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A policeman approaches the house on Marlin Way in Braeton, Portmore in St Catherine yesterday, where a woman and her daughter were reportedly attacked by a man believed to be of unsound mind. The daughter was rushed to the hospital while the mother died in
February 18, 2026 by Andre Williams

FEAR TURNS FATAL

Shock, grief, and simmering anger have engulfed residents of Marlin Way in Braeton, Portmore, after a 63-year-old mother was brutally chopped to death inside her home. It was an attack neighbours say…
Sophie Grizzle-Roumel, hotelier at Charela Inn in Negril, Westmoreland.
February 18, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘Death knell for small hotels’

WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica’s tourism sector continues its post-Hurricane Melissa recovery, small hotel operators are warning that new tax measures slated for implementation in April 2027 could…
St Lucia’s Denzel Phillips
February 18, 2026

Phillips World Juniors qualification historic

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Denzel Phillips wrote his name in St Lucia’s history books when he became the first athlete from his country to qualify for the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in the…
February 18, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Detective draws line between ‘suspect’ and ‘possible suspect’ in Clansman trial

A senior police investigator in one of the shootings allegedly carried out by the Clansman Gang in 2017 yesterday insisted that a “possible suspect” is not a suspect at all as the gang trial continued…
Silver medalist Marvin Bracy-Williams, of the United States, stands on the podium after the final in the men’s 100 metres run at the World Athletics Championships on July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Oregon.
February 18, 2026

Florida man indicted for supplying banned drugs in US sprinter’s case

AP: Federal authorities charged a Florida man yesterday with providing banned substances to an athlete in a case involving the 45-month doping ban handed to Olympic sprinter Marvin Bracy-Williams last…
Hayley Matthews
February 18, 2026

Matthews raring, ready for visiting Sri Lankans

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC): After a frustrating eight-month layoff due to a shoulder injury, West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been declared fit and ready to lead her side in the upcoming…
Action from the Camperdown Classics at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium on Saturday.
February 18, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Camperdown Classics previews Gibson-McCook fireworks

The staging of the 2026 Gibson McCook Relays is days away, and at last Saturday’s Camperdown Classics at the Ashenheim Stadium, fans got a taste of what is to come from high school teams, especially…
This image released by Sony Pictures shows the character Will, voiced by Caleb McLaughlin, in a scene from the animated film ‘GOAT’.
February 18, 2026

Stephen Curry’s animated basketball movie ‘GOAT’ is a disappointing air ball

You’d expect an animated basketball movie with four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry in the producer’s chair to be an easy lay-up. So why is GOAT such a brick? Despite a wondrously textured, kinetic…
Kadeem Henry.
February 18, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Hustle to hope

When Kadeem Henry reflects on his journey, the first word he uses is not ‘success’ or ‘achievement’, it is ‘survival’. A trained graduate with a Bachelor of Education in Special Education from The…