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Stephen Francis
August 15, 2026 by Christopher Scott

Francis’ legacy secured at UTech

Stephen Francis, OJ – whose coaching accomplishments place him among the world’s elite, having guided multiple Jamaican and Caribbean athletes to Olympic and World Championships medals – is set to be…
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August 15, 2026

JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the…
NRCA Chairman Christopher Whyms-Stone.
August 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season

WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema shares a light moment with journalists after casting his vote at a polling station in Lusaka, Zambia, Thursday.
August 15, 2026

Vote counting resumes after polling station attacks

LUSAKA (AP): Vote counting in Zambia’s presidential election was suspended yesterday and then restarted hours later under heightened security after the electoral commission said there had been attacks…
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire (left) argues with referee Michael Salisbury during the English Premier League match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest in Manchester, England yesterday. At centre is Bruno Fernandes.
August 15, 2026

Carrick: Man United need more signings

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has called for more signings in a summer when the club’s spending on new players has been below all of its main English Premier…
Luigi Mangione is escorted by police, December 19, 2024, in New York.
August 15, 2026

Luigi Mangione pleads guilty in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO

NEW YORK (AP): Luigi Mangione yesterday pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an…
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe holds a press conference at the conclusion of the World Athletics meeting at the Italian National Olympic Committee, headquarters, in Rome, Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
August 15, 2026

Coe: Keep politicians on bus but out of driver’s seat

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Sebastian Coe has a simple approach to avoiding political interference in global sport. “The balance is keeping the politicians on the bus but not letting them anywhere near…
From left: Maurva Hines-Stone, operator of the Stone Ridge honey brand in Garlands, St James; Hugh Smith, the chief plant protection officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining’s Apiculture Unit; and Romario Scott, operator of the Scott
August 15, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Sweet truth - Beekeepers to be educated on how to identify genuine honey

WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
August 15, 2026

Grenada FA backs Infantino

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): The Grenada Football Association (GFA) has thrown its full weight behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino following his abrupt decision to scrap the proposed FIFA Forward…