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6 Things You Need To Know Today: March 26, 2013

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1. NDX Shortfall – Gov’t Approaches Businesses To Fill Gap. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and the Public Service has, over the past two weeks, reportedly been forced to return to some of the larger institutions involved in the 2013 National

6 Things You Need To Know Today – July 19, 2013

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INDECOM Gives Cops Thumbs Up In Most Questionable Incidents. Head of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) Terrence Williams has exonerated the island’s lawmen in the majority of cases where the actions of members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force have been

6 Things You Need To Know Today – March 6, 2014

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Number Portability By End Of Year. The Government is on track to implement number portability for mobile phones within another eight to nine months… Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com Radiation Limbo – Health Ministry To Decide Fate Of Japanese Bus At Port

6 Things You Need To Know Today – June 13, 2014

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Ganja Green Light – Gov’t Moves To Change Laws To Allow Limited Use Of Marijuana. As Jamaica seeks to follow several countries and a number of American states that have legalised the possession of small amounts of ganja, the country’s justice

6 Things You Need To Know Today – January 16, 2015

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Gov’t Gives Nod To CWC’s Flow Takeover. The Government has approved the acquisition of Columbus Communications by Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), but Science, Technology, Energy and Mining Minister Phillip Paulwell is asserting that he was able to achieve major concessions

6 Things You Need To Know Today – May 27, 2015

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Cable Operators Get Three-Month Extension. Jamaica’s largest cable provider, Flow, plans to make full use of the three-month extension given yesterday to cable operators by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) to cease the illegal transmission of cable channels or

6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 22, 2015

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Tivoli Bombshell: Cops Killed Unarmed Men Bound In Detention Area – Soldier. The tribunal probing the conduct of the May 2010 security operations in Tivoli Gardens yesterday heard bombshell testimony about how two policemen, without provocation, fatally shot two unarmed young

Just In: Liberty Media To Buy Cable & Wireless

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Just in, it is confirmed that Liberty Global will buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) in a multi-billion dollar deal. News of the story broke on Liberty Media’s website and Bloomberg Business today. Here are ten facts about the deal that we

6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 6, 2016

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OCG Probes PNP – Contractor General Orders Party Bigwigs To Explain Kickback Allegations. The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has stepped into the People’s National Party (PNP) campaign-financing scandal, ordering…Read more at Jamaica-Gleaner.com Power Cut, Telecoms Service Loss Force Gov’t

6 Things You Need To Know Today – September 12, 2016

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Growth Delay – Vaz Appeals For Patience, Says Council’s Report May Be Ready Today. The Economic Growth Council (EGC) missed its August 31 deadline to submit its plans for growing the economy, but Daryl Vaz, the Government’s point man on investments,

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  1. Davina Bennett snubbed Miss Universe Ja?
  2. Teacher shortage
  3. Brown-Burke wants help for Constant Spring market vendors
  4. Control your dogs, or we will -Shaw
  5. NCB dismisses Hughenden ATM fraud claim
  6. Women’s football programme needs help

Davina Bennett

1. Davina Bennett snubbed Miss Universe Ja?

Uzuri International Limited, the local franchise holders of the Miss Universe pageant, says it’s unfortunate that former title holder, Davina Bennett, decided to stay away from Friday’s grand coronation to hand over to her successor. Uzuri, in a statement, said Bennett had a duty to be present. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. Teacher shortage

With less than a week to the start of the new school year, the exodus of seasoned teachers from the classrooms is presenting a fresh challenge for several institutions. Teachers of mathematics and related subject areas are of greater concern, evident by the high volume of advertisements in the newspapers from schools seeking to fill those vacancies. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. Brown-Burke wants help for Constant Spring market vendors

The People’s National Party  Shadow Spokesperson on Local Government DrAngela Brown Burke says she’s profoundly disappointed at the manner in which the vendors at the Constant Spring Market in St Andrew are being treated. The vendors were recently served with eviction notices by the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to vacate the market by the end of September. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. Control your dogs, or we will -Shaw

Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw said if it comes to that, the Government is prepared to ban certain types of dogs from entering the country in order to protect Jamaicans from being attacked and killed by these animals. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. NCB dismisses Hughenden ATM fraud claims

