moment with Dr.Julio Rodrigues, the global president of the International College of Dentists (ICD), after receiving his ICD fellowship citation.
Updated 7 hours ago by Adrian Frater

Western medical professionals receive prestigious international dental fellowship

Western Bureau: Prominent western Jamaica-based medical professionals Dr Delroy Fray, clinical coordinator for the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), and Dr Christopher Ogunsalu, professor of…
Blaise Bicknell prepares a forearm return during a Kingston Open tennis match on August 18 at Liguanea Club in New Kingston.
Published 7 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Personal trainer asks for patience with Bicknell

Chris Paul, personal trainer of Jamaica’s number one tennis player, Blaise Bicknell, believes the Jamaican got caught up in trying to please the home crowd and lost his focus during his 2-1…