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Wendy Robertson (left), corporate affairs and communication manager at the Betting, Gaming and Lotteries Commission, donates a mattress and tarpaulin to a grateful Amy Blagrove as part of hurricane supplies to the elderly and indigent in communities of eas
April 20, 2026

More BGLC hurricane relief for eastern Hanover

In continuing a drive to provide hurricane relief to those most in need, the Betting Gaming and Lotteries Commission (BGLC) recently returned to eastern Hanover, deeper into the interior, for…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, addresses journalists during a press conference held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Friday.
April 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

St James police resolute about keeping murders low, says operations officer

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, says that while the 20 murders recorded in St James this year is one more than…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay, St James last week.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
April 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
From left: Tamara Bernard, hospital administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James; Leset Stephenson, departmental manager of the CRH’s Dialysis Unit; Patrick Williams, president of the Jamaica Awareness Association of Cal
April 20, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

JAAC donates four new dialysis machines to CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The Dialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, S James, has received four new dialysis machines, courtesy of the Jamaica Awareness Association of California…
Sports
April 20, 2026

Past The Finishing Post

Apr 19, 2026 Race Results Race 1 Purse $700,000 3YO&UP OPT. CLM($350,0 - $250,0)6YO&UP(NW4) NB5YO(NW2)&IMP5YO(MDN) Off At: 12:40.25 PM Distance: 7 1/2 Fur Track Condition: Dirt : Fast…
A Sunrise Airways aircraft sits on the tarmac.
April 20, 2026

Sunrise Airways launches direct flights to Santo Domingo

TORTOLA (CMC) The British Virgin Islands last week welcomed the inaugural Sunrise Airways service with officials saying the new direct route between Santo Domingo and Tortola would improve…
Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley
April 20, 2026

Mia Mottley urges action on democracy, inequality

BRIDGETOWN (CMC) Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley joined global leaders in Barcelona, Spain, for the IV Meeting in Defence of Democracy, where participants reaffirmed their commitment to…
A street musician walks past a restaurant in Havana.
April 20, 2026

Energy blockade pulls plug on Havana’s legendary nightlife

HAVANA (AP) Havana’s broad avenues are empty at night. Theatres are closed. Bars and cafes have curtains lowered. It’s hard to find lights in the streets or Cubans making money entertaining…