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BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — Real Madrid ended a troubled La Liga campaign with a 4-2 win over Athletic Bilbao in Alvaro Arbeloa's last game at the helm, while Mallorca and Girona were relegated from the Spanish top flight on Saturday.In the final round of fixtures, Mallorca defeated already-relegated Real Oviedo 3-0 to reach 42 points, but it was not enough to survive.Girona were held to a 1-1 draw by Elche, which kept the visitors up and sent the Catalan side down, just one season after they […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A St James carpenter has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly spending money entrusted to him by a relative.Jordan Ricketts, 30, was reportedly entrusted with US$10,000 between July and August 2024, and asked to safeguard the money for the complainant and his wife to use while vacationing in Jamaica.However, upon the relative's return to Jamaica in April 2026, he requested the funds from Ricketts, who was unable to repay the money.Further investigations […]

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The drug-fueled Enhanced Games have put competing athletes under scrutiny, with critics asking why they signed up for a pro-doping competition that is potentially dangerous for their health, and to young viewers who could be tempted to emulate them.Asked for their motivations ahead of this weekend's Las Vegas multi-sport event, the responses ranged from the spikily defiant to the purely mercenary -- with a smattering of caution.Retired Australian Olympic […]

ST JAMES, Jamaica — On the heels of the death of a United States citizen, who was shot in a confrontation with police at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is seeking to assure that Jamaica is safe for visitors."The Ministry of Tourism is very concerned about the safety of our visitors and we want to make it very clear to the world that when you come to Jamaica, you will be safe," he told reporters during a visit to the airport on Saturday for […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the US embassy in Kyiv issued warnings Saturday about the risk of a major Russian airstrike in the coming hours.Their alerts came after Russian officials said the death toll from a Ukrainian strike on a college and its dormitory in a Russian-occupied town in eastern Ukraine had risen to 18.Zelensky, posting on social media, said: "Our intelligence services reported receiving data, including from American and European partners, […]

ST MARY, Jamaica - Ten people are being treated for injuries following two motor vehicle crashes in St Mary on Friday.The first crash happened around 12pm along the Rio Nuevo main road near the Rubio gas station. It involved a motor car and a truck. A woman and two children were injured in the incident, and were rushed to hospital for treatment.The second crash occurred around 8pm in Annotto Bay, when a vehicle travelling from Dover lost control near the Marking Stone beach and crashed into an […]

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A Negril restaurant owner was killed and a European tourist seriously injured during a gun attack and robbery at the establishment on Friday night.The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Nashon McGibbon, otherwise known as Bubba. The businessman is from West End in Negril, Westmoreland.Meanwhile, a 64-year-old medical doctor from the Czech Republic, who was vacationing at a property in Negril, has been hospitalised in serious but stable condition.The deadly […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Motorists are being advised to expect delays when using the Lime Hall main road in St Ann over the next three days.This, as contractors working on behalf of the National Works Agency, through the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Project, will be carrying out road excavation between the Lime Hall Baptist Church and Lime Hall Square.Manager of Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that as part of the […]

MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Italian double winners Inter Milan finished a triumphant Serie A season by coming back from two goals down to secure an entertaining 3-3 at Bologna 3-3.A 10th match without defeat left champions Inter 14 points clear at the top of the division, with second-placed Napoli hosting Udinese on Sunday.Andy Diouf was Inter's saviour in the 87th minute when he smashed home his first league goal for the club.The former France under-21 international had been key to Pio Esposito […]

OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Ewa Pajor and Salma Paralluelo both scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Lyon 4-0 in Saturday's Women's Champions League final to win the title for the fourth time.Polish striker Pajor opened the scoring on 55 minutes and netted again in the 69th minute, with Paralluelo's superb late strike ending the contest before she completed the rout of a stunned Lyon in stoppage time.Barca's four titles have all been won in the last six seasons and their overall tally is bettered only […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump told CBS in a phone interview on Saturday that the United States and Iran are "getting a lot closer" to an agreement to end the war in the Middle East.But in the interview with the TV network, Trump also warned that if the US and Iran do not come to an agreement, "we're going to have a situation where no country will ever be hit as hard as they're about to be hit."Meanwhile, Iran said Saturday that it was finalizing a […]

