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Oil residue lines the shore near fishing boats on Qeshm Island, Iran, amid ongoing wartime attacks on vessels and infrastructure in and around the Strait of Hormuz, though the spill’s source has not been independently determined.
August 23, 2026

Mark Wignall | More heated than the conflict

Even in the midst of celebrating our independence and highlighting some of the brave individuals who stuck around for the long haul in building Jamaica, the war between Iran and the US continues to…
Tamii Brown, Salada general manager
August 16, 2026

Salada reaping from efficiencies and market moves

Salada Foods Jamaica Ltd reported an improvement in third-quarter earnings, benefiting from stronger sales, wider margins, and the payoff from efficiency measures. The coffee and beverage manufacturer…
PACK PLAYS, ridden by Emelio McLean, wins the NONE Such Sprint over six furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
August 16, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Pack Plays shows raw speed to claim None Such Sprint

Cut back to a shorter trip in yesterday’s six-furlong None Such Sprint after finishing third at the half-mile and fourth turning for home in last month’s Mouttet Mile, United States-bred PACK PLAYS…
Sports
August 16, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Chin confident despite tricky Kingston qualifier

Jamaican tennis player John Chin says he has nothing to fear as he begins his campaign in the qualifying round of the Kingston Open, an ATP Challenger tournament, at the Liguanea Club in Kingston…
Joshua Bishop (left) and Shadley van Schalkwyk of St Lucia Kings celebrate victory during the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League T20 match against the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Friday night.
August 16, 2026

Kings snatch victory from jaws of defeat

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): The St Lucia Kings clinched their second victory of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League season in dramatic fashion, overcoming both the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons…
Jamaica’s Omarie Mears after making a lift during the Men’s 81kg Weightlifting Competition at The NEC on day four of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday August 1, 2022.
August 16, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Weightlifters target LA 2028

President of the National Weightlifting Association of Jamaica (NWAJ), Omarie Mears, says plans are being put in place to ensure the Jamaican flag returns to the Olympic weightlifting stage at the…
Paul Francis, brother of Stephen Francis (left), and Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, minister of culture, gender, entertainment and sport, share a moment at the thanksgiving service for the late coach at the National Indoor Sports Centre yesterday.
August 16, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

THANK YOU COACH - Powell gives powerful tribute to late Stephen Francis

As Jamaica bid farewell yesterday to one of its most celebrated track and field coaches at the National Indoor Sports Centre, tributes from those whose lives he touched came in waves of love and…
Sports
August 16, 2026

Binnie ends retirement for Pan Am qualifiers

Chris Binnie leads an experienced four-member Jamaican team at the Pan American Games qualifiers in Asunción, Paraguay, with competition beginning today. Binnie came out of retirement to help Jamaica…
Sports
August 16, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Aug 15, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $730,000 MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT - NB4-Y-O & UP **Jockeys Not Won Since Feb. 15, 2026** CHRISTOPHER MAMDEEN - CHAMPION JOCKEY 2019 Off At: 12:17:38PM Distance:…