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May 11, 2026

Don Dobson | Agentic AI could be a strategic asset for sport governing bodies

Jamaica’s sport federations face a familiar reality: overwhelming workloads and too few hands. Many of these national governing bodies, which are responsible for organising and developing their…
May 11, 2026

Jose Caballero | Prosperity in Latin America: A region of fragments

Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has made real gains over recent decades in education, health, democratic governance, and poverty reduction. The region, however, remains stuck. Not because…
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May 11, 2026

MEXICO - How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives against all odds

LOS LLANITOS (AP) — On a dirt field on Mexico's Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the…
May 11, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

Man accused of attempted rape remanded pending ODPP ruling

The St Catherine Parish Court is awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a case involving a man accused of breaking into a woman’s home and attempting to…
May 11, 2026

Trump taps former news anchor Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica

United States President Donald Trump has nominated politician and former television news anchor Kari Lake of Arizona to serve as the country's next ambassador to Jamaica, the White House…
May 11, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Taxi rams into school bus in Portland

Several students who were aboard an alleged illegal taxi were treated and released after the vehicle slammed into a school bus on Monday morning, in the vicinity of Tom's Hope in the Rio Grande…
May 11, 2026

‘Mining Matters’ app empowers motorists to report aggregate spillage

Motorists are encouraged to download the ‘Mining Matters’ mobile application to report incidents of aggregate spillage during transit.
May 11, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

Case delayed for principal accused of $4M Clifton land fraud

St Catherine resident Suelyn Ward-Brown, who is accused of collecting $4 million from buyers for lots later found to belong to the state, will have to wait a while longer to hear whether her case will…
May 11, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Truck plunges into river in Portland

Attempts are currently being made to use a heavy-duty crane to lift a water truck which went over a bridge at Clear Spring in Portland on Monday evening.