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) is dismissing a claim that its automated banking machine (ABM) at the Hughenden Pharmacy in St Andrew has been compromised. NCB says it received reports concerning a voice note being circulated with the claim. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Women’s football programme needs help

Chairperson of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) women’s programme, Elaine Walker-Brown, says there is need for more resources for its improvement. “We need to structure the schoolgirls’ league properly for it to run concurrently with the boys’ league, so we will have different age groups competing. With the resources that we have, it is the best we are doing at this time,” Walker-Brown told The Gleaner recently. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6 Things You Need To Know Today

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  1. Too many idle hands in Red Hills?
  2. Local investors urged to get into tuna
  3. Injuries halt McLeod’s run
  4. PSOJ CEO resigns
  5. St James gangster killed
  6. Feluke returns

1. Too many idle hands in Red Hills?

Small businesses along Red Hills Road, St Andrew, are reeling from the negative impact the recent upsurge in violence is having on them. Pointing out that there are too many idle hands in the communities in the area, they are demanding that the relevant authorities apply a serious approach to fixing the social ills across Jamaica. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. Local investors urged to get into tuna

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Audley Shaw is urging local and foreign investors to launch out into what he has described as the “blue economy” and invest in canned tuna for the export market, which he said is valued at approximately US$400 billion in the Western Hemisphere. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

Omar McLeod

3. Injuries halt McLeod’s run

Leg injuries have forced Jamaica’s hurdler supreme Omar McLeod off track. McLeod, the World and Olympic champion in the 110-metre hurdlers, has suffered injuries throughout the outdoor season and last raced in July. Though he will miss this week’s Diamond League finals, McLeod is on the mend and looking ahead to next year. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. PSOJ CEO resigns

Jennifer McDonald, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), has resigned. PSOJ President Howard Mitchell made the announcement yesterday. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. St James gangster killed

A man who the police described as a top-tier member of the notorious Big Yard Gang, which is based in Granville, St James, was shot and killed by unknown assailants who pounced on him in the early hours of yesterday morning in the often volatile community. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Feluke returns

On September 24, a year to the day of his Healing concert, Denver ‘Feluke’ Smith will host the launch of his seven track EP – Insight. This anniversary event, is not just a matter of picking up where he left off. “I’d say it’s understanding what I’m supposed to do,” Feluke told The GleanerSee full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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  1. Yetanya’s mom flees Arnett Gardens
  2. Fuller backs Whitmore
  3. Three Miles traffic changes
  4. St Thomas lacking water
  5. St Catherine soldier missing
  6. 60% or no fifth form -Calabar

1. Yetanya’s mom flees Arnett Gardens

Worshippers at the Inner City for Christ Ministry in Arnett Gardens fell to the floor in fear as gunshots echoed outside the church in a daring gun attack late Tuesday night. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

Whitmore

2. Fuller backs Whitmore

Former national striker Ricardo Fuller says Reggae Boyz head coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore has been doing an excellent job with the national side and has called on corporate Jamaica to offer him more support. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. Three Miles traffic changes

Major traffic changes are to be implemented by the National Works Agency (NWA) this Sunday as the agency presses ahead with the upgrading of Three Miles in St Andrew. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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The Yallahs River in St. Thomas is a major source of water in Jamaica.

4. St Thomas still lacking water

Residents of St Thomas are calling for an end to water woes which have plagued various communities in parish for over a decade. Scores of placard-bearing protesters gathered in Yallahs this morning to highlight the issue. Among the communities in the Yallahs area which are without water are Newland, Catholic Lane, Pondside and Hillside. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. St Catherine soldier missing

Forty-two-year-old Jamaica Defence Force soldier Ainsworth Willis, who is of Morris Meadows in Portmore, St Catherine, has been missing since Friday, August 14. The police say he’s of dark complexion, slim build and is about 5 feet 6 inches tall. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. 60% or no fifth form -Calabar

A decision by the Calabar High School in St Andrew to bar students who attain an average of less than 60 per cent from entering fifth form has not gone down well with some parents. The Gleaner obtained a copy of a letter from the school, signed by principal Albert Corcho, that stated that in order to “be promoted to grade 11, each boy MUST receive no less than 60 per cent for his overall average, along with good conduct. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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  1. PM Youth Awards to focus on community leaders
  2. 5.2 earthquake hits offshore Westmoreland
  3. MoBay gets its first medical herb house
  4. ‘Real tragedy’ – Woman’s body found in igloo
  5. More traffic changes for Kgn
  6. Reggae Girlz strike Cuba

