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McKay New Raiders’ centre back, Richard Brown (centre) departed the island yesterday, accompanied by club executive Tye McKay (left) and owner Jason McKay, to start a 15-day trial at newly promoted North Macedonian First League team FK Skopje.
August 15, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

New Raiders’ Brown gets Macedonia trial

New Raiders Football Club centre back Richard Brown departed the island yesterday for a 15‑day trial with Macedonian First League outfit FK Skopje. The 25‑year‑old travelled alongside members of the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
August 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘Humanitarian crisis’ - Holness pledges Government support to displaced families at Cooper’s Pen demolition site

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the…
Blaise Bicknell
August 15, 2026 by Robert Bailey

High‑calibre field for Kingston Open Tennis

Tournament director Stefan Wilson says tennis fans can expect a high‑quality and fiercely competitive spectacle when the inaugural Kingston Open Tennis Championships, an ATP Challenger event, serves…
Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Imran Tahir (left) takes a return catch to dismiss Jamaica Kingsmen batter Reeza Hendricks (right) during their Caribbean Premier League T/20 Cricket match at Sabina Park on Thursday. Looking on is Amazon Warriors’ wicketke
August 15, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Kingsmen chase crucial turnaround

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and for the Jamaica Kingsmen, the formula for revival is straightforward – a 10 to 15 per cent improvement across individual performances. As the Kingsmen…
Athlete and Event Coordinator Malene Carr strikes a side pose during a live category demonstration at the official press launch for the 2026 Mayberry JABBFA National Senior Championship at The Liguanea Club recently.
August 15, 2026

Mayberry JABBFA National Senior finals on today at Wolmer’s Boys

KINGSTON: The Mayberry Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (JABBFA) National Senior Championship returns to the stage today at 7 p.m. at the Wolmer’s Boys’ Auditorium, National…
Stephen Francis
August 15, 2026 by Christopher Scott

Francis’ legacy secured at UTech

Stephen Francis, OJ – whose coaching accomplishments place him among the world’s elite, having guided multiple Jamaican and Caribbean athletes to Olympic and World Championships medals – is set to be…
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August 15, 2026

JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the…
NRCA Chairman Christopher Whyms-Stone.
August 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season

WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday.
August 15, 2026

Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks

LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks…