PSOJ calls for national strategy on facilities
With Jamaica’s sporting ambitions outpacing its infrastructure, the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) is calling for a national strategy to transform sports facilities into long-term assets capable of attracting investment, creating jobs, and boosting tourism. Through its Sports and Entertainment Development Committee (SEDC), the PSOJ wants Jamaica to adopt a more coordinated approach to sports infrastructure rather than addressing facilities and events on a case-by-case basis.
15-year-old boy charged with murder of 64-year-old Clarendon woman
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of 64-year-old domestic helper Hyacinth Rose Johnson, whose body was discovered behind her home in Union district, near Frankfield, Clarendon, on July 1. The teenager, who police identify as Johnson’s neighbour, was arrested over the weekend and interviewed by detectives on Monday. During the interview, he reportedly confessed to killing Johnson. He was subsequently charged with murder. His court date is being finalised.
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US, Iran officials meet as Trump warns of ‘annihilation’
UNITED NATIONS (AP): President Donald Trump said US and Iranian officials met yesterday, shortly after threatening in his address to the UN General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Trump confirmed the talks in an exchange with reporters but offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange. “It was a very good meeting,” Trump said.
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Odile Richards, the father and new manager of Jamaican international Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards, says the player is beginning to feel like his old self again following his debut for AFC Wimbledon in the English league at the weekend. However, he noted that the player’s omission from the Reggae Boyz squad for the upcoming Nations League matches was a calculated decision by both the player and his management team to step away temporarily from international football while rebuilding his form and confidence.
PSOJ calls for national strategy on facilities
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Best believe Delroy Lindo, the Academy Award-nominated thespian, knows commanding scene partners all too well. Still, it isn’t his former Hollywood co-stars Denzel Washington, Idris Elba or Charlize Theron that have Lindo rhapsodising about acting range at this very moment. Capturing his deep admiration is the collective of Jamaican talent – all handpicked by Lindo – for his feature-film directorial debut, Jabari’s People, which wrapped filming here last weekend.
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JBG forensic sweep finds no new irregularities amid $6.8b loss
Jamaica Broilers Group (JBG) said it conducted a forensic review of its electronic communications and found no accounting irregularities beyond those already disclosed, the poultry group said in audited statements that report a $6.8-billion net loss for the year ended May 2026.
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Editorial | Beyond school closures: Confronting Jamaica’s demographic reality
Damion Crawford, the Opposition’s spokesman on education, and the teachers’ union president, La Sonja Harrison, are correct that there must be inclusive dialogue on the education ministry’s proposal to close scores of schools. That is the responsible approach to any serious matter of policy, especially when it affects a sensitive area such as education. However, this necessary debate ought not to become a zero-sum game of political football or an industrial relations bargaining chip. All parties must come to the table with a sense of responsibility and open minds.
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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.