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July 21, 2026
by Raymond Graham
Douglas, Card to lead team to U20 Champs
World 100-metre leaders Shanoya Douglas and Gary Card will spearhead Jamaica’s team to next month’s World Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, from August 5-9.
Following the release of the team…
July 21, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Duckie takes aim at Waterhouse’s 20-year drought
It has been 20 years since Waterhouse Football Club last won the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), and coach Donovan Duckie, who returned to the Drewsland-based club for his third stint, says he has plans…
Updated 8 hours ago
by Robert Bailey
No pressure, says Wilson
Experienced Sunshine Girls defender Latanya Wilson says the Jamaican team is not feeling pressured to repeat its historic silver-medal performance at this month’s Commonwealth Games Championships in…
July 21, 2026
by Gareth Davis Sr
Municipal corporation moves to restore order in Port Antonio
The Portland Municipal Corporation says it will move to tackle the growing problem of illegal vending which is increasingly disrupting the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in Port…
July 21, 2026
Clarendon teacher finds global stage for a lifelong calling through Participate Learning
Tamar Blair-Robinson will tell you she was born to teach. As a child growing up in May Pen, Clarendon, she would gather rocks and stones, line them up and pretend they were her students – asking them…
July 21, 2026
UTech to host WorldCALL Conference in 2028
The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) has won the bid to host the World Computer-Assisted Language Learning (WorldCALL) Conference from June 12 to 16, 2028, at its Papine campus,…
July 21, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Fire leaves 20 homeless in Old Harbour, probes ongoing
An early-morning fire last Friday left 20 members of a close-knit family homeless in an informal settlement along Burke Road in Old Harbour, St Catherine.
The fire, which was first detected some time…
July 21, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
GRAD HEARTBREAK - Trelawny school snubs top student over missed grade nine exam
While many of her classmates celebrated receiving graduation diplomas last month, 16-year-old Khadedra Worrell spent what should have been her graduation day in tears.
The Holland High School…
July 21, 2026
Don’t mix ashes with waste for disposal, warns WPM manager
WESTERN BUREAU:
Dramaine Jones, the regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Limited (WPM), is urging citizens to better…