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Janet Silvera, journalist and entrepreneur.
March 9, 2026

Welfare fund established to assist journalists in need

Seeing colleague journalists struggle quietly with medical challenges and other personal crises is what moved veteran practitioner Janet Silvera to propose a welfare fund for Jamaican journalists.…
Senator Professor Floyd Morris, director of the Centre for Disability Studies, UWI, Mona, during his keynote address at the JAMLIN JSL training programme launch at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on March 2.
March 9, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Bridging the gap: one sign at a time

The Jamaica Libraries and Information Network (JAMLIN), an arm of the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ), has launched a Jamaican Sign Language (JSL) training initiative aimed at strengthening…
Shanoya Douglas’ coach at Holland High School Garth Smythe.
March 9, 2026 by Robert Bailey

10.8 WARNING: Douglas primed for national record assault

Coach Garth Smythe says world under-20 200 metres bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas is capable of challenging the national junior record this season, and he has predicted that the talented sprinter…
West Indies’ captain Shai Hope (right) and batting partner Roston Chase run between the wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match against India in Kolkata, India, on March 1.
March 9, 2026

Windies’ departure from India delayed until tomorrow

KOLKATA, India (CMC): Players and staff of the West Indies senior men’s team will have to wait just a few more days before they can return home from India. The regional team, which has been stranded…
India’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the T20 World Cup final match against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, India, on Sunday, March 8.
March 9, 2026

Three-time champions

AHMEDABAD, India (AP): India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a crushing 96-run victory over New Zealand yesterday, to the delight of more than 86,000 cricket fans at Ahmedabad’s…
Kimone Francis, the Press Association of Jamaica’s 2025 Journalist of the Year.
March 9, 2026

‘Not my North Star’, says 2026 top journalist

Senior Gleaner journalist Kimone Francis says being named the 2025 Journalist of the Year is a prestigious honour, but is not her “North Star”. “Knowing that a story helped a family find justice or…
Bugle performs at the Bob Marley Tribute Concert held on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Emancipation Park in St Andrew.
March 9, 2026

Bugle ‘honoured’ to collab with Maxi Priest on new single

Reggae star Bugle has high hopes for his latest single, Love Again, featuring reggae superstar Maxi Priest, the singer who he called a “living legend”. “Working with Maxi Priest for me is definitely…
United States President Donald Trump is joined by Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar at the signing ceremony for the agreement establishing the military alliance known as the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition.
March 9, 2026

Trinidad, Guyana join Americas Counter Cartel Coalition

CMC Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana have joined a newly formed military alliance known as the Americas Counter-Cartel Coalition. The agreement was formalised after United States (US) President Donald…
Guyana President Irfaan Ali
March 9, 2026

Ali says regional security improving after Venezuela developments

CMC: President Mohamed Irfaan Ali says the security climate in the Caribbean and Latin America has improved in recent weeks following major political developments in neighbouring Venezuela. Ali made…