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July 8, 2026
Messi, Argentina pull off 13-minute miracle - Egyptians cry injustice after squandering two-goal lead
ATLANTA (AP):
For Mohamed Salah and Egypt, what could have been a glorious celebration turned ugly at the end.
On the cusp of upsetting the defending World Cup champions, the Pharaohs squandered a…
July 8, 2026
Swiss hold their nerve in penalty shoot-out win over Colombia
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP):
Ruben Vargas converted his penalty, and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Colombia after a scoreless draw…
July 9, 2026
Sunshine Girls locked and loaded - Netball Jamaica announces strengthened squad for Commonwealth Games
Netball Jamaica president Karen Baugh believes they have selected a balanced squad of experience and youth for the Commonwealth Games and expects the team to be challenging for the gold…
July 8, 2026
Cleaner Linstead earns praise - Residents, businesses hail early success of waste management pilot
A pilot waste-management initiative spearheaded by St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford is already drawing praise from residents and business operators in Linstead, who say…
July 8, 2026
Cannabis industry must win public trust – Medicanja exec
As Jamaica expands its regulated cannabis industry through recent licensing reforms, stakeholders say the sector’s long-term success will depend not only on who is licensed to cultivate the crop, but…
July 8, 2026
Churches slam Government over TCNs deal
Declaring that it was compelled to break its silence on the controversial Third Country National (TCN) deportees’ arrangement between the United States and Jamaica, the Jamaica Council of Churches…
July 8, 2026
Quality finishes highlighted for making a difference in homebuilding
Complaints about shoddy finishes have become a frequent outcry from owners of newly purchased units in the island’s expanding real estate sector.
For local architect and engineer Dwight Forrester,…
July 8, 2026
Editorial | A red card for Infantino
For subscribers to that kind of cosmic philosophy, Belgium’s 4-1 thrashing of the United States on Monday night in their round-of-16 clash at the FIFA World Cup may have seemed like expected karma. …
July 8, 2026
Death of the ‘beautiful game’
THE EDITOR, Madam:
European money has effectively killed the beautiful game. Look at this year’s Brazil team: its players compete professionally all over Europe. In the days of the beautiful game,…