1. PM Youth Awards to focus on community leaders

State Minister for Youth Floyd Green says there will be a renewed focus on rewarding community leaders at this year’s Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence. Green was speaking at a press conference today to announce the opening of application for nominations. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. 5.2 earthquake hits offshore Westmoreland

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona is reporting that a 5.2 earthquake hit offshore Negril, Westmoreland this morning. The unit says the quake occurred at 9:35 a.m. approximately 150 kilometres west of the resort town. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. MoBay gets its first medical herb house

Not only does Montego Bay now have its own herb house, which trades as Island Strains, the cannabis being prescribed by doctors there is reaped from the first legal ganja-growing farm in western Jamaica. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. ‘Real tragedy’ – Body of woman found in igloo

Approximately three months had passed since he last spoke to his daughter. She had made the decision to move out of the family home and experience life independently, but unbeknown to Dr Pastor Amos Campbell was that he would never see his daughter alive again. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. More traffic changes for Kgn

The National Works Agency (NWA) will today implement further traffic changes along Constant Spring Road in St Andrew. Effective 6 a.m., the section of Constant Spring Road between Cassava Piece Road and Mary Brown’s Corner will be converted into a one-way corridor for traffic heading from the direction of Manor Park towards Half-Way Tree. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Reggae Girlz strike Cuba

Jamaica’s senior women’s football team made it four wins in as many games with a 6-1 thrashing of neighbours Cuba in the CONCACAF Caribbean Women’s Qualifiers at the National Stadium last night. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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  1. Police Fed says cops ‘restive’
  2. Christian lawyers speak out on abortion
  3. Reggae Girlz ‘getting somewhere’
  4. Police ticked off by wage talk delays
  5. Fantasy Beach to be upgraded
  6. Barrett blasted for ‘sexist’ comments on female refs

1. Police Federation says cops ‘restive’

The Jamaica Police Federation says it is to hold a series of consultations with its members on the way forward in their wage negotiation with the government. In a statement today, federation chairman Corporal Arleen McBean said rank and file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are “very restive”, adding that “enough is enough”. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. Christian lawyers speak out on abortion

Given what they believe to be “a culture of death” in the country, members of the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship (LCF) are urging Jamaicans to reject abortion and instead place more efforts on saving mothers and their unborn babies. Towards this end, president of the LCF, Helene Coley-Nicholson, is hoping that Jamaicans will support the group’s ‘A Time for Life’ campaign, which was launched yesterday at the New Testament Church of God headquarters at Fairway Avenue in St Andrew. The group is lobbying for the recommendation to decriminalise abortion to be aborted, among other things. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. Reggae Girlz ‘getting somewhere’

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) Women’s Committee chairperson, Elaine Walker-Brown is pleased with the camaraderie and grit showed by the team that advanced to the CONCACAF final stage of FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifiers. Walker-Brown who has been involved in women’s football since 1991, mentioned left back Lauren Silver as one of the main players responsible for the high morale in the camp. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. Police ticked off by wage talk delays

“Disgraceful!” is the word used by chairman of the Police Federation, Corporal Arlene McBean, to describe a letter from Minister of Finance Nigel Clarke stating that he was unable to give a date for the continuation of wage negotiations for rank-and-file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. Fantasy Beach to be upgraded

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett recently announced that the Tourism Enhancement Fund will be financing the overhaul of Fantasy Beach in Priory, St Ann, as part of its National Beach Development Programme, over a two-year period. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Meikle blasts Barrett for ‘sexist’ comments on female refs

CONCACAF Referees assessor, Dave Meikle, has labelled Charles Barrett as ‘sexist’ after the former FIFA official told The Gleaner that too much emphasis is being placed on female referees. The comments riled up Meikle, who said that Barrett’s statement was backward and unfortunate, coming from a person of his stature. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.


What’s Happening With Jamaica’s Climate?

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Published in 2017, the latest State of the Jamaica Climate report “attempts to provide a concise overview of what is available and known about Jamaica’s climate”, and importantly make the case for the need to include climate considerations in decision making.

