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TUI UK passengers on arrival into the arrivals hall just outside customs at the Sangster International Airport earlier this month. They were among the first UK passengers to arrive on a charter flight from the UK since the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Bartlett hails strong tourism rebound

WESTERN BUREAU: As 2025 draws to a close, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism sector is staging a strong and confidence-boosting recovery just weeks after the island was battered…
From left: Tishauna Mullings, mental health and psychosocial support (MHSS) coordinator with Project HOPE; Gloria Reid, an 86-year-old resident of Catherine Hall; Bishop Conrad H. Pitkin, Custos of St James; Bishop Wellesley Plummer, pastor of the Word of
31 Dec, 2025 0

Mental health advocate says trauma from Melissa only now surfacing

WESTERN BUREAU: Mental health advocate Tishauna Mullings is warning that the psychological toll of Hurricane Melissa is only now beginning to surface, two months after the storm left widespread…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Malabver wants mandatory programme for learning-challenged students

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling for the mandatory installation of a diversion programme in schools to assess children who may have learning…
Lance Whittaker
31 Dec, 2025 0

‘HE WAS TOP CLASS’

The sudden passing of renowned sports journalists and broadcaster Donald Oliver has sent shockwaves across sporting and media landscapes. Oliver, who had more than 20 years’ experience working with…
England’s Jofra Archer (left) and Jacob Bethell.
31 Dec, 2025 0

England T20 World Cup squad takes on Caribbean flavour

LONDON, England (CMC): Barbadians Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell have been included in England’s 15-man provisional squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Archer has been named in the squad despite…
Australia’s Steve Smith (centre) watches a delivery from England’s Brydon Carse (left) on Day 2 of their Ashes cricket Test match in Melbourne on Saturday.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Pitch for two-day Ashes Test rated ‘unsatisfactory’ by ICC

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP): The pitch used for the fourth Ashes Test that finished inside two days has been rated as “unsatisfactory” by cricket’s world governing body. No batter scored a half-century,…
Keshorn Walcott
31 Dec, 2025 0

World Champ Walcott cops another Sportsman of the Year award

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): World champion javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott and sprinter Leah Bertrand capped off an impressive 2025 by capturing the Sportsman of the Year and Sportswoman of the…
Dwight Yorke
31 Dec, 2025 0

Yorke stays, says TTFA president

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), Kieron Edwards has revealed that Dwight Yorke will remain as head coach of the national team, despite…
The Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in St Catherine, which was damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
31 Dec, 2025 0

Crawford threatens court action over early childhood education

Opposition spokesman on education, Damion Crawford, says he is prepared to take the Government to court to defend what he describes as the constitutional right to early childhood education, citing…