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The entrance at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann.
March 5, 2026

17-year-old boy in custody after deadly fight at Ocho Rios High

A 17-year-old male student is now in police custody following a deadly fight at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann on Wednesday, which claimed the life of another student. The police reported that…
A vehicle drives down a street during a blackout in Havana, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
March 5, 2026

Millions left without power after major blackout hits Cuba’s western region

HAVANA (AP) — A blackout left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba on Wednesday in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a…
Front-running NEO STAR should start favourite against the top-weight carrying, but speedy DON KWESI.
March 5, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Don Kwesi to battle top weight, Neo Star

Outclassed by United States-bred WALL STREET TRADER in the Ash Wednesday Trophy at six and a half furlongs, DON KWESI returns for Saturday’s International Women’s Day feature but will have to defy a…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs.
March 5, 2026

Expungement law offering new start after rehabilitation now in effect

More Jamaicans with a criminal record will now have the opportunity for a fresh start with the enactment of the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act, 2026. The act, which…
Mount Pleasant Football Academy Sporting Director Paul Christie says he has all the trust in head coach Theodore Whitmore (right) and assistant coach Davion Ferguson, despite the decimation of the team to face LA Galaxy in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
March 5, 2026 by Robert Bailey

VISA-BACKED ADVANTAGE?

Sporting director of Mount Pleasant Football Academy, Paul Christie, says the club will be without at least 10 first-team players when they face Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in the Concacaf…
Mount Pleasant’s Football Academy’s Jashaun Angli (left) tries to evade the sliding challenge of Tivoli Garden’s Denville Watson during their rescheduled Jamaica Premier League game at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex yesterday. Anglin scored in the 1
March 5, 2026

Mount Pleasant not worried despite latest dropped points

Mount Pleasant Football Academy squandered a golden opportunity to close the gap on leaders Montego Bay United atop the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) standings after playing to a 1-1 draw with hosts…
Holland High sprinter Shanoya Douglas is one of those athlete’s down to compete on day one of the Carifta Trials on Friday.
March 5, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Carifta Trials places go up for grabs tomorrow

This weekend will be a very busy one for the country’s under-17 and under-19 athletes with places for the 53rd staging of the Carifta Games up for grabs. The Carifta Games will be held at the Kirani…
Brighton’s Joel Veltman (right) tackles Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka during the Premier League match in Brighton, England, yesterday.
March 5, 2026

Arsenal move seven points ahead with Brighton win

LONDON (AP): Arsenal moved seven points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after scraping a 1-0 win at Brighton, while their title rivals drew 2-2 at home to struggling…
March 5, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness admits she didn’t see all details described in joint statement with partner

A prosecution witness yesterday insisted that although she and her partner witnessed parts of the fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in St Andrew in 2013, and later composed a letter about…