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Colombia midfielder James Rodríguez  plays the ball during the second half of an international friendly football match against France, Sunday, March 29, in Landover, Maryland.
16 Sep, 2026 0

‘I gave absolutely everything’

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP): James Rodríguez, one of the most talented midfielders in Colombian football history, announced the end of his 15-year international career yesterday. The 35-year-old recently…
Barbados surfing team.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Barbados heads Caribbean surfing pack

SURF CITY, El Salvador (CMC): Barbados emerged as the Caribbean’s top performer at the 2026 Surf City El Salvador ISA World Junior Surfing Championship (WJSC), finishing 30th overall with 1,788 points…
A section of the exhibition hall at the Jamaica Product Exchange at Moon Palace Jamaica on Tuesday.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Closed hotels sell their comeback at JAPEX

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Melissa knocked thousands of hotel rooms out of Jamaica’s tourism inventory, some of the properties that remain closed or only partially reopened are…
United States’ Christian Pulisic plays during the World Cup round-of-16 football match against Belgium in Seattle on July 6.
16 Sep, 2026 0

US hosts quarter-final Nations League decider

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia (AP): The United States will play the second leg of its Concacaf Nations League quarter-final at Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium on November 17, the US Soccer Federation said yesterday.…
Samson Cameron, 4, and Keriecia Hutchinson, 7, were killed in the fire.
16 Sep, 2026 0

HAZY FIRE FACTS

Cops probing the death of two young children in a house fire on the weekend have received “conflicting stories” about whether they were home alone at the time of the blaze, a police official has…
Staff at Royalton Blue Waters Trelawny pose for the camera as the resort accepts its first guests after 11 months of closure.
16 Sep, 2026 0

1,200 back on the job as Royalton reopens Trelawny resorts

WESTERN BUREAU: Nearly 11 months after Hurricane Melissa forced their closure, Royalton’s two Trelawny resorts reopened their doors Tuesday morning, welcoming their first set of guests and putting…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Adrian Flemming, head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division.
16 Sep, 2026 0

St Bess police tackle vehicle shortage, rise in fatal domestic disputes

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent Adrian Flemming, the head of operations in the St Elizabeth Police Division, has said that an inadequate number of police vehicles remain a challenge to cops in…
16 Sep, 2026 0

Remittances to developing countries near US$730 billion – UN

UNITED NATIONS (CMC): Migrants sent an estimated US$728.6 billion to families in low- and middle-income countries last year, almost double the amount recorded a decade earlier, according to the United…
Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote (foreground, second right) flanked by executives and stakeholders at the Nigeria Stock Exchange.
16 Sep, 2026 0

Africa’s biggest oil refinery opens to public ownership, sparking excitement among retail investors

Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote opened his refinery to public ownership on Monday with plans to raise US$1.6 billion from retail investors across the continent in Africa’s biggest initial public…