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Darcie Brown of Australia (second right) attempts to field off her own bowling to the West Indies’ Hayley Matthews during the first semifinal match of the Women’s Cricket World Cup in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday, March 30, 2022.
March 29, 2026

Restricting Australia batters key, says Taylor

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): West Indies Women’s bowlers will have to do a better job at containing Australia’s explosive batting lineup if they are to stand a chance of making a comeback against them…
Stuart Young.
March 29, 2026

Former T&T PM wins defamation appeal

Former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Stuart Young has successfully defended a defamation ruling against the Trinidad Express, with the Court of Appeal affirming an award of more than TT$500,000…
From left: Coach Lennox Graham, middle-distance runner Natoya Goule, and 400m hurdler Kemar Mowatt.
March 29, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Veteran coach calls for better education of athletes

With a rigorous recruitment process and a changing landscape in collegiate sports, Lennox Graham, associate head coach of Clemson University track and field programme, said Jamaican athletes need to…
ISSA Vice-President and Principal of Wolmer’s Trust High School for Girls Colleen Montague (left) and Kimberly Smalling, senior account executive at Main Event.
March 29, 2026 by Karen Madden

MAKING OF CHAMPS: The money that makes it all work

It takes cash to care or money makes the mare run. Whichever catchy maxim you choose, one thing is beyond doubt – it takes millions of dollars to execute an event of the scale of the ISSA/GraceKennedy…
Debris block the waterway at this bridge along the Seaview Farm Road in Portland on Saturday. The blockage resulted in the river overflowing its banks, sending water into nearby homes.
March 29, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Midnight flood swamps Portland homes as rains create chaos

A night of relentless rain and thunder left sections of northeastern Jamaica reeling, as swollen waterways burst their bounds and sent murky floodwaters rushing into homes, reigniting fears ahead of…
Excelsior High School’s Jaeden Campbell in action in the Boys’ Class 2 400-metre hurdles at the ISSA/GracKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships inside the National Stadium.
March 29, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Campbell not surprised by Champs record

Excelsior High Class 2 intermediate hurdler Jaeden Campbell was one of the standout performers on Friday’s fourth day of competition at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships…
Cavalier SC’s Jeovani Laing (left) tries to keep the ball away from Treasure Beach FC’s Naqwan Henry during a Jamaica Premier League match at the St Elizabeth Sports Complex on March 15.
March 29, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Leaders, champions take aim at breaking losing streak

Jamaica Premier League (JPL) leaders Montego Bay United and defending champions Cavalier will both look to end their two-match winless runs when they meet in the feature match of round 31 at Jarrett…
Jamaica-born Talia Parkinson-Jones, executive producer of NBC’s Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, on the job while a segment was being shot at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
March 29, 2026 by Janet Silvera

FULL CIRCLE

WESTERN BUREAU: From a little girl growing up in Kingston to one of daytime television’s most influential producers, Talia Parkinson-Jones has built a career shaping stories, steering culture, and…
Lennox Graham
March 29, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

International eyes continue to focus on Champs

As the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) came to a close yesterday, the five-day annual track and field meet has once again drawn the attention of coaches overseas,…