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Sports17h ago

Tuchel: Man City scandal a ‘big subject’ in England squad

RIJEKA, Croatia (AP): England coach Thomas Tuchel acknowledged yesterday that Manchester City’s financial scandal has become a “big topic” of conversation among his squad during the long international break. Three players – Elliot Anderson, Marc Guehi and Nico O’Reilly – picked in Tuchel’s initial squad play for City, which could be facing severe sanctions after being found guilty by an investigatory panel of more than 100 charges related to breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules.

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Sports17h ago

Shaw heads Girlz squad for Mexico friendlies

Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw will lead the line when the Reggae Girlz face Mexico on October 9 and 13 in two friendly matches. The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) announced the Reggae Girlz squad of 23 players for the upcoming matches yesterday. The first match will be played at Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes and the second at Estadio Corregidora in Querétaro. Both games will kick off at 3 p.m Jamaica time. The squad selected for the friendly matches features a strong mix of experienced international players and rising talent:

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Sports17h ago

Qualifier blow for Windies

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, (CMC): The West Indies’ hopes of having home advantage in next year’s World Cup Qualifiers have been dashed with the ICC revealing that South Africa and Namibia will co-host the event in February. According to a report from ESPN Cricinfo, the Qualifiers are slated to be held from February 26 to March 21 and will feature 10 teams vying for the four remaining World Cup spots.

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Lead17h ago

Mom of slain 20-y-o wanted life sentence for police lover

The mother of 20-year-old D’Jonnay Graham, who was shot dead by her police lover in June 2025, has expressed displeasure that he was sentenced for manslaughter, insisting that her beloved daughter was murdered. The victim’s mother, Euon Douglas Graham, was hoping that Constable Patrick Walters would have been sentenced to life imprisonment. “We not pleased and that’s not fair. That’s not manslaughter; that’s murder,” Graham told reporters outside the Supreme Court on Friday.

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Lead17h ago

‘Special kind of evil’

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes said the Kingston painter, who was eligible for the death penalty for murdering Toshyna Patterson and her baby, should really be breathing his last breath in prison – not facing the possibility of one day walking free to enjoy life. Sykes expressed dismay on Friday that 35-year-old David Smith, who took part in the abduction and murder of Patterson and her 10-month-old daughter, Sarayah Paulwell, could eventually serve out his sentence. Paulwell was the daughter of veteran politician Phillip Paulwell.

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Lead17h ago

UDC warns it cannot guarantee daily services at Little Dunn’s River

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says the relevant team has been directed to take steps to facilitate public access to Little Dunn’s River Beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann, in compliance with a court order. However, the UDC indicated that it was not in a position at this time to provide “day-to-day management” of the popular recreational spot, including arrangements for security, lifeguard services, sanitation, maintenance or other amenities ordinarily required for such a facility. The UDC is the state entity that owns the facility.

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Sports17h ago

Lewandowski, De Bruyne shine in Nations League

AP: Veteran stars took centre stage in the Nations League yesterday with Robert Lewandowski and Kevin de Bruyne leading Poland and Belgium to victories thanks to multi-goal performances. Italy also kept Zinedine Zidane from winning in his home debut as France coach, while Edin Džeko made his last international appearance. De Bruyne showed he can still dominate a match at age 35 when he scored Belgium’s first two goals in a 3-0 win over Turkey in League A.

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Lead17h ago

Docs to decide on next steps in response to delayed IDT ruling

More than 100 junior doctors at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester stayed off the job on Friday, joining hundreds of colleagues across the island. The junior doctors abstained from work in an effort to pressure the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to give a ruling in its overtime and incentive dispute with the Government or outline a timeline for its award.

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Lead17h ago

Opposition wants probe into senior staff exodus at Gordon House

Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to the Office of the Services Commission (OSC) requesting an urgent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of Deputy Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Christopher Cowan. He also wants the commission to look into the wider concerns highlighted by Cowan regarding the working environment within the legislature.

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Sports17h ago

Deitz looking to younger players in T20 series

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC): Following a successful One Day InternationaI (ODI) series, West Indies Women’s head coach Shane Deitz expects the younger players to come to the fore in their upcoming T20I series against Zimbabwe Women. The Windies took the preceding three-match ODI series 2-1 with a convincing 91-run win in the final match last Sunday. The focus now shifts to the shorter format, with the two teams clashing at the Takashinga Sports Club in the opening contest today.

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Sports17h ago

Clarendon chasing back-to-back Ben Francis titles

Defending champions Clarendon College will take on an ambitious Manchester High when the ISSA Ben Francis KO quarterfinals get under way at Manchester Playfield at 3 p.m. today. After an eye-catching round of 16, the final eight teams return to action today, each with their sights set on securing a place in the semi-finals. According to Clarendon’s goalkeeper coach Nicholas Salter, the defending champions are determined to retain their title.

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Lead17h ago

More than just a click - Getting an authentic professional headshot that conveys the image you want is ...

Getting author photos made to promote his first book was a meaningful experience for freelance journalist Philip Eil. The professional photographer he hired was friendly and supportive, he said, and he liked watching her work during the several hours they spent together. She shot some close-ups in her studio and then took outdoor images of Eil near the Seekonk River, one of his favorite spots in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Sports17h ago

Battle on for spots in Walker Cup last four

Wolmer’s Boys head coach Haron Martin said his players will not shy away from facing reigning Manning Cup champions Excelsior High when they square off in the ISSA Walker Cup quarterfinals today at Stadium East. Wolmer’s oppose Excelsior in the feature match of a double-header at 4:30 p.m., with Jamaica College (JC) taking on Eltham High in the opening game at 2 p.m. Martin said it will be an important clash for the boys from Heroes Circle and a strong test of where they stand among the competition’s elite.

