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Navardo Blair (left) of Treasure Beach tries to outrun Cavalier’s Jerome McLeary during their Jamaica Premier League game at St Elizabeth Technical Sports Complex yesterday. Cavalier won 1-0.
March 16, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Cavalier clip Treasure Beach in tight contest at STETHS

Defending champions Cavalier clipped Treasure Beach FC 1-0 in a tightly contested Jamaica Premier League encounter at the St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) Sports Complex yesterday. The win pushed…
University of Georgia’s Dejanea Oakley.
March 16, 2026 by Raymond Graham

NCAA Indoors: Oakley leads the way as Jamaicans register three wins

JAMAICANS Dejanea Oakley, Shenese Walker and Tyrice Taylor registered wins at the weekend in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Indoor Track and Field Championships, which was held in…
SHE'S THAT GIRL won yesterday's feature race.
March 16, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Mar 15, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $790,000 3YO&UP OPT. CLM($500,0-$400,0)/NB6YO&UP(NW4) (DIV.i) IMP6YO&UP&NB5YO(NW3) Off At: 12:18:49 PM Distance: 5 1/2 Fur. Track Condition:…
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams
March 16, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

WEIGHT OF WAR

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sounded a warning that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are posing a material risk to the Jamaican economy, and that a prolonged conflict could…
Sabrina Dockery
March 16, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Impressive pro debut for sprinter Dockery

Sabrina Dockery made an impressive start to her professional career at the 25th staging of the GC Foster Classic in Angels, Spanish Town, on Saturday. Dockery, a former Lacovia High student, won the…
Jason Wilks, senior sector specialist at the IDB.
March 16, 2026

Costly crimes

It is costing Caribbean nations a combined US$190 billion to deal with the effects of crime and violence, an official at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed. Jason Wilks, senior…
Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell, after receiving her master’s in forensic psychology.
March 16, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Where faith meets forensics

When Detective Inspector Pilmar Powell joined the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on July 15, 1995, she did not envision a life spent probing the complexities of the criminal mind. In fact, policing…
The Lucea coastline showing mounds of debris and silt
March 16, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Mayor: Dredging harbour could fix Lucea’s flooding problem

Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is spearheading the call for a national response to the spate of recent floodings in Hanover, believes the dredging of the town’s harbour to address…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
March 16, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Monroe Ellis: Law needed to close climate change response gap

Auditor General (AuG) Pamela Monroe Ellis says the Jamaican Government has laid a solid foundation for the country’s climate response, but is warning of the absence of climate legislation to create…