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July 28, 2026
Rules panel says sending Swiss player off in World Cup quarterfinals against Argentina was wrong
GENEVA (AP) — Football’s law-making panel clarified its guidance to referees, which confirmed Switzerland forward Breel Embolo should not have been sent off in the World Cup quarterfinals against…
July 28, 2026
PNP challenges McKenzie's claims on municipal road funding
The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) has accused Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie of overstating the level of funding available to municipal corporations, arguing that his…
July 28, 2026
Update | Ewarton man charged with murder over fatal March Pen shooting
The Spanish Town police have charged a man in connection with the fatal shooting of another man in March Pen, St Catherine on Friday. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon,…
July 28, 2026
Government crafting plan to tackle declining birth rate
The Government is preparing a comprehensive response to the country’s declining birth rate that ensures long term-demographic and economic sustainability, says Health and Wellness Minister, Dr…
July 28, 2026
Haitians to vote on December 13 in first election in 10 years
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) says Haitians will vote in the first round of presidential and legislative elections on December 13 this year. The elections will…
July 28, 2026
PAHO signs agreement to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the Caribbean
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it will collaborate with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to expand early HIV diagnosis in Latin America and the…
July 28, 2026
Sir Hilary Beckles | Sobers: A Sobering Understanding
Sometimes words are our best emissaries. They enable us to summon and send out to the wicket a perspective on a warrior called back to the pearly pavilion. With them, we can capture a scripture that…
July 28, 2026
Five people already convicted in high-profile COVID-related fraud case involving Jamaican woman
Five people have already been convicted in the sprawling fraud case involving Elaine Escoe, the Jamaican woman who was deported to the United States (US) on Saturday to stand trial for her alleged…
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July 28, 2026
Azerbaijan court convicts nine journalists and activists in a case seen as attack on media freedom
AP – A court in Azerbaijan has convicted nine journalists and founders of a top independent news outlet on charges of financial crimes and sentenced them to prison in what international media rights…