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West Indies batsman Kavem Hodge.
December 9, 2025

Hodge believes Windies to face big mental test

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (CMC): WEST INDIES middle-order batsman Kavem Hodge believes the team will be tested mentally in their upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand. The Windies will…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
December 9, 2025

St Catherine man released after five days in custody without charge

A St Catherine man who had been held at the Portmore police lock-up for five days without being charged has been freed by a parish court judge. Roger Moore was released on Friday. In making an…
Courtesy of www.fiba.basketball/en Jamaica’s Andrew Thelwell congratulates Kofi Cockburn after the centre converted a rebound to upset the hosts Puerto Rico in their FIBA World Cup Group B qualification opener 92-90 inside the Coliseo Roberto Clemente i
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

‘Massive’ Cockburn gives Jamaica good start

JAMAICA’S SENIOR men’s basketball coach Rick Turner described as ‘massive’ Kofi Cockburn’s game-high performance and buzzer-beater in their opening FIBA Americas World Cup qualifier against Puerto…
Travis Fisher, the son of 60-year-old fisherman Vincent Fisher, recalls losing his father during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Deadly determination

As Hurricane Melissa pummelled Smithfield in Westmoreland, 50-year-old Vincent Fisher worked frantically to protect his concrete home. He tried to clear a fallen tree, secure shattered windows, and…
Dr Ralph Gonsalves.
December 9, 2025

Gonsalves says Unity Labour Party very much alive despite election defeat

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – St Vincent former Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, whose Unity Labour Party (ULP) was defeated in Thursday’s general election after 25 years in office, says the party is…
Christopher Samuda, vice-president of the Americas Paralympic Committee.
December 9, 2025

Samuda urges organisation to attract investment

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA), Christopher Samuda, speaking on investment strategies in sport at an international forum currently being held in Santiago, Chile, reminded…
Photo by Raymond Graham Kellits High school’s netball players Shanay (left), Sheamoy (second left), and Shenelle Stewart (right) pose with their coach, Alaine Rochester just after their ISSA Rural Under-16 match against Denbigh High School on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Triplets pour sisterly love into Kellits’ netball

TRIPLETS ARE a rarity, triplets excelling at the same sport, even more so. At Kellits High School, triplets play on the same under-16 netball team. Fifteen-year-olds Shanay, Sheamoy, and Shenelle…
Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shares a playful moment with a dog at one of the organisation’s facilities.
December 9, 2025 by Tiffany Pryce

‘Not enough hands’

Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), has painted a worrying picture of the country’s animals in the wake of Hurricane Melissa,…
Dr Christopher Tufton
December 9, 2025

Tourists safe despite leptospirosis outbreak, says Tufton

Minister of Health & Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has sought to assure that the current leptospirosis outbreak poses no great risk to tourists coming to Jamaica. Tufton said health authorities…