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March 4, 2026

Cornwall seek final spots among U14 and U16s

Cornwall College will be looking for places in the final of both the ISSA/Burger King Schoolboy Under-14 and Under-16 football competitions this afternoon at St Elizabeth High School. Cornwall will…
Herbert Morrison Technical High’s Antonio Kerr (left) tries to dribble around Manchester High’s Wasim Windett during Game 1 of the ISSA Schoolboys Under-16 Basketball finals at Herbert Morrison’s court on Monday, March 2.
March 4, 2026 by Ashly Anguin

Advantage Herbert Morrison

Herbert Morrison Technical High School (HMTHS) struck first in emphatic fashion, handing defending champions Manchester High School their first defeat of the season with a thrilling 57-36 victory in…
West Indies Women.
March 4, 2026

Perera’s poise powers Sri Lanka to series sweep over West Indies

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): An unbeaten half-century from opener Hasini Perera guided Sri Lanka Women to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over the West Indies in the third and final T20…
WIHCON CEO Marvin Campbell (left) and ICD CEO Peter Melhado with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second right) and Dr Alfred Dawes, member of parliament for St Catherine South East, during yesterday’s launch of the Chester Creek housing development in
March 4, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

From recovery to reconstruction

The recovery phase triggered by the devastation wrought when Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica last October is officially coming to an end, with focus now set to be shifted to…
Rudolph Brown/Photographer Rudolph Speid, Reggae Boyz coach, displays the JWPL Cup with (from left) Kajay Rowe, AVP, marketing and Innovation of Supreme Venture; Nardea Drummond, managing director of Acroscopic; Florette Blackwood, board member of the Jam
March 4, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

JWPL 2026 season goes live with cost-saving new format

The rebranded Jamaica Women’s Premier League (JWPL) is set to make a return for its second season with a new league format aimed at reducing transportation costs for its various clubs. The JWPL held…
Jamaica’s basketball coach, Rick Turner’s daughter, Scout (left), was a constant in the stands for the island’s pair of FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifer at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
March 4, 2026 by Karen Madden

Daughter feels the pain of coach’s loss

Sports drives passion but also fuels anxiety, and if the coach loses, so does his family. No one knows that more than Scout Turner, whose father, Rick, is Jamaica’s basketball team’s national head…
Naudia Crosskill, the St James Municipal Corporation’s chief executive officer.
March 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Backlog burden worsens

The majority of municipal corporations across the country are still struggling to rid themselves of a backlog of outstanding financial statements, which, in some instances, extends to more than a…
Students of Beaufort Primary School hold up letters spelling the word ‘PEACE’ while performing an item during the school’s Peace Day devotion in Darliston, Westmoreland, yesterday.
March 4, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Beaufort Primary, Maud McLeod High join hands in Darliston for Peace Day march

Western Bureau: Students, teachers, and community members aligned to the Beaufort Primary School and Maud McLeod High School gathered at the Darliston bus park in Westmoreland yesterday in a spirit of…
Kenneth Boothe (centre) is flanked by (from left) reggae artiste Romain Virgo, Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths, and Olivia Grange at the Reggae Gold Awards last Friday, as he receives his official plaque for induction into the Jamaica Music Museum
March 4, 2026 by Kenrick Morgan

‘It’s a good feeling’

After more than five decades of championing Jamaica’s entertainment sector, founding member of Fab 5 band, Franklyn ‘Frankie’ Campbell, said he is deeply honoured to be recognised by his peers at this…