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West Indies players celebrate a win over England in their second Group C ICC T20 World Cup cricket game at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India, on February 11, 2026.
February 15, 2026

T20 World Cup: West Indies won’t underestimate Nepal, says Hosein

(CMC) - West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has promised that the regional team will not drop its guard when they come up against minnows Nepal in their crucial ICC Men’s T20 World Cup contest…
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February 13, 2026

Billions in damage spur calls for drainage overhaul in Montego Bay

Business leaders in Montego Bay are pressing the Government to commission a comprehensive study of the city’s rivers and drainage system after Hurricane Melissa left billions of dollars in damage last…
Arthel Colley, courncillor for the Negril Division in Westmoreland.
February 13, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Councillor questions TEF spending disparity between Negril and St James

Negril Councillor Arthel Colley is calling for greater investment in the resort town, arguing that insufficient spending by the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) has left critical infrastructure issues…
Deborah Chen (left), executive director of Heart Foundation of Jamaica, shows an example of a box drink and the equivalent sugar content, while Ponetta Nurse, advocacy officer of HFJ, looks on.
February 13, 2026 by Neville Graham

Sweet sin tax

The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
February 13, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’

An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
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February 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Police intelligence identified Acadia Drive fatality as area don, says detective

A detective corporal told the Home Circuit Court on Wednesday that police intelligence had identified one of the three men killed during a January 2013 operation on Acadia Drive as an area don in…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Roderick Reid, the acting operations officer for St James, addressing the monthly meeting of the St James Municipal Corporation on Thursday.
February 13, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Granville Police Station still in limbo

WESTERN BUREAU: More than four years after fire destroyed the Granville Police Station in St James, there is still no clear picture as to when the promised replacement facility will be constructed.…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
February 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
February 13, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Morris: Stop raid the barn

Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…