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Alison Moore
July 23, 2026

Former Commissioner of Customs Alison Moore dies at 82

Former Commissioner of Customs Alison Moore, who made history as Jamaica's first female Commissioner of Customs, has died at age 82. Moore passed away on Sunday following a period of illness. She…
Rideallday looks a shoo-in for Saturday’s $10 million Diamond Mile.
July 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Rideallday set to continue dominance

RIDEALLDAY’S acceleration in his last two races, especially December’s Mouttet Mile when he blew past LEGACY ISLE a furlong and a half out – the only horse to have challenged the leader at any point…
Merle Williams, grandmother of Shani Coke.
July 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

TRAGEDY IN TROY

WESTERN BUREAU: Merle Williams, the maternal grandmother who raised 10-year-old Shani Coke from birth, yesterday recounted the agonising hours spent searching for the child after sending her to a…
Barbados U19 allrounder Justin Parris scored a century and ended with figures of 5-35 against Jamaica in the CWI Rising Stars U19 limited-overs final at Liberta Sports Club yesterday.
July 23, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Parris masterclass leaves Jamaica U19s in tatters

Jamaica U19 captain Pajay Nelson said his side had to play their best cricket if they were to win the CWI Rising Stars U19 limited-overs final, but it was their opponents, Barbados, who brought out…
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July 23, 2026

Hurricane relief cash being pumped into building new foundations

Rocky Meade, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, yesterday said the balance of unspent donated funds for hurricane victims, flagged in an auditor general’s report in May, is now…
Leacroft Lettman
July 23, 2026

Lettman to coach Reggae Girlz at CAC Games

Leacroft Lettman, U20 Reggae Girlz head coach, will serve as interim coach for the senior Reggae Girlz at the upcoming Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in the absence of Hubert Busby, who…
Ambassador Rocky Meade, permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister.
July 23, 2026

Meade defends hurricane cash delay

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Dr Rocky Meade has offered an explanation for why the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) spent only two per…
Jamaica shotstopper, Liya Brooks.
July 23, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

‘There really isn’t much that we can do’

The Reggae Girlz biggest opponents ahead of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games are not Colombia, Puerto Rico, or Mexico, but rather the challenge of selecting a squad for a tournament…
Participants compete in the ska dance competition.
July 23, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon seniors show age is no barrier

“We can still add to society.” That declaration echoed across the Phase Two Community Centre in Longville Park on Tuesday as senior citizens from across Clarendon embraced the annual Clarendon Senior…