Paraguay upsets Germany on penalty kicks at World Cup after a 1-1 draw through extra time
Jose Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup so far.
Man fatally shot by police along Spanish Town Bypass, INDECOM investigating
A probe has been launched by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) into the fatal shooting of a man by the police along the Spanish Town Bypass in St Catherine on Saturday.
Paraguay upsets Germany on penalty kicks at World Cup after a 1-1 draw through extra time
Jose Canale scored on the first sudden-death penalty kick, Orlando Gill made two key saves in the shootout, and Paraguay upset Germany 4-3 on penalties Monday to earn the biggest upset of the 2026 World Cup so far.
Education Ministry chides Ascot Primary over graduation blunder
The management of Ascot Primary School in Portmore, St Catherine has come under fire from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information following reports that students who were not ‘proficient in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examina
Ronald Thwaites | Self delusion is slow suicide
At more than one of the high schools I observe carefully, the a number of the entering students are scored as “Proficient” in Language Arts in their Primary Exit Profile results. But when they are tested on entry to Grade 7, on average, they are read
Nuclear energy: Jamaica's future or a dangerous mirage?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The islandwide blackout of June 5 has re-ignited an important national conversation about the countrys energy future and whether nuclear power should form part of Jamaicas long-term energy strategy.
Something Extra | Monday
The Embassy of the United States of America in Kingston kicked off celebrations early ahead of the United States' 250th year of Independence. On Wednesday night, there was a grand Fourth of July jubilee at the embassy on Hope Road in St Andrew.
Venezuelans search more earthquake ruins as aftershock rattles rescuers in disaster zone
With the window for finding survivors shrinking fast, Venezuelans combed Monday through more ruins of buildings toppled by last weeks powerful back-to-back earthquakes, and a 4.6 magnitude aftershock rumbled through the disaster zone in the northern st