HANOVER, Jamaica—A Hanover businessman was arrested and charged in connection with the possession of unlicensed gaming machines and possession of criminal property (POCA), following an incident in the parish on Tuesday, July 28. He has been identified as 43-year-old Hopeton Brissett, a businessman of Middlesex district, Dias, Hanover. Reports are that about 6:00 am, a team of lawmen, armed with a search warrant issued under the Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition spokesperson on Transport and Mining, Mikael Phillips, is calling for an urgent update from Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz, on the state of the maintenance contracts with El Hydro Limited, which supplied the 110 US-retired school buses to the Government of Jamaica a year ago. Phillips, in a statement on Thursday, said part of the justification for the high price of the units was that the...

ROME, Italy (AFP)—England centre-back John Stones has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer after spending 10 years with Manchester City, the Italian champions announced on Thursday. The 32-year-old left City when his contract expired at the end of last month, while playing for England at the World Cup where he helped them to a third-placed finish. Stones has signed a two-year deal with Inter, a club statement said. He...

Megan Simmonds and Kerrica Hill both qualified for Thursday’s final of the 100m hurdles at the 23rd Commonwealth Games at Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. In addition to the 100m hurdles, Jamaicans will also be represented in two other finals—the women’s discus throw and the women’s triple jump. In the semis on Thursday, Simmonds was second in her race in a wind-aided 12.55 seconds (4.3m/s) to qualify for her third...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Network Rural Woman Producers (JNRWP) is supporting 300 rural women farmers and artisans to participate in the 2026 Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show. According to JNRWP in a press release, the initiative aims to expand market access and advance the social and economic empowerment of women in agriculture as the network observes the United Nations-declared International Year of the Woman Farmer. While the JNRWP...

Since it was first held in July 2022, Republic Beach Club has emerged as one of the season’s most anticipated events on the entertainment calendar. On Saturday, August 1, the event will move into overdrive with its latest staging at Plantation Cove in St Ann. Commissioned to bring the event alive musically are DJ Mac and Baba, Kevi The Kinetic, Craigis and Travo of Illusion Sound, Fyahman, Brush 1 —...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police in Bayshore Park, Harbour View, St Andrew, on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as 47-year-old Marcus Russell, also known as "Yuh Know” of Bayshore Park. Police reported that an illegal firearm was recovered during the incident. According to police reports, at approximately 6:15 am, officers were carrying out an intelligence-led operation under the authority...

PARIS, France (AFP)—European football's governing body UEFA said Thursday it would boycott the World Cup should FIFA press ahead with its private investor plan. "No UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership,"...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed says survivors and relatives of victims of the MV Barima tragedy are united in their call for the sunken ferry to be salvaged, insisting that recovering the vessel is critical to providing closure for grieving families. Mohamed said he has met with survivors and relatives of those who perished in the disaster and has also offered assistance to support efforts to...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Trading in Portland JSX Limited’s shares was suspended on Thursday after the company failed to submit its audited financial statements within the Jamaica Stock Exchange’s deadline. The suspension took effect on July 30 and will remain in place pending submission of the company’s audited accounts for the year ended February 28, 2026. The financial statements were due on April 29 but became 91 days overdue on July...