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A car passes Facebook's new Meta logo on a sign at the company headquarters on October 28, 2021, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)
April 1, 2026

Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren’t fully complying with child account ban, Australia says

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s online safety watchdog said Tuesday it was considering court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube alleging they are not doing enough…
From left: Sheldon Seymour, board director at the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF); Blane Stoddart, director, NPF; Sophia Harris, executive director at the Blue Mahoe Charitable Foundation; Carla Myrie, executive director at the NPF; and David Mullings
April 1, 2026 by Karen Madden

Diaspora targeted to rescue Hope Gardens

Facing an $88-million operating deficit, the Nature Preservation Foundation (NPF) has launched an international fundraising campaign to rescue Hope Royal Botanic Gardens (HRBG). The initiative,…
Alyssa James
April 1, 2026 by Leroy Brown

James climbs to 42 in World Junior Tennis rankings

Jamaica’s rising female tennis star,18-year old Alyssa James, has recently bolted from a ranking of 65 to 42 in the world, following a series of excellent performances over the past three months. …
Members of Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz warm up.
April 1, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Busby happy with ‘versatile’ squad

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said one of the defining features of his squad ahead of the final games in the Concacaf W Qualifiers was each player’s versatility, flexibility, and quality on…
Sean Morris returned to golf after almost a year’s hiatus.
April 1, 2026

Morris, Munn-Barrow capture Constant Spring Golf Classic titles

Sean Morris and Jodi Munn-Barrow captured the top titles at the recent Constant Spring Golf Classic on the back of excellent first-round scores that virtually shielded them from any comebacks.…
April 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Mom says medical bill soaring as JC probes student assault

The leadership of Jamaica College was meeting up to late last night to deliberate on a violent incident involving students at the Old Hope Road, St Andrew-based institution. The episode left one boy…
UHWI Acting CEO Eric Hosin.
April 1, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI on the hook

Taxpayers will have to dig deeper into their pockets to cover the Customs fees waived by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) when it applied its tax-exemption status to import goods on…
Evin Lewis
April 1, 2026

Lewis returns to Red Force; Solozano, Jaipaul miss out

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Veteran opening batsman Evin Lewis has been surprisingly named in Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Force squad for the upcoming West Indies Championship. The 34-year-old, who…
Jamaica’s Renaldo Cephas (left) and DR Congo’s Brian Cipenga vie for the ball during the Intercontinental World Cup Playoff final in Guadalajara, Mexico yesterday.
April 1, 2026 by Livingston Scott

‘WE TRIED’

Jamaica coach Rudolph Speid said his team lost concentration on one play and that made the difference in their FIFA Intercontinental World Cup Playoff final against the Democratic Republic of Congo…