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Sagicor fraud trial stalls again as witness fails to appear

With just nine of the 35 witnesses having testified since the Sagicor fraud trial began last year July, proceedings suffered another setback on Thursday after a scheduled witness was unavailable to…
Glenmuir High School’s Orel Miller prepares to shoot during a top-of-the-table clash against Lacovia High at Glenmuir.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Clarendon teams set for another dominant year

Six Clarendon teams will be aiming to continue the parish’s dominance when the round of 16 of the Rural Area ISSA daCosta Cup football competition gets under way tomorrow, following impressive…
Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw scores her side’s first goal from a penalty on during the Women’s Champions League football match against Paris Saint-Germain in Manchester, England, on October 29.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Shaw on target but City denied late in PSG stalemate

Jamaica striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw looked set to fire Manchester City Women to their first UEFA Women’s Champions League victory of the campaign, but a late equaliser from Tara Elimbi Gilbert earned…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding (second left, foreground) speaking to journalists during a tour of western Jamaica on Wednesday. Flanking him (from left) are Heatha Miller-Bennett, member of parliament (MP) for Hanover Western; Andrea Purkiss, MP for Hanove
30 Oct, 2026 0

Golding blames Gov’t’s own non-performance for project delays

WESTERN BUREAU: Opposition Leader Mark Golding has dismissed claims that uncooperative public sector workers are hampering the Government’s project execution, insisting that the real problem is the…
The Caribbean Maritime University in Kingston.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Millions more for meals

Another 16 sets of documents showing how Professor Fritz Pinnock, former president of Caribbean Maritime University (CMU), authorised payments totalling millions of dollars “for the provision of…
David Cuthbert, president of the Jamaican Institute of Architects.
30 Oct, 2026 0

BUILDERS PUSH BACK - Local experts reject skills deficit claims, urge NaRRA to tap J’can talent for major projects

Jamaica’s construction professionals are pushing back against suggestions that the island lacks the capacity to deliver major infrastructure projects as the National Reconstruction and Resilience…
Information Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Gov’t says no plans to criminalise defamation

The Government is not considering reintroducing criminal sanctions for defamation despite calls by Senator Marlon Morgan for the Holness administration to do so. “This is not a government position,”…
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30 Oct, 2026 0

UN accuses Nicaragua’s leaders of possible crimes against humanity

UNITED NATIONS (AP): United Nations human rights experts said Wednesday that Nicaragua’s co-presidents have established a dictatorship and that there are “reasonable grounds to believe that crimes…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye shake hands during the plenary session of the Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, Wednesday.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Putin woos African leaders

MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin courted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit that wrapped up Thursday as he seeks to bolster Moscow’s clout across the continent. Speaking…