Hurdling into history - Page shrugs off nerves to secure Jamaica’s first gold in Dakar
Despite admitting to pre-race nerves, Jamaica’s Marquies Page delivered a record-breaking performance to lead his country’s medal charge at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, claiming the nation’s first gold medal of the Games. Page stormed to victory in the boys’ 110-metre hurdles final in a personal-best (PB) 12.95 seconds, finishing comfortably ahead of Shinjie Chen of China, who clocked 13.40 for silver, and Enrique Bosch of South Africa, who secured bronze in 13.45. Reflecting on his achievement, the young Jamaican could hardly hide his delight.
Trough to bring showers, thunderstorms across Jamaica through weekend
Showers and thunderstorms are expected across most parishes over the next few days as a broad trough develops across Jamaica and the western Caribbean, the Meteorological Service of Jamaica says. The Met Service said unstable weather conditions are expected to begin Tuesday afternoon, with increasing cloudiness and intermittent showers and thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, continuing through Saturday.
Dominican president says he backs Bukele and Salvadoran troops in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – The president of the Dominican Republic said on Tuesday that his government is collaborating with El Salvador's president and providing him with logistics and intelligence as some 2,500 troops from the Central American country battle violent gangs in Haiti. Dominican President Luis Abinader spoke as the operations of the recently deployed Salvadoran troops to Haiti draw scrutiny because they are largely operating outside the framework of a UN-backed, multinational gang suppression force.
Hurdling into history - Page shrugs off nerves to secure Jamaica’s first gold in Dakar
Despite admitting to pre-race nerves, Jamaica’s Marquies Page delivered a record-breaking performance to lead his country’s medal charge at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Senegal, claiming the nation’s first gold medal of the Games. Page stormed to victory in the boys’ 110-metre hurdles final in a personal-best (PB) 12.95 seconds, finishing comfortably ahead of Shinjie Chen of China, who clocked 13.40 for silver, and Enrique Bosch of South Africa, who secured bronze in 13.45. Reflecting on his achievement, the young Jamaican could hardly hide his delight.
Two Denbigh players hospitalised after lightning strike during daCosta Cup quarterfinal
Powell embraces new Holmwood challenge
Chase: Warrican won us the series
Music industry celebrated at JaRIA Honour Awards
Copeland Forbes being interviewed on the red carpet of the JaRIA Honour Awards on Sunday night was entertaining. The veteran tour manager, booking agent, artiste manager, and author managed to cleverly turn a general question about the music industry into his own mini informative session.
FiWi Short Film Competition finalists revealed
No Gov't involvement in BZR concert, says Grange
Berkshire Hathaway buys back $9.6 billion of own stock but profits dip
Berkshire Hathaway repurchased US$9.6 billion worth of its own shares in the third quarter, but Geico’s numbers got worse as it invested more in ads and its overall profit fell more than 28 per cent as the value of its investments changed. But the buybacks likely came to a halt recently as Berkshire’s Class A stock price surged past US$878,000 and topped where it was before Warren Buffett surprised investors with his plans to retire at the annual meeting in May 2025. He gave up the chairman title in September after relinquishing the CEO job to Greg Abel in January.
Videos
Island Wedding | Long before ‘I do’: Gavin and Selena’s story comes full circle
Some love stories begin with a spark but, for Gavin Rodgers and Selena Lewis, it was a physics class that laid the foundation for a bond that would last a lifetime. What began as a chance conversation between two teenagers in 2018 grew into eight years of friendship, faith and love, culminating in their exchange of vows on September 26 at Caymanas Golf Club in St Catherine. Surrounded by 91 of their closest family members and friends, the 26-year-old newly-weds celebrated a union that, as they would later discover, had been years in the making.
Something Extra | Tuesday
Something Extra | Monday
It’s CFDA win number three for Diotima’s Rachel Scott
Editorial | Vale Royal and the Constitution
Notwithstanding this newspaper’s call for Jamaica to rethink who can be Parliament’s Speaker, there is no sign that a break in the deadlock between the Government and the Opposition on constitutional reform is imminent.
Michael Abrahams | Disorder in the House
Gordon Robinson | The more things change …
Editorial | An independent speaker
Ronald Thwaites | Avoiding Trumpism
Photo Gallery
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.