Murders down 23% nationally, but Manchester surges 180%

Amid historic levels of fatal shootings by the security forces Jamaica’s police chief has exhorted cops to exercise self-discipline, describing it as “more important” than the checks and balances that come with oversight.
At the same time, Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has again urged Jamaicans to join the appeal to “violent and hardened criminals” that they should not confront cops with deadly force.

To say Tommy Cowan was always drawn to music would be an understatement. Music has shaped his life from his early years and provided the necessary sustenance to sing, tour, manage artistes, and emcee concerts.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) management expects the organisation to incur a further loss of US$26 million this year before returning to profit in 2027, as the body grapples with the financial consequences of a lean tournament cycle and a men’s team that won just one of 10 Test matches in 2025. The forecast was disclosed in the organisation’s audited financial statements, signed off by auditors Grant Thornton in February. It underscores the financial fragility of the body responsible for administering domestic and international cricket across the Caribbean region.

If your relationship were a company, would you be thriving? For Clinical Psychologist Yvonne Anderson-Binns, growing a relationship is indeed similar to growing a business, as both possess some of the same key ingredients. 

Donald Trump’s latest sanctions against Cuba have rightly drawn questions about the status of the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) plan to provide humanitarian assistance to their regional neighbour.
People are concerned in the face of what Bruno Rodriguez, the island’s foreign minister, correctly labelled as “collective punishment” of the Cuban people.  
It has been more than a month since CARICOM announced it was coordinating with Mexico to send critical, non-sanctioned provisions to Cuba, and the disclosure by a handful of community members of amounts they pledged to the programme. But since then, little has been publicly said about the initiative, including whether any of the aid had actually left Mexico.