Mexico launches 2026 World Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over South Africa

When the FIFA World Cup kicks off later today in Mexico, many Jamaicans in the Diaspora will be seated in front of their television sets watching the games rather than attending matches.
The main reason, they say, is the high price of tickets.
Allan Cunningham told The Gleaner that he would love to attend some of the matches being played in South Florida, where he lives, but the price of tickets makes that an impossibility.

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After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived.
This year's tournament — which is hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico — was expanded to 48 teams that will play in 16 stadiums in a record 104 matches over the 39-day tournament.
Mexico gets the World Cup started on Thursday and will be heavy favourites when they host South Africa in Mexico City. The second game of the day will be between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara, Mexico. All four teams are part of Group A.

Fresh from her Miss Hanover Festival Queen win, Tracey-Ann Lewis is aiming to make history as the first representative from the parish to win the national Miss Jamaica Festival Queen title. For the 27-year-old teacher and laboratory analyst, the victory marks a milestone in a journey shaped by perseverance, service, and a passion for education.

When SpaceX makes its debut on the US stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever.
Elon Musk's rocket company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., is steering some of its initial public offering of stock directly to what are called "retail" investors.

The Miss Universe Jamaica Kingston and St Andrew competition brought glamour, excitement, and fierce competition to the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School on Saturday, as contestants vied for the parish title. 
A stylish and enthusiastic crowd filled the venue, passionately cheering on their favourite delegates throughout the evening. At the end of the highly anticipated competition, Hannah Collings-Myers, a 20-year-old, first-year medical student at The University of the West Indies, emerged victorious, capturing the crown and earning the opportunity to represent Kingston and St Andrew on the national Miss Universe Jamaica stage. 
Something Extra brings you the highlights. 

Last month’s jailing of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick and two of his ministers brought to an end a long, complex, and expensive corruption trial.
The people of the TCI will be glad that it is over. But they are also likely to have concluded that the territory is better off for the process.