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Over the past 25 years, the Pink Run has grown into Jamaica’s flagship breast cancer fundraiser. Alfred Francis, managing director, Running Events Jamaica (second right), explains this year’s New Kingston route to Carolind Graham (left), chairperson, J
December 9, 2025

All set for Sunday’s JR2R Pink Run

KINGSTON: The rescheduled Jamaica Reach to Recovery (JR2R) Pink Run will take place on Sunday at Emancipation Park starting at 6 a.m. The event, which is making its 25th anniversary, was rescheduled…
West Indies T20 captain Shai Hope.
December 9, 2025

Hope: Power play has been our Achilles heel

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): The West Indies’ T20 International series against New Zealand ended in a dispiriting whimper yesterday as the hosts saved their most inept performance for the decisive…
New Zealand’s Jacob Duffy claimed four wickets and was named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
December 9, 2025

Kiwis dominate Windies to claim series-clinching win

DUNEDIN, New Zealand (CMC): West Indies saved their worst performance for last to hand their T20I series to New Zealand on a platter, as they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat in the fifth and final…
Chairman and CEO of Cari-Med Group, Glen Christian.
December 9, 2025 by Luke Douglas

Goods not short but delivery a challenge, distributors say

Large distributors say they are open for business and have adequate supplies of goods at this time but are experiencing some challenges in getting products to the areas of Jamaica hardest hit by…
Residents caught up with their telephone calls.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘Babylon’ no more

WESTERN BUREAU: While Hurricane Melissa has not left behind many positive memories, it may have laid the foundation for a stronger relationship between the police in Montego Hills, St James, and…
The case is to go back to court on March 3.
December 9, 2025

52 people prosecuted for overcharging fares, 32 vehicles seized

The Transport Authority says it effected 52 prosecutions in the first three days since it began cracking down on the overcharging of fares following Hurricane Melissa. It said 32 motor vehicles…
Barry Plummer, a resident of Catherine Hall in Montege Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘I just want the mud out of my house’

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid cries for food, water, and the removal of mud-soaked debris, one resident of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, says his only wish is to clear the sludge from his home and…
Farquhar's Fishing Beach, Clarendon, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Licence and registration fees waived for fishers affected by Hurricane Melissa

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has announced a six-month moratorium on licence and registration fees for fishers severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. It says this forms part of the…
Jason Morris, chief investment officer of Sygnus Group.
December 9, 2025

Sygnus RE wraps positive financial year, aiming for regional expansion

Sygnus Real Estate Finance Limited has closed its financial year on a strong note, with a 150 per cent surge in net profit, buoyed by significant fair value gains on investment properties and joint…