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Da Villa Juanita, perched on a hill in Hectors River, eastern Portland.
12 Sep, 2026 0

Portland eco-resort to reopen after pandemic closure

A rural eco-resort in eastern Portland is set to reopen later this month, ending a closure that began during the COVID-19 pandemic and raising hopes of renewed economic activity in the community of…
Owen Hill CEO of Professional Football of Jamaica Limited
12 Sep, 2026 0

JPL season kicks off tomorrow with promise of bigger fan experience

LOCAL FOOTBALL fans are being promised an exciting season of action as the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL) prepares to kick off its latest campaign tomorrow. Fourteen of the nation’s…
Dr Alcon Barnett, clinical psychologist in the Western Regional Health Authority [WRHA].
12 Sep, 2026 0

Psychologist wants more J’cans trained to spot suicidal tendencies, intervene

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Alcon Barnett, the clinical psychologist at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), is calling for Jamaicans to be trained as suicide ‘gatekeepers’, which he says will equip…
Chris Green.
12 Sep, 2026 0

CPL: Green, de Kock put Tridents within sight of playoffs

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The South African duo of Chris Green and Quinton de Kock produced match-winning performances to push the Barbados Tridents within one win of the Caribbean Premier League…
The Windward Islands Volcanoes will now be based at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
12 Sep, 2026 0

Windward Islands Volcanoes to relocate from St Vincent

GROS ISLET, St Lucia (CMC): The Windward Islands Volcanoes franchise has made the move to the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia, where it will be based for the next three years. The Volcanoes…
The FIFA logo is seen at the entrance of FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, August 6, 2026.
12 Sep, 2026 0

FIFA issues lifetime bans to two former presidents

GENEVA (AP): FIFA judges imposed life bans on two former football federation presidents for financial misconduct, including one who stayed in office since being sanctioned in 2011 as part of a…
Pakistan’s Razaullah hits a six on day three of the third cricket Test between England and Pakistan in Birmingham, England yesterday.
12 Sep, 2026 0

Razaullah’s six-hitting debut caps Pakistan’s stunning fightback

BIRMINGHAM, England (AP): Sensational six-hitting by No. 9 batter Razaullah Khan on debut capped an extraordinary Pakistan fightback against England in the Edgbaston cricket Test yesterday. The…
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged September 11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan, March 1, 2003.
12 Sep, 2026 0

Trial remains elusive for alleged 9/11 mastermind

NEW YORK (AP): Two decades after US authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention center in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the September 11 attacks sometimes seems barely…
Kevin Richards (centre), chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, congratulates newly recognised leaders who earned their Wood Badge and joined the national and international fellowship of Gilwellians.
12 Sep, 2026 0

19 J’cans join Scouts’ advanced training ranks

WESTERN BUREAU: Nineteen Scout leaders from across Jamaica were awarded the Gilwell scarf, also known as the Wood Badge, last Saturday, marking their elevation to a distinguished leadership role…