In a sentence, the summary of climate projections indicate rising temperatures, decreased rainfall, rising sea levels, and more intense hurricanes when they happen. The table below from the report provides details on the historical trend and projections.

What does this all mean? That everyone, everywhere is affected. There is an extensive section on impacts by the following categories:

  • Development
  • Education
  • Gender
  • Security
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Livestock
  • Marine and Terrestrial Biodiversity
  • Poverty
  • Tourism
  • Health
  • Society
  • Freshwater Resources
  • Energy Supply and Distribution
  • Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge Impacts on Coastal Infrastructure and Settlements

See the graphics below from the report showing climate impacts at a glance.

The report contains Climate Vulnerability Profiles for specific geographic areas:

  • Bluefields
  • Negril
  • Rio Minho
  • Ocho Rios
  • Black River
  • Montego Bay
  • Portmore

Everyone is encouraged to read the report.  Be more aware of what climate change means and see how the report can help us all to become more resilient.  Download the report here: The State of the Jamaican Climate

Since publication of this report, the community of Treasure Beach has taken steps to become climate resilient and adapt.  Read more here:  Treasure Beach is on the Climate-Smart Fast Track 

Content Provided by: Mdk Advisory & Consulting Ltd., a strategic advisory firm offering a wide range of services to a cross-section of clients in the private, public and non-profit sectors

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  1. Tax on G Sugar!
  2. American Airlines Goes Cashless in Jamaica
  3. China Harbour to Redesign MoBay’s North & South Gullies
  4. Portland to Benefit from 9 Cruise Ships
  5. Ntini Edwards Shines with 8 Grade Ones in CSEC
  6. Investment Property Purchases Rise As Short-Stay Rentals Spike

1. Tax on G Sugar!

Unscrupulous manufacturers working in tandem with corrupt customs officials and brokers are largely to blame for the dismal state of Jamaica’s sugar industry, a situation Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Audley Shaw warned.. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. American Airlines goes cashless in Jamaica

As of Monday, September 17, American Airlines passengers travelling from both the Sangster International and the Norman Manley airports will be required to use a debit or credit card to make transactions with the airline. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. China Harbour to redesign Mobay’s North & South gullies

Dr Horace Chang, Member of Parliament (MP) for North West St James, said the government has engaged the services of China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to redesign the drainage system in Montego Bay to prevent further flooding. Last November, following four hours of continuous rainfall, the second city experienced extensive flooding, which resulted in millions of dollars in damage to residential and commercial buildings.

See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. Portland to benefit from 9 cruise ships

Nine cruise ships are slated to arrive in Port Antonio, Portland, over a five-month period, which will represent a significant improvement in tourist’s arrival to the resort town.Port Antonio, which is the island’s cradle of tourism, has been struggling with tourist arrival since the fleet of Norwegian Caribbean Cruise line and Royal Caribbean vessels pulled out in the 1980s, taking their business elsewhere.

See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. Ntini Edwards shines with 8 grade ones in CSEC

While attending Gibraltar All-Age School in St Ann, it wasn’t difficult for one to detect that Ntini Edwards would emerge to become a brilliant student, such was her enthusiasm and eagerness to learn. The Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) results of 2013 saw her emerging as the top student overall in the Noranda Bauxite annual scholarship awards, where she earned a cheque for $25,000 and a laptop on her way to attending St Hilda’s Diocesan High in Brown’s Town, St Ann.

See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Investment property purchases rise as short-stay rentals spike

Jamaican realtors, property developers and bankers selling mortgages are reporting more interest in investment property purchases, and a concurrent upswell in mid-income developments in Kingston that is partly a response to that demand. Devon Young, a developer who is finalising a new residential complex in Kingston called The Hamptons, financed through the Jamaica Mortgage Bank, (JMB), told the Financial Gleaner that over 90 per cent of interest in the property was driven by prospective short-term rental business through Airbnb.

See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

Is Sea Level Rise Affecting Property Values?

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Why is it that the most valuable land in Kingston is far away from the coast? In most modern metropolises all the most valuable land is right on the coastline. Kingston has had it backwards for a very long time.

Not anymore it seems.

New reporting out of the Washington Post and studies from Harvard, the Journal of Financial Economics and the non-profit First Street Foundation are all saying the same thing – Sea Levels have been rising for the past 100 years, faster in the last 25. And they will continue to rise for the next 100 years, even by as much as 1.3 metres (4.3 feet).

