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A driver crosses the flooded roadway in Content, Williamsfield, Manchester, where rising underground water has flooded several houses and the roadway making it impassable.
December 9, 2025

35 roads remain impassable in 12 parishes - NWA

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has reopened nearly 90 per cent of roads impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at NWA, Stephen Shaw,…
Manchester City’s Phil Foden celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase match against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, November 5, 2025 in Manchester, England.
December 9, 2025

Man City, Liverpool set for big EPL showdown on Sunday

MANCHESTER, England, (AP): The stage is set for the latest showdown between the English Premier League’s (EPL’s) most dominant teams in recent years when Manchester City host Liverpool on Sunday. Both…
Jofra Archer (left) and Jacob Bethell (right) have been awarded two-year contracts to play for England.
December 9, 2025

Bethell, Archer awarded two-year contracts by England

LONDON, England (CMC): Barbadians Jacob Bethell and Jofra Archer are among 14 players who have been handed two-year contracts by the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The 22-year-old Bethell has…

A section of The Estuary in St James was seen flooded a day after the passage of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Trapped and terrified

For Aneita Williams, the night Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica will forever haunt her. Trapped inside her flooded home in The Estuary, a housing scheme in Friendship, St James, she came face to…
World Aquatics Executive Director, Brent Nowicki.
December 9, 2025

GASA in danger of being suspended by World Aquatics

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is facing a possible suspension by sport’s global governing body, World Aquatics, for failing to formally adopt its revised…
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December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora disaster relief mobilisation moves to targeted areas

Diaspora disaster relief mobilisation has moved into a targeted phase where relief supplies are being sourced to assist critical areas to get the country back up and running. To this end, relief…
Romario Shepherd speaking at the post-match press conference on Thursday.
December 9, 2025

Shepherd hopeful Windies can rebound after tough loss

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): After suffering a heartbreaking three-run defeat to New Zealand in the second T20I here on Thursday, West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd believes the team can regroup…
West Indies batsman Rovman Powell.
December 9, 2025

New Zealand edge WI in thriller to even series

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): Mark Chapman bludgeoned a half-century while captain Mitchell Santer and Ish Sodhi came good with the ball as New Zealand recorded a nail-biting three-run win over the…
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December 9, 2025

Timeframe extended for exemption of import duty, GCT on hurricane relief supplies

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that the Government has extended the timeframe, to December 31, for the suspension of import duty and general consumption tax (GCT) on relief items…