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December 9, 2025

Small businesses urged to meet with bankers ASAP post-Melissa

Small business operators who have suffered damage to their business or personal property from Hurricane Melissa are being urged to meet with their creditor institutions immediately in order to…
Rising underground water in Content in Williamsfield, Manchester.
December 9, 2025

Rising underground water floods section of Content in Williamsfield, Manchester

Rising water levels have flooded some homes in a section of Content in Williamsfield, Manchester and have left parts of the main road impassable. The underground water is believed to be associated…
Akeem Stewart
December 9, 2025

Stewart laments government’s treatment of Paralympians

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): AKEEM STEWART has revealed that despite being among the world’s best Paralympians, he does not receive any funding from government. Stewart said what is also adding…
All-rounder Jason Holder (right) celebrates taking one of the 17 wickets he claimed for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders during last season’s International League T20.
December 9, 2025

Holder takes over from Narine as Knight Riders captain

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): WEST INDIES all-rounder Jason Holder is the new captain of the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders for the upcoming 2025-26 edition of the International League T20 (ILT20).…
India’s Sneh Rana (left) and a team support staff celebrate after winning the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final match between India and South Africa in Navi Mumbai, India, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

India claims first-ever title in one-sided final against South Africa

NAVI MUMBAI, India (AP): LED BY brilliant all-round performances from Deepti Sharma and Shafali Verma, India won the Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time with a 52-run victory over South…
People inspect the scene of a landslide that killed scores in the hilly area of Chesongoch in Elgeyo Marakwet county, western Kenya, Sunday, November 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
December 9, 2025

Kenyan landslide death toll rises to 26 as flash floods hamper search for survivors

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The death toll from a deadly landslide in western Kenya has risen to 26 after four more bodies were retrieved on Sunday, shortly before rescue efforts to find survivors were…
Nicola Gowdie sits in tears among the remains of her house on Crane Road, St Elizabeth, on October 30.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Appeal for patience

A member of the national committee tasked with coordinating the post-Hurricane Melissa response is appealing for more patience, from desperate residents in some of the hardest-hit areas, as their…
Kane Williamson
December 9, 2025

Williamson retires ahead of T20I series against West Indies

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CMC): KANE WILLIAMSON has announced his retirement from T20 Internationals, ruling him out of the upcoming T20I series against West Indies, which begins on Wednesday. The…
Benson Kipruto (left) and Alexander Mutiso cross the finish line to win first and second place, respectively, in the men’s elite division of the New York City Marathon yesterday in New York.
December 9, 2025

Kipruto, Obiri top NYC Marathon

NEW YORK (AP): THE NEW York City Marathon made history yesterday with a course record set in the women’s competition and the closest race ever on the men’s side, which was decided by a fraction of a…