Policing its own - Eleven years after ambush-marketing incident, ISSA still struggling to enforce self-imposed rules
Jamaica College's (JC) disqualification from the Walker Cup Knockout, a ban from next year's competition and the forfeiture of points from a Manning Cup fixture against St Catherine High after player Jamone Lyle was deemed ineligible, along with the sanctions imposed on Excelsior High School for fielding an ineligible player in two Manning Cup matches, have brought the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association's (ISSA) Amateurism Rule and broader questions of regulatory compliance back into sharp focus.
PUZZLING MOVE - Former top public servants question Morrison’s transfer, finance ministry leadership
Two former senior public servants have expressed surprise at the transfer of former Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison to a newly created ministry in the position of permanent secretary. Former Cabinet Secretary Dr Carlton Davis and former Financial Secretary Shirley Tyndall said the move was a demotion for the senior public official, even if her pay package remains the same. Davis, a respected former public servant who worked as Cabinet secretary across administrations, said he found Morrison’s transfer at this time to be “curious”.
Woman running NYC Marathon for charity dies two miles from finish line
NEW YORK (AP) – A young Pennsylvania woman running the New York City Marathon for the first time to raise money for charity collapsed in Central Park, just over two miles from the finish line, and later died. Rachel Apa, 24, of Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, was approaching the 24-mile mark of the 26.2 mile race on Sunday when she collapsed, according to the New York Police Department.
Belize records 19 measles cases so far this year
CARICOM issues ministerial declaration ahead of COP
Policing its own - Eleven years after ambush-marketing incident, ISSA still struggling to enforce self-imposed rules
Jamaica College's (JC) disqualification from the Walker Cup Knockout, a ban from next year's competition and the forfeiture of points from a Manning Cup fixture against St Catherine High after player Jamone Lyle was deemed ineligible, along with the sanctions imposed on Excelsior High School for fielding an ineligible player in two Manning Cup matches, have brought the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association's (ISSA) Amateurism Rule and broader questions of regulatory compliance back into sharp focus.
‘Wait-and-see’ game a threat – ISSA
ISSA rulings over the years
Round-of-16 reckoning for STETHS
‘I was speaking from my heart,’ says Beenie Man of ITV interview
The Beenie Man brouhaha continues to generate memes, a whole lot of conversation and now – not surprisingly – even a song. The dancehall artiste, whose real name is Moses Davis, has now released a song titled Weh Di Money Deh, using the visuals of one of the memes with him dressed as the biblical patriarch Moses, carrying the rod as he leads his people from exile in Egypt to the Promised Land.
New release date for Diddy again
Martha Stewart labels her homeless stunt ‘insensitive’
Matea Mahal Smith is Miss Jamaica World 2026
One-of-a kind musical farewell for Jackie Jackson
Meta delays new terms after challenge from Norway media
Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services. The new rules, originally scheduled to go into effect October 30, authorise Meta to use automated software such as web scrapers and bots to “index, cache, analyze, collect, retrieve, or crawl the domains, web pages, or URLs” associated with a business account.
Elite gets buyout offer, directors issue caution
Palace bets on arcades and bars as film revenue falls
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Something Extra | Tuesday
Last Friday night was the ‘pork-fect’ time for food lovers and wine enthusiasts to gather at Jamaica Food and Drink Kitchen (JFDK) in St Andrew for the ultimate Pork and Cork gastronomic experience. JFDK joined forces with Copperwood Pork, Caribbean Producers Jamaica, Betco Premier Limited and Select Brands to host the affair, bringing guests together for an evening of food, wine and good company. Something Extra has the social highlights.
Editorial | Going radical on productivity
In the normal course of events, the decision by Gary ‘Butch’ Hendrickson to step down as CEO of the family-owned National Baking Company and hand its leadership to his son, Craig, is a significant business development for Jamaica.
Shirley Botchwey, George Elombi and Pamela Coke-Hamilton | From Commonwealth connections to economic opportunity
Gordon Robinson | Lord deliver us
Dean Jones | Heaven’s Landlords
Editorial | Funding CAFFE
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.