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March 5, 2026
NWA undertaking $193 million road rehabilitation in sections of Portland, St Mary and St Ann
The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking hotmix patching and a road rehabilitation programme in sections of Portland, St Mary and St Ann. The NWA says the programme to improve the road…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…