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Ashley Anguin/Photographer All daCosta Selection and Cedric Titus’s Terron Eccleston (right) uses his head to control a ball while being closely watched by Kevaun Campbell during their ISSA All-daCosta vs All-Manning Selection football at the STETHS Spo
February 8, 2026 by Ashley Anguin

Eccleston goes from almost quitting to standout season

Cedric Titus striker Terron Eccleston exceeded expectations in the ISSA schoolboy football season, smashing his 25-goal target and ending the campaign with a remarkable 29 goals to highlight his…
AP Miami Heat guard Norman Powell (24) drives past Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Sunday, January 25.
February 8, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Gordon hopes Jamaican’s NBA all-star nod inspires

President of the Jamaica Basketball Association (JaBA) Paulton Gordon is hoping that Norman Powell’s selection to his first-ever NBA All-Star Game will serve as a major source of inspiration for…
Courtesy of @ICC/X Akeal Hossein (right) bows in admiration of Shimron Hetmyer’s (left) brilliant one-handed catch on the boundary to remove a Scotland batter while teammates Matthew Forde (second left) and Shamar Joseph congratulate him during the team
February 8, 2026

‘It was just to focus’

KOLKATA, India (CMC): Less than 24 hours after arriving in India, Shimron Hetmyer announced himself in spectacular fashion by smashing a match-winning half-century to help West Indies defeat Scotland…
West Indies’ Romario Shepherd (right) celebrates the wicket of Scotland’s Safyaan Sharif with Shimron Hetmyer during their opening T20 World Cup cricket in Kolkata, India, yesterday.
February 8, 2026

Windies beat Scotland, Pakistan win, India survive US scare

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): West Indies fast bowler Romario Shepherd took four Scotland wickets in five balls, including a hat-trick, and Faheem Ashraf’s late assault rescued Pakistan in a three-wicket…
Montego Bay United coach, Xavier Gilbert.
February 8, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Top dogs square off

The two top dogs in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) Montego Bay United and Racing United meet to headline this afternoon round of matches, at Ferdi Neita Park at 3 p.m. In another heavyweight…
AP From left: Silver medallist Japan’s Ryoma Kimata, gold medallist Japan’s Kira Kimura, and bronze medallist China’s Su Yiming celebrate after the men’s snowboarding big air finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, yesterday.
February 8, 2026

Japan snowboarders finally strike at Winter Olympics

LIVIGNO, Italy (AP): Kira Kimura and Ryoma Kimata led a Japanese gold and silver medal grab in men’s big air yesterday, underlining the growing dominance of their country in snowboarding at the Winter…
February 8, 2026

Editorial | Trash the rules, then

The urgency imposed by post-storm relief notwithstanding, there was nothing inevitable about the breach of the Government’s procurement rules, as identified by the auditor general in her real-time…
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February 8, 2026

Xinyu Addae-Lee | Hybrid public-private model for adoption: A strategic response to systemic delays

Jamaica’s adoption system is at a pivotal moment. The recent CAPRI report, Home Advantage: Reforming Jamaica’s Adoption System, provides a comprehensive diagnosis of the structural barriers preventing…
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February 8, 2026

Garth Rattray | Don’t allow fear to kill you

The feeling of fear is perfectly natural. It is hardwired into our nervous system as a protective measure. It’s an unpleasant subjective emotional state arising in response to perceived dangers or…