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June 29, 2026
Jamaica's Williams finishes third in fast 400m
Jamaican athletes found the going tough on a hot and humid day at yesterday's Paris Wanda Diamond League inside the Charlety Stadium in Paris.
National 400 metres champion Stacey-Ann Williams…
June 29, 2026
72 rounds of ammunition found at premises in St Andrew
The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a large cache of ammunition at a premises in Coopers Hill, Red Hills, St Andrew, on Sunday.
June 29, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Roswell: JAAA apology not enough
Distraught national 100 metres hurdles champion Demisha Roswell is insisting that the Jamaica Administrative Athletics Association's (JAAA) apology for omitting her from the Jamaica's squad…
June 29, 2026
Police probing ATM robbery at Scotiabank in Portmore
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have launched an investigation into a breaking and robbery of automated teller machines (ATMs) at the Scotiabank in Portmore.
June 29, 2026
Nuclear energy: Jamaica’s future or a dangerous mirage?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The islandwide blackout of June 5 has re-ignited an important national conversation about the country’s energy future and whether nuclear power should form part of Jamaica’s…
June 29, 2026
Stuck in the middle with you
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The FIFA World Cup tournament is now reduced to 32 teams. As with all sporting endeavours, there are victors and the vanquished but, from what has been shown on television…
June 29, 2026
Letter of the Day | Finalise long-overdue EIA regulations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important tool used to help government decide whether a new project, like a hotel or a road, should be approved. When done properly,…
June 29, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Self delusion is slow suicide
At more than one of the high schools I observe carefully, the a number of the entering students are scored as “Proficient” in Language Arts in their Primary Exit Profile results. But when they are…
June 29, 2026
Christopher Burgess | No more rickety-tickety repairs to schools
Resilience is more than cash-based repairs. It is the ability of schools, hospitals, hotels, and communities to survive, recover quickly, and continue functioning after a disaster, thereby…