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August 12, 2026

Hinds asks for transparency over National Stadium

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Opposition spokesperson on labour and sports, Wavell Hinds, is demanding that Minister Olivia Grange produce the World Athletics certificate for the National Stadium track.…
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August 12, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Ali Cole Cup enjoys biggest staging yet

The 2026 staging of the Ali Cole Cup promises to be the biggest yet as the annual pre-season schoolboy football competition gets under way today, with the tournament extended to five days and two…
Jamaica’s Michael-Andre Edwards hits the sandpit during the triple-jump final at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.
August 12, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Eugene medal haul not an underperformance

It is now history as the 40th staging of the World Under-20 Championships came to an end in Eugene, Oregon, on Sunday, with hosts the United States dominating the medal table with 24 medals – 12 gold,…
Barcelona’s Roony Bardghji during the Spanish La Liga football match against Getafe in Getafe, Spain, Saturday, April 25.
August 12, 2026

Barcelona’s Bardghji to go under the knife

BARCELONA, Spain (AP): Barcelona winger Roony Bardghji will require surgery after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, the Spanish club said yesterday. Barcelona said the…
Bert Samuels.
August 12, 2026 by Sashana Small

Samuels enters plea for CCJ - Veteran attorney, heads of judiciaries defend integrity of regional court amid emails controversy

Lamenting that allegations surrounding the operations of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) have become “fodder” for those opposed to the regional court, veteran attorney Bert Samuels yesterday…
British driver Andy Green (centre) and the JCB engineering team celebrate setting a new land speed record for a hydrogen-powered vehicle at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, yesterday.
August 12, 2026

Sound-barrier driver sets another speed record

WENDOVER, Utah (AP): The only person to break the sound barrier in a car earned another world record yesterday in a demonstration of hydrogen power. British driver Andy Green reached 406.320 mph…
August 12, 2026 by Livern Barrett

$75m seized, wholesale owners charged in fake goods sting

More than $75 million in cash and thousands of pieces of counterfeit merchandise carrying the labels of globally recognised brands were seized by law-enforcement authorities during multiple operations…
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August 12, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Jimmie Says ... Caymanas needs a champion

Having pointed to a surge of developments in North American racing, including the formation of two super racing ‘leagues’ set to debut in 2027, as the United States seeks to “bring fans to a historic…
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay.
August 12, 2026

Briton seeks refuge in MoBay airport after being shot

WESTERN BUREAU: A 33-year-old British man sought refuge inside the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Monday night after gunmen fired shots into the vehicle he was driving,…