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Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir (left) takes a return catch to dismiss Jamaica Kingsmen batter Reeza Hendricks (right) during their Caribbean Premier League T/20 Cricket match at Sabina Park on Thursday. Looking on is Amazon Warriors’ wicketke
August 15, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Kingsmen chase crucial turnaround

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for the Jamaica Kingsmen, the formula for revival is straightforward – a 10 to 15 per cent improvement across individual performances. As the Kingsmen…
Athlete and Event Coordinator Malene Carr strikes a side pose during a live category demonstration at the official press launch for the 2026 Mayberry JABBFA National Senior Championship at The Liguanea Club recently.
August 15, 2026

Mayberry JABBFA National Senior finals on today at Wolmer’s Boys

KINGSTON: The Mayberry Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) National Senior Championship returns to the stage today at 7 p.m. at the Wolmer’s Boys’ Auditorium, National…
Stephen Francis
August 15, 2026 by Christopher Scott

Francis’ legacy secured at UTech

Stephen Francis, OJ – whose coaching accomplishments place him among the world’s elite, having guided multiple Jamaican and Caribbean athletes to Olympic and World Championships medals – is set to be…
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August 15, 2026

JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the…
NRCA Chairman Christopher Whyms-Stone.
August 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season

WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday.
August 15, 2026

Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks

LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks…
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire (left) argues with referee Michael Salisbury during the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in Manchester, England yesterday. At centre is Bruno Fernandes.
August 15, 2026

Carrick: Man United need more signings

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has called for more signings in a summer when the club’s spending on new players has been below all of its main English Premier…
Luigi Mangione is escorted by police, December 19, 2024, in New York.
August 15, 2026

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP): Luigi Mangione yesterday pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an…
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe holds a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
August 15, 2026

Coe: Keep politicians on bus but out of driver’s seat

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Sebastian Coe has a simple approach to avoiding political interference in global sport. “The balance is keeping the politicians on the bus but not letting them anywhere near…