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December 9, 2025
Jamaica can do it
THE EDITOR, Madam: I was taken aback in gratitude two years ago when the US rating agency Standard & Poor (S & P) gave Jamaica a BB-, with a stable outlook. This was indeed the highest-ever…
December 9, 2025
Tajay Gayle cops silver in men’s long jump
Tajay Gayle earned Jamaica’s sixth medal at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as he claimed the silver medal in a season’s best 8.34 metres. Gayle enjoyed a strong series with four of his six…
December 9, 2025
Roshawn Clarke, Malik James-King out at 400m hurdles semis
Jamaica will be without a competitor in the finals of the men’s 400-metre hurdles as Roshawn Clarke and Malik James-King both failed to advance from the semifinals at the Tokyo World Athletics…
December 9, 2025
Shiann Salmon advances, Andrenette Knight out of 400m hurdles finals
Shiann Salmon will be Jamaica’s only competitor in the women’s 400-metre hurdles final at the World Athletics Championships as she successfully navigated the semifinal round. Salmon advanced from…
December 9, 2025
by Keith McGhie
Jackson, Moore through, Matthews out
Shericka Jackson and Ashanti Moore eased through the qualifying heats of the Women’s 200m but there was no room for youngster Gabrielle Matthews to join them. World champion Jackson, the second…
December 9, 2025
Levell dominates 200m heats; all three Jamaicans advance
Bryan Levell was the highlight of the men’s 200-metre heats as the speedster was dominant in his heat as all three Jamaicans advanced to the semifinals at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. …
December 9, 2025
Jordan Scott advances to triple jump final
It was an easy day in the office for Jamaica’s Jordan Scott at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships as he needed just two attempts to advance as an automatic qualifier to the men’s triple jump…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Chip off the old block
At 15 years old, Joshuah Channer is captain for Wolmer’s Boys’ School under-16 cricket team and vice-captain for its under-19 team. But, his biggest cap to date is his mastery of the Caribbean…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
Decade-long wait was worth it - Mason
ELEVEN YEARS, one month and 24 days. That is how long Jamaican sprint hurdler Tyler Mason had to wait between finishing second at the World Junior Championships and his first-ever medal at the World…