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Hillel Manning Cup season to feature young team
As Hillel Academy prepares for their second-ever season in the ISSA Manning Cup, head coach Sean Fraser said the school would field a young squad as a number of last years players will not return for the upcoming season.

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Today's Issue Published: Wednesday, July 8, 2026
News

‘Don't count yourself out' - NCB Foundation scholar-turned-valedictorian encourages students to apply

Four years ago, Abishua Johnson applied for an N.C.B. Foundation scholarship with a bold ambition. He told his interview panel he intended to graduate as valedictorian of The University of the West Indies. In 2025, he did exactly that.

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Sports

Hillel Manning Cup season to feature young team

As Hillel Academy prepares for their second-ever season in the ISSA Manning Cup, head coach Sean Fraser said the school would field a young squad as a number of last years players will not return for the upcoming season.

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Business

Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs debate over copyrights

A debate over ownership of traditional Chinese symbols has cropped up after a court ordered a local tea chain to pay French luxury brand Louis Vuitton (LV) US$1.5 million over trademark infringement claims.

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Entertainment

NDTC opens 64th Season of Dance - Pays tribute to Marjorie Whylie, Jimmy Cliff

The National Dance Theatre Company (NDTC) will open its 64th Season of Dance on Friday, July 17, with a special tribute benefit performance honouring Musical Director Emerita Marjorie Whylie, whose musicianship, scholarship and artistic vision have shaped

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Commentary

Editorial | A red card for Infantino
For subscribers to that kind of cosmic philosophy, Belgiums 4-1 thrashing of the United States on Monday night in their round-of-16 clash at the FIFA World Cup may have seemed like expected karma. For this newspaper, it was a just outcome – not onl

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Letters

Death of the ‘beautiful game'
THE EDITOR, Madam: European money has effectively killed the beautiful game. Look at this years Brazil team: its players compete professionally all over Europe. In the days of the beautiful game, very few Brazilians played outside Brazil.

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Lifestyle

Something Extra | Wednesday

With July 30 fast approaching, anticipation is building for Dream Weekends Montego Bay debut. Dream Entertainment officially kicked off the countdown with a press launch last Wednesday night at Pier One in Montego Bay. Boasting a line-up of eight event

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Health

Hot flashes, sleepless nights and brain fog? - Jamaican women are talking more about menopause

At 49, Marcia* thought she was simply under stress. Between managing her job, caring for her aging mother, supporting her children and keeping up with church activities, she expected to feel tired. But ,when she started waking in the middle of the night s

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