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A section of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay.
April 11, 2026 by Andre Williams

Month end autopsy set for CRH newborn

An autopsy has been scheduled for April 28 to determine the cause of death of a newborn at Cornwall Regional Hospital as grieving mother Shandale Ballentine has launched a crowdfunding campaign to…
Jamaica’s Deneisha Blackwood (left) celebrates with teammates after she scored from the penalty spot to complete a 4-0 win for the Reggae Girlz in their Concacaf Women’s qualifier against Antigua and Barbuda at the National Stadium last night.
April 11, 2026 by Livingston Scott

The ‘Bunny’ Shaw show

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored a hat trick at the National Stadium last night as the Reggae Girlz moved a step closer to Group B honours in the Concacaf W qualifiers, and a place in the Concacaf Women’s…
Grenada’s soca star V’ghn performing on the Tailgate stage on Thursday.
April 11, 2026

Grenadian artiste V’ghn brings ‘Heart of Carnival’ to Xodus Tailgate

Following an electrifying set at the Campari Xodus Tailgate, rising Grenadian artiste V’ghn reflected on his musical journey and what fans can expect for the rest of the carnival season. The event,…
Garth Smythe, Shanoya Douglas’ coach.
April 11, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Greater things to come: Coach Smythe hails Douglas after Carifta masterclass

“SHANOYA is executing what she has been doing in training, and I expect greater things from her,” said coach Garth Smythe, in an exclusive interview with The Gleaner on Thursday following Shanoya…
Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen (seated, centre); Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (seated, left) and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop (seated, right) share a photo with the eight members of the judiciary who were sworn into high
April 11, 2026

Eight judges sworn into higher offices

Eight members of the judiciary were sworn into higher offices by Governor-General Patrick Allen on Thursday. Justices Lorna Shelly-Williams and Carolyn Tie-Powell will serve as acting judges of appeal…
Soca artiste Machel Montano (centre) and the Monk Dancers keep the energy high at I Love Soca Jamaica on Friday morning.
April 11, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

I Love Soca delivers non-stop fête energy

On Thursday night, just days before the upcoming road march celebrations, locals and foreigners alike made their way to the National Heroes Circle in Kingston and joined long lines with coolers in tow…
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
April 11, 2026

T&T prime minister escalates feud with neighbours over US policy

GEORGETOWN (AP): Trinidad’s ongoing row with its Caribbean neighbours over US policy toward international drug trafficking and Venezuela boiled over into a full-scale verbal war yesterday, with the…
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Olivia Grange.
April 11, 2026

Government, SDF driving self-sufficiency of sporting associations

KINGSTON: National sporting bodies are being implored to become more inventive in generating funding to run their programmes. Calling on associations to “think outside the box”, Minister of Culture,…
Azim Bassarath
April 11, 2026

Bassarath undecided on whether he will run for CWI top job

PORT-OF-PAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Cricket West Indies (CWI) vice-president Azim Bassarath has revealed that he has not made up his mind on if he will seek to become president when Dr Kishore Shallow’s…