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December 9, 2025

PEP prep under threat as Hague Primary waits for infirmary relocation

Dameian Elvin, principal of Hague Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, says his hands are tied regarding the resumption of classes at the institution, confirming that a post-Hurricane Melissa…
Michael McPherson (right) speaks with mentors and mentees at Calabar High School.
December 9, 2025

David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Foundation expands mentorship programme

THE PRESTIGIOUS David ‘Wagga’ Hunt (DWH) Foundation recently expanded its initiatives by launching a mentorship programme for its 24 scholars, split equally between Kingston College (KC) and Calabar…
Park Lane, off Red Hills Road in St Andrew, was the scene of another murder on Sunday.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Park Lane on edge after 50-y-o woman gunned down

Fifty-year-old Janet Baker was shot and killed in a drive-by attack on Park Lane, off Red Hills Road in St Andrew, late Sunday, sending fresh shock waves through a community long battle-scarred by…
Jayden Smith.
December 9, 2025

Search for missing schoolboy Jayden Smith remains active, says Manchester police head

Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Carey Duncan, says the police remain vigilant and active in their search for missing schoolboy Jayden Smith. Contacted by The Gleaner for an…
Barbados Pride bowler Dominic Drakes bowls under the watchful eyes of his captain Kyle Mayers during the final of the CGI Super50 against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Couva on Saturday.
December 9, 2025

Drakes puts Pride’s Super50 Cup success down to work ethic

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): HEAD COACH of the Barbados Pride, Vasbert Drakes, has lauded his team’s work ethic after they captured the CG United Super50 Cup title in Trinidad on Saturday. The Pride…
Jamaica’s Jabulani Newby (right) goes up for this lay-up in their match against the Dominican Republic at the FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup over the weekend.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica, T&T fail to medal at AmeriCup qualifiers

LEON, Mexico (CMC): JAMAICA AND Trinidad and Tobago finished ninth and 10th, respectively, when the 2025 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup concluded in Mexico over the weekend. Jamaica’s quartet of Nicholai Brown,…
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Two-a-days highlight second round of rural high school netball

TODAY WILL be a very busy day for high school teams participating in the ISSA Rural Schoolgirl Netball Competition as second-round action gets under way at Manchester High, G.C. Foster College, and at…
A Real ID sign is displayed as travellers wait to go through security check point at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
December 9, 2025

US air travellers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee

Air travellers in the United States without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required…
Ocho Rios High School’s Shamari Linton shields the ball from York Castle High’s Rushawn Coke (back) during their Zone K football match in the ISSA daCosta Cup competition at Drax Hall Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 7.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Ocho Rios season goes on the line today

WITH THE ISSA daCosta Cup round of 16 coming to a nail-biting close, Ocho Rios High School will put their season on the line today as they meet a strong St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) team in a…