World Cup delivers $776m sales bump for Supreme Ventures
Supreme Ventures Ltd made the bulk of its rise in revenue from sports betting tied to the football World Cup. Executive Chairman Gary Peart had predicted as much in April, telling investors the gaming group would earn from the biggest event on the sports betting calendar. “Total gaming income increased by $1.23 billion, driven primarily by a World Cup-fuelled $775.6-million increase in Sports Betting gross ticket sales,” Supreme Ventures said in its financials. On the company’s own framing, the tournament accounts for the greater part of that increase.
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Mount Pleasant Football Academy will usher in a new era on Sunday when they host Tivoli Gardens in their first home match at the Mount Pleasant Stadium, marking the next step in the club’s ambitious plan to establish a football hub on Jamaica’s north coast. The move ends the club’s stay at Drax Hall, which Mt Pleasant Sporting Director Paul Christie said was always intended to be a temporary arrangement.
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World Cup delivers $776m sales bump for Supreme Ventures
Supreme Ventures Ltd made the bulk of its rise in revenue from sports betting tied to the football World Cup. Executive Chairman Gary Peart had predicted as much in April, telling investors the gaming group would earn from the biggest event on the sports betting calendar. “Total gaming income increased by $1.23 billion, driven primarily by a World Cup-fuelled $775.6-million increase in Sports Betting gross ticket sales,” Supreme Ventures said in its financials. On the company’s own framing, the tournament accounts for the greater part of that increase.
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Peter Wright goes the distance with first marathon
After completing half-marathons at Reggae Marathon in 2024 and 2025, and making 10-mile (16 km) runs a regular part of his Saturday mornings, Peter Wright decided it was time to take on a bigger challenge. Last month, he travelled to the Dominican Republic to register for his first full marathon, covering 26.2 miles.
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Editorial | Burnham and reparations
Britain may not yet be fully seized of its moral and legal obligation to pay reparations for its role in the racialised chattel slavery of Africans. However, Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s recent shift on the issue is a welcome development, even if it is partly aimed at shoring up the UK’s vulnerable position in an increasingly hostile global environment.
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Portland Health Alliance mobilises support to strengthen healthcare services
Access to quality healthcare should not depend on where a person lives but, for many residents of Portland, obtaining essential medical services can mean travelling outside the parish, sometimes over considerable distances. From dialysis and mammograms to diagnostic testing and specialised care, gaps in local healthcare provision have placed additional demands on patients and their families. Rural residents face particular challenges when seeking emergency, urgent and long-term treatment.
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.