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Garth Smythe, Shanoya Douglas’ coach.
April 11, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Greater things to come: Coach Smythe hails Douglas after Carifta masterclass

“SHANOYA is executing what she has been doing in training, and I expect greater things from her,” said coach Garth Smythe, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner on Thursday following Shanoya…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre); Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (seated, left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop (seated, right) share a photo with the eight members of the judiciary who were sworn into high
April 11, 2026

Eight judges sworn into higher offices

Eight members of the judiciary were sworn into higher offices by Governor-General Patrick Allen on Thursday. Justices Lorna Shelly-Williams and Carolyn Tie-Powell will serve as acting judges of appeal…
Soca artiste Machel Montano (centre) and the Monk Dancers keep the energy high at I Love Soca Jamaica on Friday morning.
April 11, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

I Love Soca delivers non-stop fête energy

On Thursday night, just days before the upcoming road march celebrations, locals and foreigners alike made their way to the National Heroes Circle in Kingston and joined long lines with coolers in tow…
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
April 11, 2026

T&T prime minister escalates feud with neighbours over US policy

GEORGETOWN (AP): Trinidad’s ongoing row with its Caribbean neighbours over US policy toward international drug trafficking and Venezuela boiled over into a full-scale verbal war yesterday, with the…
Afghanistan might soon be playing more Test cricket against Full Members
April 11, 2026

Recommendations to be made for WTC expansion to 12 teams

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): An International Cricket Council (ICC) working group is expected to submit a proposal to include Zimbabwe, Ireland and Afghanistan in the next cycle of the World…
Azim Bassarath
April 11, 2026

Bassarath undecided on whether he will run for CWI top job

PORT-OF-PAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath has revealed that he has not made up his mind on if he will seek to become president when Dr Kishore Shallow’s…
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange.
April 11, 2026

Government, SDF driving self-sufficiency of sporting associations

KINGSTON: National sporting bodies are being implored to become more inventive in generating funding to run their programmes. Calling on associations to “think outside the box”, Minister of Culture,…
A UAE navy ship sails next to a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates.
April 11, 2026 by Sashana Small

Mideast war threatens food security in Caribbean, CARICOM official warns

Warning of the threat the ongoing Middle East conflict poses to the Caribbean’s food and economic security, Wendell Samuel, assistant secretary-general (ASG) of CARICOM, is calling for stronger…
Anisa Wilson‑Smith, executive director of Life Skills Education Ltd and Excellence in Education awardee, with St Ann Chamber of Commerce president, Dr Ransford Davidson, at a recent award ceremony.
April 11, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Education specialist develops behaviour, trauma recovery system

Recipient of the 2026 St Ann Chamber of Commerce’s Excellence in Education Award, Anisa Wilson-Smith, is grateful for the recognition of her work over the past two decades, but says she is not resting…