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Sunshine Girls coach Connie Francis will continue until 2023

Connie Francis, the coach of the Sunshine Girls, has stated that she will complete her contract with Netball Jamaica and train the national netball team for the 2023 World Cup. Francis, who led the Sunshine Girls to a silver medal at the recent Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, complained after the Games that the job had mentally and psychologically exhausted her...

Casting Call Open To Jamaicans For Several Roles In Bob Marley’s Biopic

Casting directors are currently looking for actors and women to play a variety of roles in the Marley family for the upcoming Paramount Bob Marley biopic. Acording to  Rawlins, an actor, producer, director, and principal of RAW Management, claims that great attention to detail is being given in order to make sure that more Jamaicans are selected for the roles.

Megan Thee Stallion suing label for US$1m in damages

Megan Thee Stallion is suing her label for $1 million in damages. The 'Savage' hitmaker has amended her lawsuit against 1501 Certified Entertainment after she released what she believed to be her final album in her contract with the label, 'Traumazine'. As well as seeking monetary reimbursement for allegedly not being paid royalties, she's also hired a forensic investigator to establish...

Former Reggae Boy Linval Dixon appointed head coach at Vere Unit

The new head coach of Vere United is former Reggae Boy Linval Dixon. The appointment was confirmed by  Vere United president Lothian Cousins. Dixon joins the club following the departure of Donovan Duckie who spent two seasons at the Clarendon-based club and led them to their first-ever Jamaica Premier League playoff appearance in 2021. After leading Portmore United from 2015 to 2017,...

MANCHESTER UNITED CLIMB ABOVE LIVERPOOL IN PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER TEN HAG’S FIRST WIN

  Manchester United got their Premier League campaign up and running with a 2-1 win over rivals Liverpool, who really underperformed at Old Trafford. Jadon Sancho's early opener was backed up by Marcus Rashford's cool finish when one-on-one and while Mohamed Salah made Old Trafford nervous with a late consolation, Erik ten Hag got his first competitive win as United manager...

USAIN BOLT FILES TRADEMARK APPLICATION FOR SIGNATURE ‘TO THE WORLD’ VICTORY POSE

  Jamaica's athletics icon Usain Bolt has moved to trademark a logo showing his signature 'To the World' victory celebration pose. The retired sprinter submitted an application in the US last week. Bolt is known globally for the move - in which he leans back and gestures to the sky - as he routinely struck the pose during the 2008 Olympics in...

NEWLY APPOINTED JTA PRESIDENT SUGGESTS GOV’T ENGAGES RETIRED EDUCATORS IN RESPONSE TO MIGRATION AFFECTING SECTOR

  Newly appointed Jamaica Teacher's Association JTA President La Sonja Harrison, has suggested that the government engages retired teachers, as a response to the mass migration of educators. Yesterday, the education Ministry revealed that 167 teachers have left the classroom since July of this year. Portfolio Minister Fayval Williams, noted however, that she was not certain how many of the teachers who...

NICKI MINAJ EQUALS LAURYN HILL CHART RECORD

  After releasing 121 singles in the last 12 years, Nicki Minaj has set a new chart record in the US. The star's latest song, 'Super Freaky Girl', has debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 - making her the first solo female rapper to achieve the feat in almost a quarter of a century. The last time it happened...

REGGAE BOYZ FACE MOROCCO TODAY IN OPENING GAME OF 4-TEAM TOURNAMENT IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA

  Jamaica's Reggae Boyz will today finally get into competitive action at the four-team tournament in Vienna, Austria. Having seen their first game against Ghana cancelled on Saturday, due to the late arrival of the Black Stars, the Boyz are down to face World Cup bound Morocco. Today's game which is set to start at 10 o' clock Jamaica time, is the...

DONALD TRUMP SEEKS COURT’S INTERVENTION FOLLOWING FIBI SEARCH

Former US President Donald Trump has asked a judge to freeze a justice department investigation of files seized from his home in an FBI search. In a lawsuit, his legal team asked that an independent lawyer be appointed to oversee documents that agents removed from Mar-a-Lago in Florida this month. Eleven sets of classified files were taken from Mr Trump's estate...
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