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July 11, 2026

Yamal: France should fear Spain in their much-anticipated semi-final
INGLEWOOD, California (AP): Lamine Yamal thinks France should be afraid of Spain with the European giants headed to a World Cup semi-final showdown on Tuesday. “I believe if France have to fear…
July 11, 2026

All eyes on Haaland as England face Norway
MIAMI, Florida (AP): Everyone knows that England’s master plan coming into the World Cup quarterfinals today will revolve around stopping Norway striker Erling Haaland. As they would say in Norway,…
July 11, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Williams, Nkrumie win gold in U23 100m at NACAC Champs
Jamaica won both the men’s and women’s Under-23 100 metres on yesterday’s opening day of the three-day NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Track and Field Championships in Mexico. Lavanya Williams captured…
July 11, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Deeply humbled: Sterling-Humphrey, Dodd proud of national duties
Jamaican netball player Shamera Sterling-Humphrey and Jamaican rugby player Naomi Dodd have been selected as baton-bearer and flag-bearer for the upcoming Commonwealth Games and Central American and…
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‘Top Boy’ actor Micheal Ward acquitted of rape, sexual assault charges
LONDON (AP): Jamaican-British actor Micheal Ward was acquitted Friday of rape and other charges in a London court on allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in the back of a friend’s Mercedes in…
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Jamaica 64 celebrations announced
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced the calendar of national events and activities for Jamaica’s 64th anniversary of independence under the theme,…
July 11, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

‘Our work speaks for itself’ - Strong work ethic takes Westmoreland firm from local projects to global contracts

From clearing construction sites in western Jamaica in 2019 to helping deliver a US$1.37-million solar project just three years later, Elite Contractors of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has built an…
July 11, 2026

Pastor hopes to kickstart faith-based film industry with ‘Redeemed’
In 2022, while sitting in a counselling session with a young woman who was struggling at the time, pastor Dr Otis Manning was moved by her life story. After seeking her permission, the clergyman…
Updated 20 hours ago

9-y-o entrepreneur lights the way with Zimmie Candle Studio
At an age when most children are occupied with games and television, nine-year-old Zymena ‘Zimmie’ Boyce is building a business. The soon-to-be grade five student at Jessie Ripoll Primary School is…