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Agriculture Minister Floyd Green presenting Novelette Moore, a St James banana farmer, with her Hurricane Melissa recovery assistance cheque on February 25.
February 26, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Green: Don’t import bananas, it could cause deadly disease

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is urging Jamaicans to resist any move to import bananas during the current production shortfall, warning that doing so could expose the island to a…
UNSPUN, with Christopher Mamdeem on board, has the slight edge in a stacked Billy Williams Memorial at Caymanas Park on Saturday.
February 26, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Bettors’ nightmare in double feature at Caymanas

Saturday’s feature events, the Billy Williams Memorial and OTB Appreciation Trophy, should both be treated with caution, middle-distance events set for the late double in which closers will be lethal…
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Mathews (centre) is congratulated by wicketkeeper Shemaine Campbelle and Karishma Ramharack.
February 26, 2026

Matthews leads Windies Women to consolation victory over Sri Lanka

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): In a final match that was high on individual brilliance but low on series impact, West Indies Women produced a dominant performance to defeat Sri Lanka Women by six wickets…
St Jago High School’s Winaldo Faulknor on his way to winning the Class 2 boys’ triple jump in a new meet record 14.00 metres at the ISSA Central Athletics Championships at G.C. Foster College yesterday.
February 26, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Central Champs go to usual suspects, Edwin Allen, St Jago

Edwin Allen High School’s girls and St Jago High School’s boys retained their crowns on yesterday’s second and final day of competition at the Central Athletics Championships at the G.C. Foster…
Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage plays a shot during the T20 World Cup match against New Zealand in Colombo, Sri Lanka, yesterday. Looking on is New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert.
February 26, 2026

New Zealand boot co-hosts from T20 World Cup

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): A counter-attacking 80-run partnership for the seventh wicket between captain Mitchell Santner and Cole McChonchie guided New Zealand to a 61-run win that knocked hosts Sri…
Fans at the National Indoor Sports Centre.
February 26, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

FIBA gives NISC near-perfect score ahead of FIBA qualifiers

Whereas Jamaica’s basketball team continues its quest for a first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 spot, facing Bahamas this evening in Group B Americas qualifying, the country has already made a…
Lauryn Hill
February 26, 2026

Lauryn Hill among first-time nominees for 2026 Rock Hall

NEW YORK (AP): Lauryn Hill, Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira are some the 2026 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a wide net that…
Soaking up some midweek music, Ashlé Henry, a computer science major, takes in the festivities.
February 26, 2026

Something Extra | Thursday

Now in its second year, the popular Tuesday Service celebrated its anniversary in grand style on Tuesday night. What began in 2024 as a small weekly meet-up at The Compound on Lancelin Avenue has…
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un attends a military ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distr
February 26, 2026

US, South Korea for joint drills in March as tensions with North Korea escalate

SEOUL (AP): The US and South Korean militaries said on Wednesday they will conduct their annual springtime exercises next month to bolster their countries’ combined defence capabilities against a…