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Ronaldo Robinson of Portmore United in action during the Cavalier versus Portmore United match in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup at the National Stadium on Thursday September 3, 2026. Portmore defeated Cavalier 2-0.
Updated 6 hours ago by Gregory Bryce

Cavalier’s winless run leaves them on brink

Cavalier head coach Rudolph Speid has conceded that his team is effectively out of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup and will now turn their attention towards finding their attacking rhythm ahead of the…
Soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, Friday.
Published 10 hours ago

Nine days trapped

KATHMANDU (AP): Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after…
A man rests on a sofa on a street in Havana, Cuba, August 27.
Published 10 hours ago

Island’s crises multiply with fresh US sanctions

HAVANA (AP): The US government this week slapped new sanctions on Cuba in a fresh push to strangle the island’s economy and deepen its multiple crises. Among those hit with sanctions are Fidel Ernesto…
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US deports more than 100 people as gang violence persists

CAP-HAITIEN (AP): The US government deported more than 100 people to Haiti on Thursday as it ramps up such flights to the troubled Caribbean country. The flight departed from Louisiana and landed in…
Argentina’s President Javier Milei.
Published 10 hours ago

Milei escalates Falklands dispute

BUENOS AIRES (AP): Argentine President Javier Milei escalated his country’s dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands on Thursday, vowing new measures to halt an oil project near the…
Attendees participate in the opening ceremony of the Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, on March 31, 2021.
Published 10 hours ago

China boycotts Asian art festival over Taiwan exhibition name

SEOUL, South Korea (AP): A group of Chinese artists is boycotting a major art exhibition in South Korea over the organisers’ plans to use the name ‘Taiwan Pavilion’ for an exhibition of works by…
Dervan Malcolm
Updated 6 hours ago

Dervan Malcolm: A voice that taught Jamaica how to talk to itself

THE EDITOR, Madam: I write with a heavy heart at the passing of the irrepressible and erudite Dervan Malcolm, a broadcaster whose voice shaped how thousands of Jamaicans, at home and across the…
Veronica Richards-Whittaker beams with pride, following her first place win at the 2026 National Senior Spelling Bee Champion held on Thursday.
Updated 6 hours ago by Yasmine Peru

GoodHeart | Senior Spelling Bee champion gets every word right

On Thursday, Veronica Richards-Whittaker entered the ballroom of The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston with one goal, to become the 2026 National Senior Spelling Bee Champion and take the trophy…
Updated 4 hours ago

Editorial | Listening to deaf citizens

September, observed as Deaf Awareness Month, offers Jamaica an opportunity to examine how well the country is serving its deaf citizens. Deaf Jamaicans may have the legal right to education,…