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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, touring the St Elizabeth Infirmary on Saturday, November 15 to get a first-hand look at the extend of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Emergency repairs to be undertaken at St Elizabeth infirmary

Emergency repairs, including roof replacement, are to be undertaken at the St Elizabeth Infirmary following severe damage to the facility from Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Local Government and…
West Indies’ Sherfane Rutherford in action.
December 9, 2025

Rutherford wants more aggressive West Indies in the middle overs

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): FOLLOWING THEIR seven-run defeat to New Zealand in the opening One-Day International on Saturday, West Indies middle-order batsman Sherfane Rutherford has called for…
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley discusses plans her country has to help with disaster recovery in Jamaica with residents of Whitehouse, Westmoreland, on Monday. A field hospital designated for Savanna-la-Mar will arrive on the island today, along with
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Mottley calls for fiscal space to help Jamaica bounce back from Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for urgent international support to ensure Jamaica gets the fiscal breathing room it needs to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa.…
JFF President Michael Ricketts.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

JFF defends higher ticket prices for crucial WCQ match

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is defending the increased ticket prices for today’s World Cup Qualifying match against Curaçao at the National Stadium. Earlier qualifiers were priced at $10,000…
Andre Bailey
December 9, 2025 by Lennox Aldred

Scorpions rookies look to make Super 50 mark

A WAVE of fresh pace-bowling talent is set to inject new energy into the Jamaica Scorpions in Trinidad for the upcoming CG United Super 50 Cup from November 19-29. Fast-bowling all-rounder Andre…
Glenmuir High School’s Orel Miller (left) outpaces Garvey Maceo’s Tyreek McKenley during their Zone I ISSA daCosta Cup match at Glenmuir on October 8. Garvey Maceo came from two goals down to win 3-2.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Defending champs in race against time

SCHOOLBOY FOOTBALL is set to resume next weekend after the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, with Manning Cup action returning in the Corporate Area on Friday and the daCosta Cup for rural…
From left: Inter-American Development Bank President Ilan Goldfajn, Grenada's Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, Guyana's President Irfaan Ali, Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Gaston Browne, Jamaica's Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness, and Barbados' Prim
December 9, 2025

CARICOM leaders rally around Jamaica amid ‘unprecendented’ destruction

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly one million Jamaicans have been affected and more than 150,000 homes damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, prompting a major regional response led by Guyana, which has…
Jamaica's Reggae Boyz go through their drills during a training session on Monday just ahead of today's World Cup Qualifier against Curacao.
December 9, 2025 by Audley Boyd

STRIKING DISTANCE

Twenty-eight years and two days to the day, Jamaica’s senior men’s football team secured historic qualification to FIFA’s World Cup Finals – France ‘98 – with a goalless draw against Mexico at…
Miguel Coley
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Coley urges Reggae Boyz to find a way

FORMER REGGAE Boyz assistant coach Miguel Coley is urging Jamaica’s senior men’s team to seize a golden opportunity and create history when they face Curacao today at the National Stadium in their…