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Mount Pleasant’s head coach Theodore Whitmore.
Published 3 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

Mt Pleasant, Cibao expect no quarters

Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore, head coach of Mount Pleasant Football Academy, says the pressure will be on his team when they begin the defence of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup title today against Cibao FC…
Ian Bishop.
Updated 3 hours ago

Bravo, Bishop the first for CPL’s Hall of Fame

The Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) yesterday confirmed Dwayne Bravo and Ian Bishop as the inaugural inductees into the newly established CPL Hall of Fame. Bravo becomes the first player…
Christopher Tyme, principal of Mile Gully High.
Updated 3 hours ago by Sashana Small

Principals do the math as CXC releases results today

Principals across Jamaica are hopeful that the strategies employed to improve their students’ mathematics performance will pay off when this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)…
Adele Warner (seated centre) cuts into her birthday cake alongside one of her grandchildren as other members of her family look on during a celebration of her 100th birthday at her home in Goodwill, St James, on Sunday. The celebration was held ahead of Wa
Updated 3 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

A century to celebrate

WESTERN BUREAU: Looming rain clouds and strong winds were not enough to dampen the party spirit in Goodwill, St James, on Sunday, as relatives and friends came together to celebrate the 100th birthday…
A firefighter working on rescue efforts holds a Colombian flag amid the rubble three days after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, August 13.
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President asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

BOGOTÁ (AP): Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that…
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Published 3 hours ago

PM reportedly exchanged messages with White House impostor

LONDON (AP): British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, according to reports published yesterday. A spokesperson for…
From left: Newly appointed Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr Brian Langrin; Fayval Williams, Minister of Finance and the Public Service; and outgoing BOJ Governor Richard Byles. – Contributed photo
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Langrin takes the helm

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has appointed Dr Brian Langrin as governor, succeeding Richard Byles, whose seven-year term ends today. The appointment follows a selection process formalised in April 2026…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to observe a US-sponsored multinational military exercise in Panama City, August 13.
Published 3 hours ago

US military expands strikes to land in Latin America

MEXICO CITY (AP): Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the US military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the…
People spend time at a beach as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 5.
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US-Iran peace deal misses 60-day deadline

The deal that US President Donald Trump signed at Versailles in June set an ambitious 60-day deadline for ending the war with Iran and reaching an accord on its nuclear programme. The deadline was…