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MOJITO, with Tajay Suckoo aboard, walks to the winner’s enclosure after capturing the 22nd running of the Arthur Jones Memorial Trophy over six furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
August 31, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Rare win for Mojito in Caymanas Park feature

MOJITO, champion two-year-old in 2022, yesterday won his first race since landing last year’s Grade One Jamaica Cup by outfinishing American WALL STREET TRADER, who was deservedly stumped by the…
Pearnel Charles Sr with his wife Gloria at his 90th birthday party held yesterday in St Andrew. The couple have been married for 56 years and raised seven children together.
August 31, 2026

Pearnel Charles celebrates 90

Family, friends and political colleagues gathered at the home of former Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles Sr yesterday to celebrate his 90th birthday, which he officially marks today. Among those…
Sprint hurdler Danielle Williams smiling after winning the women’s 100m at the Grand Slam Track meet at the National Stadium in St Andrew on April 6.
August 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Jamaicans register four wins at Berlin meet

Jamaican athletes registered four wins at the World Continental Tour Silver meet in the ISTAF Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. The winners were Sabrina Dockery, Danielle Williams, Rushell…
Jamaica Kingsmen players celebrate after their win against the Trinbago Knight Riders on Saturday night at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago.
August 31, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Powell hails ‘massive’ victory as Kingsmen conquer Knight Riders

Jamaica Kingsmen captain Rovman Powell has described his team’s dramatic seven-run victory over the Trinbago Knight Riders under the DLS method as a statement win that could prove pivotal in their…
Mourners take one final look at the body of Shani Coke in Troy, Trelawny yesterday.
August 31, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Our grief must become action - Dalrymple-Philibert

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans are being challenged to break the culture of silence surrounding the abuse of children, with Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, minister of state in the Ministry of Justice and…
Tynielle Chambers-Barnett (third right), Group Business Development Manager, Cari-Med Group, Kirk FP Division engages with (from left) Keith Wellington, President, Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association, Omar 'Rambo' Wedderburn, coach, St Elizabeth Tec
August 31, 2026 by Livingston Scott

MANNING, DACOSTA CUP Coaches Wedderburn, Ricketts welcome changes

One of the major changes to this season’s Manning and daCosta Cup competitions will be the absence of the traditional ‘big teams’ from the opening round. Defending Manning Cup champions Excelsior…
Nick Richards
August 31, 2026 by Jacob Levy

Richards urges JC athletes to embrace discipline

NEWLY ACQUIRED Miami Heat centre Nick Richards returned to his alma mater Jamaica College (JC) on Saturday, sharing his experience and encouraging the next generation of basketball players to combine…
Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, receives a certificate from Dr Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson, medical director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life.
August 31, 2026 by Racquel Porter

Workplace inclusion must become part of everyday culture, says labour ministry official

Rather than simply being written into workplace policies, Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s (MLSS) HIV Unit, says respect, dignity and fairness…
Marcelle’ Jackson
August 31, 2026 by Olivia Brown

From hardship to hope

For Marcelle’ Jackson, giving is not an act born out of abundance. It is born out of memory. She remembers watching her mother struggle to provide for her and her siblings, as overdue bills and rent…