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Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio with responsibility for science and technology.
January 28, 2026

Severe sanctions coming for revenge porn, bank fraud

Tougher penalties are coming for persons who carry out revenge porn by publishing ‘intimate images’ of someone without their permission. Publishing ‘intimate images’ of persons under the age of 18…
Rodrick Myles, track and field head coach at William Knibb.
January 28, 2026 by Raymond Graham

William Knibb undaunted by hurricane setback

In October of 2025 when Hurricane Melissa struck, the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) was the furthest thing from the minds of track and field coaches from parishes…
South African players celebrate the wicket of West Indies captain Roston Chase during the first T20I in Paarl, South Africa, yesterday.
January 28, 2026

West Indies battered in opening T20I against South Africa

PAARL, South Africa (CMC): Aiden Markram’s commanding 86 not out guided South Africa to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over the West Indies, securing a 1-0 lead in their three-match T20I series…
Julien Alfred
January 28, 2026

Alfred cops another Athlete of the Year award

CASTRIES, Saint Lucia (CMC): In a glittering ceremony that celebrated past glory and future promise, the St Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA) once again bestowed its highest honour upon sprint…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola looks on during a press conference in Manchester, England yesterday, one day ahead of their Champions League football match against Galatasaray.
January 28, 2026

PSG, Madrid, Barca, City in jeopardy

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester City are among the giants of European football preparing for a nervy final round of matches in the opening phase…
Chris Stokes, President of the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.
January 28, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Bobsleigh success coughing up more opportunities

With Jamaica to send three teams to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, Jamaica Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (JBSF) president Chris Stokes says their success came down to leveraging their…
West Indies’ Johnson Charles bats during the men’s T20 World Cup cricket match against England at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia on Wednesday.
January 28, 2026

Mason questions Johnson Charles’ World Cup selection

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): The selection of the West Indies squad for the ICC T20 World Cup has sparked its first notable controversy, with veteran cricket commentator and radio talk show host Andrew…
Medallists Brandon Wong (left) and Jaeden Tyler-Grant (right) are joined by Debra Lopez-Spence, president, Scotia Jamaica Life Insurance (second left), and Communications Manager Elon Parkinson of sponsors ScotiaInsurance and Petrojam Limited, respectivel
January 28, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Delayed Swim For The Sanctuary still a success

Jamaica Inn Foundation’s Swim For The Sanctuary, staged at Shaw Park Beach, St Mary, last Saturday, rescheduled from its annual fixed date of the first Saturday of November after the October 28…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, addressing Monday night’s 77th Republic Day reception at India House in St Andrew.
January 28, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ties that bind

Jamaica and India reaffirmed their friendly relations on Monday as the world’s largest democracy marked its 77th Republic Day with a reception at India House in St Andrew. The event, which was…