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December 9, 2025
Ackelia Smith out of women’s long jump
Jamaica will be without a competitor in the final of the women’s long jump as Ackelia Smith failed to advance to the final after her best effort of 6.34 metres was not enough to make the top 12 in the…
December 9, 2025
Seville survives scare as all three Jamaicans through to 100m semis
Despite a nervy start from Oblique Seville, all three Jamaicans secured their passage to the semifinals of the men’s 100 metres. Kishane Thompson, Akeem Blake and Seville will all line up in the…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Lesson for the United States, Brazil
Two events in other places this week were raw reminders that for all of its failings, there are important things about Jamaica that are worthy of celebration. Not least of these is the island’s…
December 9, 2025
Howard Mitchell and Michael McAnuff-Jones | MPs require capabilities, not checklists
The creation of a formal job description for members of parliament (MP), as proposed in the 2023 Green Paper No. 3 and recently endorsed by a Joint Select Committee, aims to enhance accountability and…
December 9, 2025
Bruce Golding | Whither jury trials?
Some two decades ago, I received a summons for jury duty. My attorney pointed out to the Clerk of Courts that as a member of parliament I was exempt from jury service and the summons was withdrawn. In…
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Eternal father… Anthem playing in Tokyo
At least twice, but more likely, thrice, the first stanza of our National Anthem will stream across the screen on TVJ and TVJSN, while we bite our lips, fight the tears, while mischievously saying,…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | A functioning JSPCA keeps us safe
I vividly recall the days when the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) was on Spanish Town Road. Just about anyone who had a pet either knew of or went to the JSPCA. It…
December 9, 2025
Megan Tapper out of 100m hurdles through injury; no replacement due to late timing
Maurice Wilson, Team Jamaica’s technical leader, has confirmed that women’s 100-metre hurdles national champion Megan Tapper has withdrawn from the Tokyo World Athletics Championships. Wilson said…
December 9, 2025
All three Jamaican women through to 100m semis
It was business as usual for all three Jamaicans in the women’s 100m heats as Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce all advanced to the semifinals at the World Athletics…