Fred Kerley runs 9.97 at Enhanced Games, where Kristian Gkolomeev gets a $1M bonus for swimming mark Fred Kerley ran 100 metres in a pedestrian 9.97 seconds Sunday night to win the Enhanced Games in a race where the sprinters had to be placed in the starting blocks four times because of false starts and untied shoes. Kerley, who predicted Usain Bolt’s world record of 9.58 seconds would get “destroyed,” ran a time that would have placed him last at the Paris Olympics two years ago, where he ran 9.81 and won bronze.
St Elizabeth man pleads guilty, fined over Spanish Town ganja bust A St Elizabeth man who was among three people charged following the seizure of more than 20 pounds of ganja along Jobs Lane in Spanish Town has been fined more than $140,000 after pleading guilty in the St Catherine Parish Court.
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy See’s role in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory.”
Congressional Black Caucus urges Trump administration to end Cuba oil blockade The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in the United States has called on the Trump administration to end its oil blockade of Cuba, arguing that the action has resulted in a humanitarian crisis in the country.
NWA rehabilitating several St Andrew gullies to boost resilience ahead of hurricane season The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is undertaking a project to rehabilitate select major gullies in St Andrew as part of efforts to improve the resilience of these waterways ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Guyana to roll out measures to tackle school violence The Guyana government is rolling out a multi-pronged response to tackle escalating violence in schools after incidents were recorded in 353 schools nationwide, with Region Four accounting for 41 per cent of reported cases.
Jamaica joins UK-led global coalition to end violence against women and girls Jamaica is among eight countries joining a new United Kingdom-led International Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), aimed at strengthening global efforts to ensure women and girls can live free from violence, abuse and fear.
Kroenkes enjoy ‘magical’ title win as Arsenal’s players finally get hands on Premier League trophy With billionaire owner Stan Kroenke watching on, Arsenal’s players finally got their hands on the Premier League trophy as they lifted the biggest prize in English football to the backdrop of tickertape and fireworks on Sunday.
St James carpenter charged for allegedly using relative’s US$10,000 to build house A St James man has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly using money entrusted to him by a relative for personal expenses and the construction of a house.
Two men deported from St Kitts charged with Steer Town, St Ann fatal gun attack Two men who fled Jamaica to St Kitts and Nevis following a fatal shooting in St Ann have been deported to the island and charged with murder and several firearm-related offences.Charged are 31-year-old Chevon Brown, otherwise called ‘Balla’, a lifeguard, and 37-year-old Kemar Matthews, otherwise called ‘Bibbi’, both of Ocho Rios, St Ann.