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FIFA president Gianni Infantino (centre) speaks to secretary general Mattias Grafstrom (left), while sitting beside president of Moroccan Royal Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa as they attend a Women’s AFCON 2026 soccer match between Malawi and Zambia,
August 21, 2026

Fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign

GENEVA (AP): A collection of football fan groups from around the world launched a petition yesterday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup…
Dwaine Pretorius starred for the Guyana Amazon Warriors with three wickets against the St Lucia Kings in their Caribbean Premier League T20 cricket match at Daren Sammy Stadium on Wednesday night.
August 21, 2026

Warriors go top of CPL table with lopsided win over Kings

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): The Guyana Amazon Warriors showed why they are considered one of the favourites to win this year’s Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League with a dominant showing in their…
St Lucia captain Roston Chase celebrates with teammates after victory over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League last week.
August 21, 2026

CPL: Kings’ title defence suffers major blow

CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC): The St Lucia Kings’ title defence has suffered a major blow, with Afghanistan’s star left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad ruled out of the 2026 Caribbean Premier League season…
More than 1,400 applicants were interviewed during Iberostar’s two-day recruitment drive.
August 21, 2026

Iberostar’s JOIA reopening to create 400 jobs

Iberostar Hotels & Resorts says demand for hospitality jobs remains strong, after more than 1,400 people attended a two-day recruitment drive aimed at filling about 400 vacancies across its…
Healthcare providers take notes during the Western Regional Health Authority’s Family Health Review at the Burchell Baptist Church Hall in Montego Bay on August 20.
August 21, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Nutrition counselling giving pregnant women better shot at beating anaemia

WESTERN BUREAU: Nadine Simmonds-Lewis, the regional nutritionist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), said a review by the entity has found that pregnant women who received nutrition…
Students Dimetri Lee (left) and Serena Morris of UTech, Jamaica’s Sagicor Innovation Lab, showcase the RootIQ platform at the annual Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show.
August 21, 2026

UTech platform digitises crop tracking

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), through its Sagicor-sponsored Innovation Lab, has unveiled RootIQ, a blockchain-enabled agricultural traceability platform designed to strengthen food…
Specialist Dilip Patel working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 30 in New York. AP
August 21, 2026

Higher yields in bond market and drop for Walmart drag US stocks lower

A rise in oil prices on Thursday is sending worries about inflation and yields in the bond market higher, erasing some of the relief the United States Treasury Department created the day before. The…
wiss tourist Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, who is accused of insulting the Balinese Hinduism’s sacred Day of Silcence in social media posts, covers his face upon arrival at the district court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Thursday.
August 21, 2026

Tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali’s sacred Day of Silence

DENPASAR (AP): A court on the Indonesian resort island of Bali sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Balinese Hindu observance. Luzian Andrin Zgraggen, 26, was found…
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August 21, 2026

Jailed ex-PM may receive private hospital treatment

ISLAMABAD (AP): A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister has said the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if…