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Daily Archives: Mar 9, 2017

More events for Inter-schools opening day as contest looms

Friday’s opening day of this year’s Coca Cola Inter-schools Track & Field Championships, will feature added events as organisers seek to reduce the amount of time spent at the YASCO Sports Complex on the primary competition days of Saturday and Sunday.

Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared, residents, monitor say

Warplanes bombed rebel-held towns east of Damascus on Wednesday, striking residential areas where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier and leaving dozens injured, according to residents, rebels and a monitoring group.

Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, requests custody of daughter

American actress Scarlett Johansson filed for divorce from French journalist Romain Dauriac in New York this week and asked for full custody of the couple's daughter, as her estranged husband asked her to return to the negotiating table.

Exhibition charting American pop art opens at London's British Museum

One of the UK's first major exhibitions charting modern and contemporary American pop art opened at the British Museum in London this week, with works from New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Washington DC's National Gallery of Art.

Hillhouse Appointed Football Association VP

Former national women’s footballer turn coach, Akeilah Hillhouse, has expanded her horizon, taking on the role of administrator after accepting an invitation to serve at the highest level of football on the local front.

Man convicted in murder of school children

A man, who shot and killed four people, including three school boys, in an incident that enraged Jamaicans, is to be sentenced on April 6 after he was found guilty on Tuesday in the Circuit Court for the parish of Clarendon.

Regional technocrat wants a refocus on drought mitigation

A senior Jamaican government official is calling for greater focus to be given to the impact of drought on agriculture in the Caribbean.

Sir Viv hopeful PSL final a positive indicator of Pakistan’s ability to host International matches

Former West Indies captain and cricketing legend, Sir Vivian Richards, is hoping that his and the decision of other international cricketers to participate in the “successful” finals of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) on Sunday, would contribute positively to that country’s fight to bring international cricket back to its shores.

Malaysia warns of long North Korea inquiry, China says no action yet

Malaysia has warned that an investigation into the murder of the North Korean leader's half brother "may take longer than what we hope," as Pyongyang ally China said on Wednesday that no international action should be considered until it is finished.

Jamaica, Mexico renew rivalry as CONCACAF unveil schedule

MIAMI, United States (CMC) – Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz will lock horns with reigning champions Mexico in a replay of the 2015 final, after both teams were installed in Group C of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup on Tuesday.
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