The stirring presentation of the Tallawah Mento Band on the coded communication messaging of folk and mento music struck a key note at the recent Marcus Garvey Symposium in Limon, Costa Rica.The venerable Colin Smith, a founding member of the South Florida band, highlighted in his half hour presentation of interactive audience engagement and performance, how the infectious rhythms of both music forms often masked and shielded pointed critique of plantation life. Lyrics, in our own dialect, that […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica— With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season to begin June 1, the National Works Agency (NWA) says it is moving to improve the resilience of a number of waterways in St Andrew.The NWA has embarked on a $143 million effort through which sections of six major gullies will be rehabilitated.The gullies to receive attention include two sections of the Constant Spring Gully, located along Carawina Avenue, the gully that runs under the Torrington Bridge, Yoro Crescent Gully, Burgher […]

SETUBAL, Portugal (AFP) — A court in Portugal on Saturday remanded in custody a French woman and her partner, accused of abandoning her two young boys -- aged four and five -- on a roadside in the south of the country.The court in the southern port city of Setubal ordered the 41-year-old woman and the 55-year-old man to be placed in pretrial detention for the crimes of child endangerment and abandonment after a two-day hearing.The man was also charged with aggravated assault against one of […]

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) —A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday, marking the country's deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease.Hospitals in the capital Dhaka have been overwhelmed with cases and set up dedicated wards to take patients, but are scrambling with a shortage of intensive care beds.Deaths are still rising, with 13 children dying in the past 24 hours alone, taking the toll from the disaster to 512, according […]

Olympic bronze medalist Rajindra Campbell broke his Jamaican national record in the shot put while Shericka Jackson lowered her season’s best in the 200m at Saturday’s second Diamond League meeting in Xiamen, China.Campbell, who was one of four Jamaican athletes whose applications to switch national allegiance to Turkiye were recently rejected by World Athletics, threw 22.34m to beat his previous best 22.31m set in Croatia in 2024.He moved up to second in the world rankings with his throw, […]

The police have put measures in place to prevent a possible reprisal following the killing of the manager of the Papine Market in St Andrew on Friday.Colleen ‘Sonia’ Bernard, who was employed by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), was shot dead by a gunman during a brazen daylight attack in the market.READ: Papine vendor shot and killedThe alleged shooter was then shot and injured by a policeman moments later.Head of the Area Four police, Assistant Commissioner Michael […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police have confirmed the murder of a man in August Town as well as the firebombing of a home between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.Observer Online understands that the deceased, who has not yet been named by police, and whose brother was also killed recently, is a relative of recording artiste Etana.The firebombing and murder are said to be connected.

SAN DIEGO, United States (CMC) – The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has honoured Haiti’s revolutionary legacy as the first free Black republic, calling for reparations from France, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extension for Haitians residing in the United States and justice for the Haitian people.Haiti gained its independence from France in 1804 following the only successful slave revolt in modern history.“Haiti remains a global symbol of Black liberation, resistance, […]

LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) — Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes was named Premier League Player of the Season on Saturday.Fernandes has equalled the record for most assists in a single Premier League campaign with 20, alongside Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.The 31-year-old has also scored eight league goals for United this term, helping Michael Carrick's third-placed team secure qualification for next season's Champions League.Fernandes is the first United player to win the […]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Ten African countries are at risk of being affected by the Ebola virus, in addition to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the African Union's health agency warned on Saturday."We have 10 countries at risk," said Jean Kaseya, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), listing Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Zambia.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — The Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) has successfully launched its UK screening series, Crossroads: Where Caribbean Cinema Meets the UK, with the sold-out UK premiere of Queen of Soca presented in partnership with BEAM in Hertford recently.The screening formed part of TTFF’s wider 20th anniversary celebrations, marking two decades of championing Caribbean cinema, filmmakers and regional storytelling since the festival’s founding in 2005.Mariel […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Post will resume shipping parcels and packets (merchandise) to the United States (US) market on June 1, following the implementation of a system for the pre-calculation and payment of duties before the packages leave Jamaica.The update comes several months after the suspension was effected in response to Executive Order 14324, which revoked the previous de minimis exemption for low-value items (those below US$800) entering the US duty-free.The announcement […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Andrew North Central Delano Seiveright, has sharply criticised the National Works Agency (NWA) after the agency failed to attend a packed Constituency Development Fund (CDF) meeting held Thursday at St Richards Primary School despite being formally invited.The meeting, which drew strong resident turnout and intense discussion around deteriorating roads, drainage and infrastructure concerns across the constituency, also saw Seiveright strongly […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — KINTYRE Holdings reported a sharp rise in first-quarter profit after the estimated value of its real estate holdings increased, even as the company spent more cash running its core operations than it generated from them.The company reported net profit of $531.3 million for the three months ended March 31, up from $8.4 million in the same period last year. Total income rose to $565.7 million from $34.1 million.Nearly all of that increase came from a single source: a […]