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Sara Salmon (left) and Denecia Salmon.
29 Jan, 2026 0

Salmon sisters cross UWI finish line together

Though separated by different programmes and academic journeys of unequal length, two sisters found themselves united at the finish line. Denecia Salmon, and her sister, Dr Sara Salmon, graduated…
The motorcycle crash scene at Stony Hill main road where two people were injured  yesterday.
29 Jan, 2026 0

Two dead, two injured in three separate motorcycle crashes

The dangers faced by motorcyclists are again being underscored following two recent fatal crashes and a serious collision yesterday that left two persons hospitalised. Deaths and injuries linked to…
West Indies interim captain Roston Chase
29 Jan, 2026 0

South Africa beating not a reason to panic — Chase

PAARL, South Africa (CMC): West Indies stand-in T20 captain Roston Chase isn’t fazed by their disappointing start to their series against South Africa, having revealed that implementing and executing…
Australia Under-19s (right) celebrate a West Indies wicket during the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricet World Cup in Harrare, Zimbabwe yesterday.
29 Jan, 2026 0

West Indies U19s face threat of elimination after Australia loss

HARARE, Zimbabwe (CMC): West Indies Under-19s’ hopes of reaching the semi-final of the ICC Men’s Under-19 Cricket World Cup suffered a major setback when they went down by 22 runs to defending…
Jamaica’s Rowland Phillips plays a backhanded return during Davis Cup Group II action at the Eric Bell Tennis Centre in 2024.
29 Jan, 2026 0

Phillips return for Uruguay tie about pride

Veteran Jamaican tennis player Rowland ‘Randy’ Phillips believes he can still contribute at a high level and that has motivated him to come out of retirement ahead of the country’s Davis Cup Group Two…
Vincent Daniault (right), managing director, TotalEnergies Jamaica, presents solar-powered lights to Colonel Edwards Lyons (left), chief secretary in charge of Caribbean territories emergency disaster services, Salvation Army, to assist in their hurricane
29 Jan, 2026 0

‘It’s difficult not to act’

Still in awe and shock at the extent of damage wreaked by Hurricane Melissa in the western half of Jamaica last October, TotalEnergies Jamaica’s Managing Director Vincent Daniault appeared eager to…

Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs, notes that in the event of the death of the witnesses to a will – or if they can no longer be located – a will should be rewritten.
29 Jan, 2026 0

Editorial | New approach to jury law

The government was right to halt the parliamentary debate on amendments to the Jury Act given the several philosophical tensions inherent in some of the proposed changes. However, the administration…
Sequoia Thomas, Caribbean Assurance Brokers’ marketing manager and pageant judge, catches our attention in a beautiful floor-length layered gown.
29 Jan, 2026 0

Something Extra | Thursday

The Miss Global Jamaica franchise hosted its first pageant on home soil last Saturday at the Douglas Orane Auditorium at Wolmer’s Boys’ School in a grand affair. Twenty-six-year-old Deidrian Downer…
Letters
29 Jan, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Invisible homelessness: a generation locked out of housing

THE EDITOR, Madam: When Jamaicans hear the word homelessness, we often picture the man in Half-Way Tree eating from bins or the woman downtown begging for change. Their suffering is real. But this…