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THANK YOU COACH - Powell gives powerful tribute to late Stephen Francis

August 16, 2026 | Sports
As Jamaica bid farewell yesterday to one of its most celebrated track and field coaches at the National Indoor Sports Centre, tributes from those whose lives he touched came in waves of love and respect. Family, friends and former athletes gathered at the thanksgiving service for Stephen ‘Franno’ Francis to pay their final respects. Francis, founder of the MVP Track Club, passed away on July 4, 2026, just one day after his 64th birthday.
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St Lucia signs third-country national migration agreement with US

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States regarding the deportation of third-country nationals to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country. External Affairs, International Trade, Civil Aviation and Diaspora Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste told legislators that the agreement follows discussions that began in 2025, when Washington approached several CARICOM countries about cooperation on immigration-related matters.
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Christiana Tax Office officially opened

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams on Friday officially opened the Christiana Tax Office in Struan Castle, Manchester, marking an important step in Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) efforts to modernize its offices across Jamaica. The facility, which was constructed at a cost of $760 million, opened its doors in February, offering a wide range of services to taxpayers in the area.
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Nightmarish start for Maresca as Arsenal beats Man City 3-0 in Community Shield

Enzo Maresca endured a nightmarish first competitive match in charge of Manchester City as Arsenal scored inside 24 seconds before powering to a 3-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday. English football’s annual season curtain-raiser between the reigning Premier League (Arsenal) and FA Cup (City) champions offered a chance for an early assessment of the two teams most likely to challenge for the big trophies this campaign.

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Approximately 20 predominantly concrete houses reduced to rubble by bulldozers, tractors and sledgehammers in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, last Tuesday.
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‘My father would never do this’ - Late New Falmouth director’s daughter slams Cooper’s Pen demolition as ‘totally insane’

Retired real estate investor and shareholder in New Falmouth Resorts Limited Marcia Ann Chisholm has expressed strong disapproval of last week’s bulldozing of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, insisting that her late father would have opposed the move. New Falmouth Resorts Limited, a brokerage company now with “in removal” status, according to Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) records, is the legal owner of the 705-acre property now at the centre of national discourse.

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Jamaica Kingsmen batsman Kirk McKenzie lifts a delivery back over the bowler's head on his way to 69 during the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League T20 game against the Trinbago Knight Riders at Sabina Park tonight.
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McKenzie sparks Sabina triumph for Kingsmen

An explosive batting display from Kirk McKenzie powered the Jamaica Kingsmen to their first win of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), as the hosts secured a five-wicket victory over the Trinbago Knight Riders at Sabina Park tonight. Chasing 183, the Kingsmen made a rapid start, with McKenzie smashing 69 off 25 balls, including six fours and six sixes, to set Jamaica on course for 183-5. McKenzie's innings was supported by Reeza Hendricks, who made 37 from 29 balls, as the pair added 93 runs before the first wicket fell.

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Left: JC Lodge continues to create and record new music decades after becoming a household name with her timeless reggae hits.
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JC Lodge: Still creating, still evolving

She is a Jamaican songbird whose soulful voice inspired a generation to believe in the beauty of love. With iconic hits such as Someone Loves You Honey, Telephone Love, and Make It Up to You, she was a bona fide hitmaker whose name was synonymous with positivity and musical poetry. But JC Lodge is not resting on the success of those songs. Decades into her career, she is still creating, recording, and collaborating even as she grapples with being primarily recognised for the music that made her a household name in the 1980s and ’90s.

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Government awards $790m in new JamaicaEye contracts, with major buildout for Portmore

The Government has approved close to $790 million in new contracts for the expansion and maintenance of its JamaicaEye surveillance network, with the bulk of the spending directed at Portmore, St Catherine, according to contract award notices obtained by the Financial Gleaner. The awards come as Jamaica grapples with balancing the public’s interest in safety against citizens’ right to move freely without being tracked by the state.

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Dream House | Where Greece meets Treasure Beach

This house has two faces. Where the striking front serves as the public face of the structure, the back represents a private oasis for family leisure and entertainment activities. However, the overall style of the villa is sculpted from sharp, geometric rectangular forms, with textured, bright-white walls of part glass and concrete. The front door is a vibrant blue, and the structure is punctuated by occasional curving lines, along with a hidden roof.

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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a forum of The Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City.
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Editorial | What’s the new pact with the United States?

The Andrew Holness administration must provide further and better particulars on its reported “new military partnership” with the United States to fight alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean. Specifically, citizens must be assured that Jamaica is not joining the United States in the extra-judicial killing of people on vessels, of whatever kind, traversing the Caribbean Sea merely because the Americans accuse them of being drug smugglers.

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