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Justin Greaves
August 19, 2026

Greaves, Matthews create history

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): All-rounders Justin Greaves and Hayley Matthews have achieved a rare feat after capturing the ICC’s Player of the Month awards for July. It marks the first time both…
Action between Jamaica and Colombia at the Pan American Men’s Lacrosse Championship at Stadium East on Monday at the Stadium East field.
August 19, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Witness David vs Goliath

Following their emphatic opening win against Colombia at the 2026 Pan American Men’s Lacrosse Championship, Jamaica Lacrosse Association (JLA) president Calbert Hutchinson has called for public…
August 19, 2026

Shergil makes chess history for Ja

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (CMC): Rajvir Shergil created history by winning Jamaica’s first-ever medal at the FIDE ISCF World Schools Team Chess Championship. Competing at the event, which concluded over…
Cebao FC’s Luis Diaz (left), keeps Mount Pleasant Football Academy’s Trayvone Reid during their Caribbean Cup encounter at the National Stadium yesterday.
August 19, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Poor shooting costs Mount Pleasant

A poor shooting display in the first half cost Mount Pleasant Football Academy as they went down 2-1 to Dominican Republic outfit Cibao FC in their opening Group B match of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup…
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August 19, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Buchanan launches fresh battle over Holness’ seat

Paul Buchanan has launched a new legal challenge to the September 2025 election result in St Andrew West Central, filing a constitutional motion seeking to have the poll declared void and a fresh…
Chad Wright
August 19, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Wright’s dreams of Olympic double-duty still alive

Jamaican discus thrower and weightlifter Chad Wright is one step closer to a historic Olympic double as he aims to represent Jamaica in both sports at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Wright, who…
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August 19, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Jamaican Ricky Wade expands McDonald’s empire

Jamaica-born and Florida-based businessman Ricky Wade has expanded his holdings of McDonald’s franchises. Wade told The Gleaner that his company has acquired an additional five franchises in central…
August 19, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Teachers balk - JTA rejects pay package over benefits concern

WESTERN BUREAU: Unresolved issues surrounding their uniform allowance and a graduate policy for educators pursuing further studies were among the main concerns raised by delegates on Tuesday as the…
Karen Clayton (right), the regional administrator at the Western Parks and Markets (WPM) Waste Management Limited, hands over a school bag to street sweeper Tamara Chambers, during a recent book drive and back-to-school treat in Montego Bay, St James.
August 19, 2026 by Adrian Frater

WPM comes good with back-to-school initiative out west

Western Bureau: Scores of families with ties to Western Parks and Market (WPM) Waste Management Limited should be going into the new 2026-2027 school year with one less burden. The company, through a…