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From left: Sports Development Foundation general manager Alan Beckford, Christopher Samuda, JOA, president, Jodi Munn-Barrow, JGA president and tournament director, Peter Chin, chairman of the organising committee, and pro golfer Sean Green share the lense
28 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica Open returns for 58th edition

The fairways of the Tryall Club are set to come alive next weekend as the VyBwear Jamaica Open makes its highly anticipated return for a 58th staging. Following a year’s hiatus as a result of the…
Pepper Primary School in St Elizabeth, following extensive restoration works undertaken by the National Education Trust, after the institution sustained significant damage during Hurricane Melissa.
28 Oct, 2026 0

NET completes hurricane repairs at two schools

The National Education Trust (NET) has completed restoration works at Bamboo Primary School in St Ann and Pepper Primary School in St Elizabeth, restoring facilities damaged by Hurricane Melissa and…
Tamika Harris, president of the Advocates Association of Jamaica.
28 Oct, 2026 0

Harris calls for Firearms Act guilty-plea discounts without informant requirement

President of the Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is urging the Government to amend firearms legislation to allow defendants who plead guilty early to receive reduced sentences…
Former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
28 Oct, 2026 0

CMU MONEY TRAIL - Pinnock’s signature on meal payment vouchers for Brown Lawrence, court told

Prosecutors on Tuesday tendered into evidence dozens of documents showing that former Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President Professor Fritz Pinnock authorised hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Sports
28 Oct, 2026 0

‘We keep fighting’ - Portmore expects tough Violette but backs self-belief

Portmore United captain Ramone Howell believes the team’s resilience will be crucial as they seek to get past Haitian outfit Violette AC in the rescheduled second leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup…
Opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro arrives at his election night event after the presidential runoff in Brasilia, Brazil, Sunday.
28 Oct, 2026 0

Reports: Flávio Bolsonaro leaves for the United States

SAO PAULO (AP): Defeated presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has left Brasil for the United States following a stunning loss to incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Sunday’s election,…
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025.
28 Oct, 2026 0

Attacks kill at least 60 Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia, church says

NAIROBI (AP): Two attacks in Ethiopia’s Oromia region killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians, the country’s Orthodox Church said, urging the authorities to protect civilians and bring those…
Sections of St Hilda’s Diocesan High School damaged by Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island in October 2025.
28 Oct, 2026 0

Future of St Hilda’s Georgian-style building in focus as repairs continue

The National Education Trust (NET) says it has spent just over $82 million repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa at St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, but uncertainty…
Letters
28 Oct, 2026 0

Rules should serve children, not punish them

THE EDITOR, Madam: There was a situation in which Excelsior High was found to be in breach of ISSA rules, and the school was docked six points and banned from participating in the Champions Cup for…