Ackelia Smith achieved a rare double after she added the women’s triple jump to her long jump title on Saturday’s third day of the JAAA national championships at the National Stadium. Smith jumped 13.95m (2.0m/s) to win her first senior national triple jump title after she had won her fourth long jump title on Thursday with 6.81m as she punched her ticket to the Commonwealth Games. Only four competitors showed...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has announced an enhancement to its Trade Facilitation Programme that will allow new motor vehicles imported by authorised new car dealers to be released immediately, effective Monday, June 22, 2026. Previously, vehicles required mandatory verification before they could be removed from the port, but will now undergo post-clearance verification. The JCA, in a statement on Friday, said the change followed the ongoing...

The AUBYN Foundation is throwing its support behind Tasheka Salmon, a contestant in the JCDC Miss St Elizabeth Festival Queen Competition, as she continues her journey of leadership, service, and community impact. The 28-year-old graduated Bethlehem Moravian College with a Bachelor of Education. She currently serves as an information technology teacher at Hampton School, equipping students with essential digital skills for a rapidly evolving world. Her work in education reflects...

CRETEIL, France (AFP) — A police raid looking for drugs at a house in a Paris suburb turned up a painting by Pablo Picasso, prosecutors said Saturday. "This discovery was made during a search carried out as part of an investigation into drug trafficking," said the public prosecutor's office of Creteil, south-east of Paris. They had opened an investigation into theft and dealing in stolen goods, the statement added. On...

Amid a supply disruption in the global cocoa industry, fueled by extreme weather and crop diseases, a Trinidad and Tobago-based company aims to leverage artificial intelligence to provide Caribbean farmers with tools to help enhance their crop yields and access to financing. Founder and Director of the Trinidad and Tobago Fine Cocoa Company Limited (TTFCC), Ashley Parasram, who pitched the project at the Climate Smart Summit in Bridgetown on Wednesday,...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) is warning the public to exercise caution when purchasing beef following the illegal slaughter of eight cows in Clarendon between Friday and Saturday. Reports from the Area 3 APB Team are that about 1:30 am Saturday, a farmer discovered that eight of his cows had been stolen. The animals were later discovered slaughtered near the PJ Patterson Highway in the...

HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning on Saturday in Houston. The big win in front of nearly 69,000 put the delighted Dutch on the cusp of the knockout rounds and gave them liftoff after being held by Japan. Ronald Koeman's side top Group F with four points from two games, ahead...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica— A man is believed to have fallen to his death while picking avocado pear at another person's property on Jackson Drive in Mandeville overnight. Police have not yet ascertained the man’s identity. The dreadlocked man was found on his back under the pear tree by the homeowner Saturday morning. Detectives observed several crocus bags filled with pears near the man’s body and also saw a broken tree branch. The man...

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) — Brazil eased the immediate pressure but remain some way from the finished article at the World Cup after closing in on a place in the last 32 with an improved performance against Haiti. The five-time world champions beat the Caribbean side 3-0 on Friday in Philadelphia to move top of Group C, condemning Haiti -- playing at their first World Cup in 52 years --...

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Former Ballon d'Or and World Cup winner Ronaldinho Guacho  is set to come out of retirement at 46 to play for Ravenna in the Italian third tier, according to reports in Italian daily Gazzetta dello Sport. The sports daily said that Ronaldinho was scheduled to sign a deal in Miami on Tuesday and that he was already in the United States for the World Cup. Consulted...