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July 5, 2026
Past The Finishing Post
Jul 4, 2026
Race Results
Race 1
Purse $600,000
5YO&UP OPT. CLM($200,0 ONLY)/NB6YO&UP(NW2)
&NB5YO(MDN)
Off At: 12:24:35AM
Distance: 700 M
Track Condition: Dirt :…
July 5, 2026
West Indies pacers made to toil for a second day
NORTH SOUND, Antigua (AP):
Sonal Dinusha and Kusal Mendis put on 143 runs for the sixth wicket yesterday as Sri Lanka ground down the West Indies pacers to declare their first innings at 549-9 on…
July 5, 2026
Mbappé scores again to send France through to quarters
PHILADELPHIA (AP):
Kylian Mbappé scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0 yesterday, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth…
July 5, 2026
by Ainsley Walters
Phenomenal Power smashes 43-year-old record
PHENOMENAL POWER yesterday decimated rivals in the Clovis Metcalfe Cup, becoming the third United States-bred runner to have erased decades-old Caymanas Park track records in as many months, lowering…
July 5, 2026
by Raymond Graham
‘I did not panic’ - Oakley opens up about debut pro race, first win
Dejanea Oakley, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division One women’s outdoor 400-metre champion, produced the best performance by a Jamaican at the two-day Prefontaine Classic at…
July 5, 2026
by Sashana Small
Copy, paste, repeat? Students rethinking AI as schools adapt, but educators still fear critical-thinking cost
Fourth-form Jonathan Grant High School student Alexander Ashley had a revelation when he completed his first term in grade 10. Although he did very well in his take-home assignments, the final grades…
July 5, 2026
by Janet Silvera
‘They kept saying I looked Nigerian’ Globe-trotting Jamaican’s South African trip ends in airport refuge amid anti-immigrant tensions
WESTERN BUREAU:
For 38 days, South Africa was an adventure for 24-year-old Jamaican digital nomad Kadeem Leslie. In the final week, it became a country he could not wait to leave.
Leslie, a…
July 5, 2026
PIG FARMERS SQUEAL - Hurricane fallout leaves market-ready animals stuck on farms
WESTERN BUREAU:
For Westmoreland pig farmer Michael Murphy, the numbers no longer add up.
Every month, he must find $100,000 to repay a loan. Every week, he spends roughly $300,000 on feed alone.…
July 5, 2026
Sunday Social
Good food, meaningful conversations and a shared spirit of giving set the tone at Hummingbird Charities Limited’s annual Fête For A Cause fundraising brunch, held last Sunday in Millsborough.