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Andrew Swaby, mayor of Kingston.
April 15, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Kingston mayor lashes ORA

Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has criticised the Government’s One Road Authority (ORA) initiative, arguing that it does not address the problem of inadequate funding for road maintenance. Cabinet…
UHWI CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell.
April 15, 2026

Current, former UHWI senior officials summoned to PAC

After several failed attempts to unearth who was at the centre of a myriad procurement breaches, missing contract documents and the misuse of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI)…
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford (front, fifth left); head of the Burnett Family Foundation, Dale Burnett (front, fourth left); director for donor and partnership management at the National E
April 15, 2026

Glenmuir High gets over $15 million for auditorium repairs

Glenmuir High School in Clarendon has received a donation of US$100,000 ($15.7 million) from the Burnett Family Foundation to assist with the repair of the institution’s auditorium roof, which was…
Surrounded by members of his team, Opposition Leader Mark Golding speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on West Kings House Road in St Andrew on Tuesday.
April 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Storm victim baffled by ROOFS grant mix-up

Angella Allen was filled with excitement when she learnt during a ceremony in February that she was one of several persons selected for a $500,000 grant under a special Government-funded initiative,…
Riquelme Reid of Excelsior High School at Champs 2026.
April 15, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Jamaica’s boys expected to dominate Penns’ 4x100s

For the past two decades, Jamaica’s male high-school teams competing at the Penn Relays at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, have shut out their United States counterparts from the top spot in the…
Deandra Dottin of West Indies celebrates running out Alice Capsey of England (not pictured) with teammate Hayley Matthews during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 match against England in 2024.
April 15, 2026

Women’s T20 World Cup to award record prize money

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): The upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will feature the largest payout in the competition’s history with a 10 per cent increase from the 2024 edition. The ICC…
From left: Trinidad and Tobago’s Amir Jangoo and Terrance Hinds leave the pitch at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua during their West Indies Championship game against the Leeward Islands Hurricanes on Monday.
April 15, 2026

Red Force crush Hurricanes, Harpy Eagles in sight of victory

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Trinidad and Tobago Red Force registered the first victory of this year’s West Indies Championship by completing a comprehensive innings and 271-run win over the Leeward…
Damion Gordon, lecturer in the Department of Government at The University of the West Indies.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI tax debt raises questions about ministry’s oversight

Economist Keenan Falconer says the more than $40 billion in tax, interest, penalties and surcharges for which the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is liable represents approximately 15…
PAC Chairman Julian Robinson.
April 15, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

$40B HOLE

The financial standing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is now under scrutiny following revelations yesterday that the teaching institution has a ballooning tax debt amounting to…