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Clayton, Smith lead Ja’s day two charge in Brussels

SEVEN Jamaicans will be in action on today’s second and final day of the Wanda Diamond League Finals at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Tina Clayton and Jonielle Smith will lead the…

Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon, speaking at the St James Municipal Corporation Emancipation and Independence Church Service at the Norwood Seventh-day Adventist Church on July 25, 2026

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St James MC to activate funding for water trucking

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says that the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) will soon activate funding to have water trucked to the parish’s drought-hit communities. In an…

Celtic’s Camilo Duran, front, celebrates scoring their first goal against Aberdeen during a Scottish Premiership match, Wednesday September 2, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Away fans banned for all Celtic vs Rangers matches this season

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP): There will be no away fans in all matches between fierce Scottish rivals Celtic and Rangers this season. The decision was taken yesterday by the Scottish Professional Football…

London Crawlle 2026 recipient of the Dr Rickert Allen Scholarship from NCB Foundation is flanked by the foundation’s CEO, Perrin Gayle (left) and University of the Commonwealth Caribbean’s Dean of the College of Graduate Studies and Research Dr Andrea

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‘I can do that’ - 17-y-o Bridgeport High graduate receives $600,000 scholarship from NCB Foundation

By the time London Crawlle applied for an NCB Foundation scholarship, the deadline had passed. She submitted her application anyway. It was the latest in a series of big decisions that shaped her…

Jamaica’s Oblique Seville celebrates after capturing the men’s 100 metres at yesterday’s Wanda Diamond League Finals in Brussels.

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Gayle, Seville strike gold at Diamond League Finals

Jamaica’s Tajay Gayle and Oblique Seville produced outstanding performances on the opening day of the Wanda Diamond League Finals in Brussels, Belgium, yesterday, capturing titles in the men’s long…

A participant uses light weights during a class for older adults at the Dale Turner Family YMCA in Shoreline, Washington, on April 30.

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Mobility tests can tell docs how you’re ageing

Hand grip strength. Balance tests. Standing up from a seated position on the floor. These physical challenges are often touted as measurements of healthy ageing and even predictors of longevity. They…

Bayern’s Jamal Musiala (second left), leaves the field during a friendly football match between FC Heidenheim and FC Bayern Munich in Heidenheim, Germany, Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

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Kompany: No ‘big deal’ if Musiala has another seizure

MUNICH (AP): Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany says it wouldn’t be “a big deal” if star attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala were to collapse again, as he copes with a neurological issue which causes…

Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.

Published 15 hours ago by Adrian Frater

Two rifles seized in St James

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police seized two illegal high-powered rifles on Thursday, the third in recent weeks. The make and model of the two rifles, which were seized alongside a quantity of…

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Shanaka’s record-breaking century helps Patriots dismantle Kings

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): Dasun Shanaka blasted the fastest-ever century in Caribbean Premier League CPL) history to lead the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to a humiliating 137-run thumping of the…