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New Zealand captain Tom Latham (left) and Devon Conway scored centuries for the second time in the match to put New Zealand in firm control of the third Test.
December 22, 2025

Latham, Conway’s historic performances leave WI facing uphill battle

MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies will require a miracle if they are to record a series-levelling victory over New Zealand in the third and final Test, following another superb…
CWI CEO Chris Dehring
December 22, 2025

2026 Breakout League put on hold

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has taken the decision to put next year’s Breakout League on hold due to a packed international and domestic schedule. Hosted by CWI in…
Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal of the game during the English Premier League match against Manchester United, in Birmingham, England, on Sunday. Villa won 2-1.
December 22, 2025

Villa clip Man United 2-1 to seal 10th straight win

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Morgan Rogers scored two brilliant solo goals to down Manchester United 2-1 and keep Aston Villa in the hunt for the English Premier League title. The win at Villa Park…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (right) pauses for a photo opportunity ahead of the Harmonies of Hope relief concert with Dr Wes Hall, chancellor of the University of Toronto, and Dr Donette Chin-Loy Chang, chancellor of the Toronto Metropolitan Unive
December 22, 2025 by Sophia Findlay

JTB Canada’s ‘Harmonies of Hope’ concert raises CDN$3m for Melissa relief

In a display of global solidarity and national pride, the Jamaican diaspora in Canada has delivered one of the largest single contributions to the island’s Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts, raising…
Coffee beans that got damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Spring Hill, Portland.
December 22, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Battered beans

Making a case for more meaningful support from the Government toward one of the country’s long-standing industries, Donald Salmon, president of the Jamaica Coffee Growers Association, says coffee…
Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda.
December 22, 2025

Antigua PM tackles T&T counterpart over claim CARICOM has ‘lost its way’

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The Antigua and Barbuda government yesterday disputed recent comments by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar that the 15-member regional integration…
Idris Elba poses for photographers at the red carpet for the film ‘A House of Dynamite’ during the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on September 2. He is the latest star to have his waxwork rolled out at the London Wax Museum, Madame Tussauds.
December 22, 2025

Madame Tussauds waxwork a ‘full circle moment’ for Idris Elba

Idris Elba is “honoured” to have a Madame Tussauds waxwork. The award-winning actor is the latest star to have the red carpet rolled out for him at the London wax museum. As of last Friday, he joins a…
Some of the relief supplies distributed by the Seprod Foundation, in partnership with Brunswick and Facey Commodity.
December 22, 2025

Brunswick partners with Seprod Foundation for ongoing Hurricane Melissa relief

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, communities across St Elizabeth, Westmoreland, Crawford, Seaford Town, and surrounding parishes continue to face challenges related to food security. In response, the…
Donald Berry, coffee farmer in Spring Hill, Portland, checks for disease on coffee beans on his farm.
December 22, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

‘Coffee and Jamaica are close to my heart’

For nearly three decades, Donald Berry has put his energy and passion into producing Blue Mountain Coffee, and has had setbacks in the past. However, with the passage of Hurricane Melissa, he thought…