Areas of Kingston 21 like Miami Beach are only 0.7 metres above sea level putting them in impending danger.

Climate Gentrification is the study of how consumers are changing purchasing habits by increasing the values of land at higher elevation more rapidly, while land values at lower elevation either decreases or grows slowly.

Researchers estimate that the Miami-Dade area itself has lost nearly half a billion US$ (US$500mln) in value in just a dozen years.

What does this mean for the development of low elevation development in Jamaica? Areas like downtown Kingston, South St. Catherine, Ocho Rios and Savanna-La-Mar, for example? It means planners need to take such things into consideration when making zoning plans for future development.

Read more:

What’s Happening With Jamaica’s Climate?

Sea level rise is eroding home value, and owners might not even know it

Climate gentrification: from theory to empiricism in Miami-Dade County, Florida

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  1. NESOL verbal corruption
  2. Another Monymusk bailout commitment
  3. 20 sure of Windrush compensation
  4. Police cars useless
  5. St James most wanted killed
  6. Image is everything for athletes

1. NESOL verbal corruption

“Verbal corruption” allowed the state-owned National Energy Solution Limited (NESol) to hire a private firm, Peak Energy Solutions Limited, and pay it millions of dollars for service rendered without a contract in place. That was the charge of Fitz Jackson, an opposition member of Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), at a meeting yesterday. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. Another Monymusk bailout commitment

For the third consecutive year, the Government will dip into its coffers to bail out farmers contracted to plant cane for the Monymusk sugar factory in Lionel Town, Clarendon, according to Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

3. 20 sure of Windrush compensation

The Home Office – a ministerial department of the British Government – has so far reviewed nearly 12,000 cases of detentions and deportations in wake of the Windrush saga, according to Asif Ahmad, the British high commissioner to Jamaica. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. Police cars useless

The long-running police used-car saga involving the Government and O’Brien’s International Car Rental and Sales has taken a new twist. Yesterday, Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) was told that the 66 cars that have been handed over so far failed the rigour of regular police work. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. St James most wanted killed

TWO MEN- one of St James’ most wanted and another believed to be one of his cronies – were killed yesterday morning when they allegedly engaged the police in a fierce gunfight in the Chelsea section of Irwin, which is located on the outskirts of Montego Bay. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Image is everything for athletes

Sports publicist Tanya Lee says there is not enough appreciation for the importance of marketability among athletes. Lee was speaking with The Gleaner about sporting teams building better partnerships with their sponsors and the importance of player endorsements in strengthening such relationships. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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  1. 80% of J’cans got Chik-V
  2. Decomposing body of murder suspect found
  3. Actor Burt Reynolds is dead
  4. JFF, Umbro unveil new kits
  5. Hurricane Florence now Category 2
  6. Not enough referees

1. 80% of J’cans got Chik-V

Yesterday, the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey III confirmed the widely held speculation that more than half of Jamaicans were infected with the chikungunya virus (chik-V) when it swept across the island a few years ago. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

2. Decomposing body of murder suspect found

Linton Stephenson, the 59-year-old Seventh-day Adventist deacon wanted for the murder of a 25-year-old Mandeville woman has been found dead in Manchester. The police say Stephenson’s decomposing body was found at his Bloomsville Circle home in the parish. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

Burt Reynolds

3. Actor Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds, whose credits included acclaimed films such as “Deliverance” and commercial hits like “Smokey and the Bandit,” has died. The handsome film and television star died at age 82, according to his agent Todd Eisner. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

4. JFF, Umbro unveil new kits

Umbro has unveiled the new home and away kits for the Jamaica Football Federation National Teams, with a campaign inspired by the unique culture and energy of the Caribbean nation.​ See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

5. Hurricane Florence now Category 2

Hurricane Florence, the first major storm of the Atlantic season, dropped to a Category 2 storm on Thursday and further weakening is expected later in the day as it continues to head towards Bermuda, forecasters said. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

6. Not enough referees

Victor Stewart, manager for the referees department at the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), has admitted that he is struggling to provide enough officials to man the upcoming schoolboy football and men’s and women’s premier league seasons. See full story on The Gleaner’s website.

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