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News17h ago

Sharpening future careers - Barber lab opens at Ewarton High

With boys accounting for about 80 per cent of its student population, Ewarton High School has expanded its technical and vocational programme to include barbering, opening a barber lab aimed at equipping students with a marketable skill and a potential pathway to entrepreneurship.

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News17h ago

Amina Taylor | Reform’s mega windfall threatens Britain’s democracy

Britain’s democracy is for sale. Right-wing party Reform has received a record-breaking £72m in donations from two crypto billionaires. We should all collectively be very afraid. There used to be a time gone by in global politics where the UK had its issues with lobby groups and funding and the appropriation of power but we always took solace in the fact that British politics wasn’t the stinking swamp, the putrid pond of US influence for hire. In a nutshell, we could take some pride in the fact this was Westminster, not Washington.

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Sports17h ago

East double downs 10-man El Salvador

The Reggae Boyz returned to winning ways in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League, defeating 10-man El Salvador 2-0 in their League A Group B clash at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador earlier tonight. Javon East opened the scoring in the 39th minute before completing his brace in the 64th minute. The match began at a lively pace, with both teams creating opportunities before El Salvador were reduced to 10 men when Rudy Clavel was shown a straight red card in the 20th minute for a late challenge on East.

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Business22h ago

Formal jobs decline by 24,000 as fewer Jamaicans work

More than 21,000 Jamaicans were no longer employed in July, with most of the losses concentrated in formal jobs, even as the country's unemployment rate remained near historic lows, according to new data released Wednesday by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The July Labour Force Survey showed employment falling by 21,900 persons to 1.419 million, down from 1.441 million a year earlier. The labour force contracted by 21,800 persons to 1.469 million, while the number of people outside the labour force increased by the same amount to 687,300.

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Lead1d ago

Beach stays open - Court grants injunction preserving public access at Little Dunn’s River until lawsuit decision; UDC signals intent to appeal

A judge has granted an injunction giving the public unrestricted access to Little Dunn’s River Beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann, until a lawsuit over access to the popular recreational area is decided. The order was made in the St Ann’s Bay Parish Court yesterday following an application by lawyers for a group that includes a beach-rights lobby as well as local residents and business operators at the popular recreational spot.

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Lead1d ago

Guilty as charged

WESTERN BUREAU: Doujon Griffiths, who was on trial in the United States (US) for the murder of fellow Montegonian Massania Malcolm and her one-year-old daughter, Jordania Reid, was found guilty yesterday in the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, Florida, and is to be sentenced on November 16.

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Business1d ago

Hurricane Melissa’s real lesson – It could hit again

The day after Hurricane Melissa passed, many Jamaicans walked outside to find a different world. The roofs of their houses were gone. Trees lay across roads. Businesses were shuttered. Some families stood silently in front of homes they had spent years, in some cases decades, building. For many people, the damage was more than physical. It was financial. It was psychological.

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Business1d ago

Sygnus co-founder Ike Johnson to step down as COO

Sygnus Capital Group Ltd says co-founder Dr Ike Johnson will leave his post as executive vice-president and chief operating officer (COO) on December 31, ending a decade in the senior ranks of the Caribbean alternative investment firm. Dr Johnson will also leave the boards of two JSE-listed affiliates, Sygnus Credit Investments Ltd (SCI) and Sygnus Real Estate Finance Ltd, on the same date. He will remain a shareholder and a board member of the group and its subsidiaries, the company said.

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Business1d ago

JMMB Group watching interest rates hikes, adds that Guyana market difficult to enter

Large financial provider JMMB Group Ltd said it is closely monitoring US interest rates and Middle East tensions, while flagging the Guyanese market as difficult to enter. “It’s a little volatile right now,” Chief Financial Officer Patrick Ellis said after the company’s annual general meeting on Wednesday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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Business1d ago

Payoneer renews Etsy deal, but most Jamaican sellers remain shut out

Payoneer, the cross-border payments company many Jamaicans use to collect overseas earnings, has renewed its partnership with global marketplace Etsy through to 2029. The renewal continues Payoneer as a payment option for Etsy sellers in supported markets. Etsy does not support shops based in Jamaica, but some find workarounds.

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Business1d ago

Kintyre seeks additional US$500,000 to fund growth

Kintyre Holdings, the Junior Market company, aims to raise US$500,000 in private equity funding to finance operations. Earning nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in profit over six months has not solved its cash crunch. Much of the half-year earnings amounted to “paper profit” from property revaluations and acquisition gains, Chairman and CEO Tyrone Wilson acknowledged in a Financial Gleaner interview. “We have all the infrastructure already,” Wilson said. “But we need working capital now.”

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Business1d ago

Pandora opens $150-million Vietnam jewellery factory powered by renewable energy

Danish jewellery company Pandora has opened the world’s largest fine-jewellery crafting facility in Vietnam, a US$150-million factory powered entirely by renewable electricity and using 100 per cent recycled gold and silver. The expansion highlights a broader challenge for the jewellery industry: reducing the environmental footprint of precious metals, while meeting growing demand for jewellery. Using recycled gold and silver can reduce the need for newly mined metals, but experts say making that shift requires reliable supply chains and greater transparency.

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Business1d ago

Fesco opening more stations

Future Energy Source Company Ltd (FESCO) plans to open two more dealer-owned service stations this year, which would take its network to 26 islandwide. The expansion follows record sales and rising operating profit, which give the fuel marketer room to grow. Managing Director Jeremy Barnes told the Financial Gleaner that FESCO ended its last financial year with 23 stations. It has since opened one at Sheffield in western Jamaica, taking the network to 24.

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