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August 3, 2026
Holness urges science, home-grown innovation to transform agriculture
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for Jamaica to harness science, technology, and home-grown innovation to transform the agricultural sector, while reaffirming that farming remains central…
August 3, 2026
KC crowned Clarendon champs
New champions were crowned in the Elite Clarendon Football Competition yesterday at Glenmuir High School, as Kingston College defeated Mona High in the final to walk away with the $500,000 first…
August 3, 2026
by Robert Bailey
Mount Pleasant capture CFU Shield
Mount Pleasant Academy defeated Delfines del Este of the Dominican Republic 1-0 yesterday to capture the 2026 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Trinidad and…
August 3, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Hotels warn GCT could stall tourism recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is still recovering from the worst series of shocks in its history, leaving the sector ill-prepared to absorb a proposed increase in the general consumption…
August 3, 2026
Greaves, Chase steady Windies
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Justin Greaves’s unbeaten half-century helped the West Indies level the playing field with Pakistan at the end of the first day of the second Test yesterday. Greaves…
August 3, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
From Hollywood to horror - Father mourns ‘One Love’ actor-musician killed in Portmore shooting
The grief was almost too much for Bartholomew Brown to bear. The father of 43-year-old musician and actor Brian Todd Boucher, better known by his stage name ‘Ras Ajai’, said the news that his son had…
August 3, 2026
Patterson Institute: Emancipation remains unfinished without economic empowerment
As Jamaica and the wider Caribbean mark Emancipation Day 2026, the PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy is urging regional leaders to pursue a broader vision of freedom – one that…
August 3, 2026
by Raymond Graham
Intercol’s Beckford hails performances at Americas Games
Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association President Paul Beckford has hailed the country’s outstanding performance at the FISU Americas Games in Lima, Peru, where a six-member team captured three…
August 3, 2026
British PM slams FIFA boss
AP: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham yesterday declared that FIFA President Gianni Infantino is not the right man to lead world football’s governing body, in the latest fallout from the abandoned…