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Fresh from retaining his boys Class 1 long jump title on Wednesday, Jamaica College’s Michael-Andre Edwards remained on course to defend his double after leading the qualification in the Class 1 triple jump on Thursday’s third day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. Edwards needed just one attempt to get the automatic qualifying mark of 14.90m with a 15.43m (0.1m/s) effort while Kingston College’s...

JCF and Jamaica National Foundation Partner for Road Safety

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Bonuses paid out by Wall Street for 2025 rose nine per cent year-over-year, reaching a record US$49.2 billion on the heels of a surge in financial sector activity, the New York State Comptrollers Office said Thursday. The average bonus rose six per cent to $246,900, according to Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli's annual estimate. "Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite...

Investigators probing false report of alleged Kidnapping of Antiguan National

Clarendon Woman Charged with Wounding with Intent

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) initiative will be executed in phased batches, contingent on the completion of verification protocols. Charles Jr, in responding to concerns raised by members of parliament, said these measures include TRN validation, beneficiary confirmation, and other safeguards intended to prevent duplication and ensure that only eligible individuals...

Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Resort & Spa in the parish. According to Parish Director for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland, Shanique Rogers, the young ladies are from various communities across the parish. She also stated that the recruitment process was an easy one. “I strongly believe that proper preparation prevents poor production....

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January. The stunning operation deposed the strongman who...

ST THOMAS, Jamaica—A motorist died as a result of injuries he sustained during a crash along Pamphret main road in St Thomas, Wednesday evening. The deceased man has been identified as Alrick Powell, a resident of Rock Hall, St Andrew. According to a report from the St Thomas police, about 7:40 pm Wednesday, Powell and another man were travelling in a 2015 black Honda Fit motor car along the Pamphret...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January. The stunning operation deposed the...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks opened lower on Thursday as oil spiked, with investors losing faith in the immediate prospects for peace in the US-Israel war on Iran. International benchmark Brent North Sea crude jumped 4.4 percent to $106.67 per barrel on Thursday morning, while the main US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, rose 3.9 percent to $93.81. US President Donald Trump warned Tehran to engage...

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Holland High School’s Shanoya Douglas became the fourth-fastest ever Jamaican junior, after running a big personal best and world-leading 10.98 seconds (0.7m/s) to win the Girls Class 1, 100m on Wednesday’s second day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championship at the national stadium. As she had done two years ago at Muschett High, Douglas, the World Athletics Under-20, 200m medallist delivered Holland High’s first Champs...