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Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 9:07 PM

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) captured the 2025 ISSA/WATA daCosta Cup rural schoolboy football crown after edging Glenmuir High 8-7 on penalties at the National Stadium on Saturday evening. The final ended scoreless after regulation...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 8:34 PM

Clarendon College are the champions of the 2025 ISSA Ben Francis Cup knockout football competition after defeating Cornwall College 2-1 in the final at the National Stadium on Saturday. Nayar Anderson opened the scoring for Clarendon in the 10th...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 7:15 PM

One of three men who allegedly fired at police in Spanish Town on Friday morning was fatally shot, and an illegal firearm was seized, the police have reported. The two other men reportedly escaped. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 7:55 PM

Motorists will face significant delays on the PJ Patterson Highway following a multiple-vehicle collision near the Vineyards Toll Plaza, heading towards Old Harbour, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says. It says the accident has left the...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 5:00 PM

A deceased occupant was recovered from a pickup truck that plunged into a river in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has confirmed. The victim’s identity has not yet been released. The vehicle was successfully retrieved with...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 3:43 PM

Four retired educators at the St Catherine-based Jonathan Grant High School, who have contributed a combined 130 years of service, have been honoured by the institution. The retirees, who have each served 30 years or more, are former Vice...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 3:35 PM

A businessman who allegedly brandished a firearm and threatened a man during a dispute on Slipe Road, Kingston, has been charged with assault at common law and possession of a prohibited weapon. The accused is 43-year-old Lerone Nicholson,...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 3:51 PM

The Court Administration Division (CAD) has relocated all St Catherine circuit court matters to Kingston due to damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Rodney Memorial Building in Spanish Town, which houses the court’s administrative operations,...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 3:22 PM

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has intensified its crackdown on the illicit firearms trade, seizing three guns and more than 100 rounds of ammunition in separate operations and charging five men. Two of the seizures resulted from...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 3:50 PM

The St Thomas police are searching for the body of a man after a severed head was discovered in the parish on Friday. The death investigation was launched following the gruesome find in an area known as Peggy Mouth in Friendship Pen, St Thomas,...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 2:51 PM

Erling Haaland continues to motor along at better than a goal a game for Manchester City and has passed Cristiano Ronaldo on the English Premier League football all-time scoring list. His latest victim was West Ham on Saturday. The Norway striker...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 10:51 AM

An investigation by detectives from the Linstead Criminal Investigation Branch has led to the arrest of third suspect in the murder of St Catherine contractor Humphrey Brown. The arrest was made two weeks ago following sustained police...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 10:47 AM

(AP) - Two-time heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out YouTuber Jake Paul in the sixth round of their fight in Miami on Friday night. Joshua displayed why he is one of the sport’s elite punchers when he dropped the fading Paul twice in...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 10:43 AM

Chelsea recovered from conceding two early goals to Nick Woltemade to draw 2-2 with Newcastle in the English Premier League on Saturday. Robert Sanchez smashed a long clearance up to Joao Pedro, who headed the ball forward and ended up...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 9:42 AM

A 65-year-old man accused of stabbing another during a dispute over goat ropes has been acquitted of wounding with intent charge in the St Catherine Circuit Court. The accused, Cleveland Williams of Top Hill District in Bog Walk, St Catherine,...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:11 AMGregory Bryce/Staff Reporter

It was a sea of green and yellow that swallowed the National Stadium yesterday in cheers of jubilation as Excelsior High defeated Jamaica College (JC) 2-0 in the ISSA/WATA Manning Cup final to lift the title for the first time in 21 years....

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:11 AM

MUNICH, Germany (AP): To see how dominant Bayern Munich have been this Bundesliga season, just look at the goal difference. With 51 goals scored – more than 3.6 per game – and only 11 conceded, Bayern’s goal difference is a whopping plus 40. Best...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:10 AM

LONDON (AP): Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca said yesterday he had “no time” for reports linking him to the Manchester City job. A report by The Athletic this week said Maresca was high on the list of candidates to take over at City when Pep Guardiola...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:10 AMRobert Bailey/Gleaner Writer

It took penalty kicks to decide this year’s champions of the ISSA/Walker Cup competition with St Catherine High School prevailing 4-3 over defending champions Mona High in the final at the National Stadium yesterday. It was St Catherine’s third...

Published:Saturday | December 20, 2025 | 12:10 AMAndre Williams/Staff Reporter

Concerns are being raised today for the well-being of children who witnessed the bludgeoning of a family member and had to run for their lives from the killer- another of their relatives who had become enraged. The community of Frazersfield, Rocky...

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