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July 16, 2026
Defending champion Argentina reaches World Cup final by beating England 2-1
ATLANTA (AP) – Defending champion Argentina rallied to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and reach the World Cup final.
July 16, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Jean Ann Panton to return to court December 10 in SSL fraud case
Defence attorneys representing Jean Ann Panton, the lone accused in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), are to make a fresh bid for bail when the matter…
July 15, 2026
Jamaica welcomes inaugural LIAT Air flight from Guadeloupe
Jamaica welcomed the inaugural Liat Air flight from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, to Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday.
July 15, 2026
Road deaths over past week double yearly daily average, raising concerns
Road safety officials are warning that Jamaica could be heading towards another surge in traffic fatalities after the number of people who died in crashes over the past week rose to twice the daily…
July 16, 2026
Image Plus pays $620m for recent acquisitions
Image Plus Consultants Ltd (IPCL), which trades as Apex Radiology, paid $620 million for two recent acquisitions, expanding its footprint to eight locations across Jamaica.
"Having successfully…
July 15, 2026
St Vincent and the Grenadines ends registration fees for entry into secondary schools
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The St Vincent and the Grenadines has announced the removal of registration-related fees for first form students entering public and government-assisted private secondary…
July 15, 2026
by Wayne Campbell
Wayne Campbell | Skills for a Shared Future
Alarmingly, 273 million children and young people are out of school. In 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day, to celebrate the strategic importance of…
July 15, 2026
Government boosts funding to schools to improve operations
Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says funding for Jamaica's public schools has been increased by an average of 55 per cent as the Government moves to give school administrators…
July 15, 2026
Vaz: No deaths or serious injuries in first year of rural school bus programme
The Government’s rural school bus programme has transported thousands of students safely during its first year of operation, recording no deaths or serious injuries since its launch in September 2025,…