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Boyz make one change to starting line-up against Panama in Gold Cup
Jamaica’s Kasey Palmer strikes the ball during a warm-up session before the game.Garfield Robinson June 24, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica- Kasey Palmer, who came off the bench in Jamaica’s loss to Guatemala in their opening Concacaf Gold Cup game last...

UPSC Weekly Current Affairs Quiz | June 22 to June 28, 2025
UPSC Weekly Quiz is a current affairs-based quiz on relevant topics from the past week, curated for the aspirants of competitive examinations. Attempt the weekly quiz every Saturday and find answers to the MCQs with explanations.🚨 Click Here to...

Caribbean-American Delegation, NYS Black Legislative Task Force honor Soca star Nailah Blackman
Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Brooklyn Assembly Members Jaime Williams and Monique Chandler-Waterman, co-chairs of the New York State Caribbean-American Delegation, say they...

Pope Leo’s Family Tree Has It All
Shortly after Pope Leo XIV’s election on May 8, genealogists got to work researching his family tree, quickly establishing that some of his ancestors on his mother’s side were Black. More recently, a team of experts led by Harvard historian Henry...

USMNT makes Gold Cup Semifinals thanks to PK heroics from goalkeeper Matt Freese
Jun 29, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Team United States of America celebrates after winning the match in the sixth round of penalty shootouts during a quarterfinal match of the 2025 Gold Cup at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace...

Full list of the countries where rabies is 'high risk' after UK tourist dies
A woman has tragically died in the UK after becoming infected with rabies in Morocco. She is said to have contracted the fatal viral disease while coming into contact with a stray dog during a visit to Morocco, the UK Health and Security Agency...

Why Puducherry's French citizens are returning to the seaside town
It was more than FOMO, this is where she wanted to be, “un choix éclairé", an informed choice, as she calls it. With her plans in place, she broke the news to her parents at a café. “My father stood up and walked away," she says. No one they knew...

Utilisation of Cemetery lands in Grenada – Part II
12 years ago, the then ruling New National Party (NNP) government of Keith Mitchell set up a committee to look at Cemeteries on the island. The committee was put together by the then Minister of Health Dr. Clarice Modeste-Curwen, the Member of...

The Reggae Boyz bounce back
THE Reggae Boyz bounce back with goals from Leon Bailey and Andre Blake were the savours as they chalked up a vital CONCACAF Gold Cup victory over relative minnows Guadeloupe. Winger Bailey cancelled out Thierry Ambrose’s goal, with Jon Russell...

Boyz still alive in Gold Cup
Leon Bailey scored Jamaica’s first goal in a nervy 2-1 victory over Guadeloupe in their Concacaf Gold Cup match on Friday, June 20, 2025. (Photo: JFF) Despite yet another nervy performance from the Reggae Boyz, they kept their Concacaf Gold Cup...

Cocaine and synthetic drugs power new era of global traffick...
The world drug market has never been so globalised, active and diverse, according to the United Nations – which marks International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on Thursday. RFI takes a look at the latest trends, from the...
Today in High Prairie: June 28, 2025
Today in High Prairie! See what’s happening today in town, celebrity birthdays, local history, world history and your daily horoscope. Please send your birthdays and community events to southpeacenews@hotmail.com and/or spneditor@outlook.com....

Gold Cup 2025 Knockout Rounds Preview
Apr 14, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; The championship trophy at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Draw at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The 2025 Gold Cup has reached its knockout rounds! Eight teams qualified for the...

Science news this week: A unique new blood type and 'spiderwebs' on Mars
This week's science news kicked off with a staggering first look at images taken by the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. Boasting the world's largest digital camera, Rubin's first photo of the night sky included 10 million...

A look at Celtics second-round picks since 2000
The NBA Draft is, to put it nicely, a bit of a crapshoot. There is no guarantee even the top players selected will pan out to anything at the pro level. It gets even murkier when you get outside the lottery, and it essentially becomes teams taking...

Cat Power to perform a final concert dedicated to Dylan in Portugal
“Cat Power sings Dylan ‘66” is the second show of this year’s edition of the Jardins do Marquês Festival, which begins on Saturday and runs until July 9 in the gardens of the Palácio do Marquês de Pombal, in Oeiras. In May 1966, Bob Dylan...

Reggae Boyz eye redemption and dominance in decisive World Cup showdown with Guatemala
KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The Reggae Boyz return to the National Stadium this Tuesday evening with qualification to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers already secured. But for Head Coach Steve McClaren, this evening’s encounter against...

Citroën tells C3 and DS3 owners to stop driving after latest...
French carmaker Citroën has told drivers to immediately stop using C3 and DS3 cars across Europe after a second person in mainland France was killed by a faulty Takata airbag. On Tuesday, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot called for the...

What you need to know about France's 2025 summer sales
Summer means sales season in France, with the government-regulated period of discounts. Here's what you need to know about the 2025 summer sales. In France there are only two official 'soldes' - sales - period per year, one in summer and one in...

Jamaica’s CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign kicked off with a shock
JAMAICA’S CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign kicked off with a shock 1-0 reversal at the hands of Guatemala last night. The Reggae Boyz, who had thumped Guatemala 3-0 in Kingston less than a week before, played second fiddle in their Group C tie at the...