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Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:11 AMAshley Anguin/Gleaner Writer

Former Ben Francis Cup champions McGrath High School and Cornwall College are still hoping for silverware and have come increasingly close to achieving that. Last year’s beaten daCosta Cup finalists, McGrath, were disappointed to have been knocked...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AM

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): After leading the West Indies Under-19s to series wins over Sri Lanka and England, Joshua Dorne will captain the side at next year’s ICC Cricket World Cup. Cricket West Indies (CWI) made the announcement in a press release...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AM

MIAMI, Florida (CMC): The curtains have closed on a thrilling 2025 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, concluding with Jamaica’s Mount Pleasant FA hoisting their maiden trophy. While the champions etched their name in history, individual brilliance shone...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AMEdmond Campbell/Senior Staff Reporter

Hit with losses estimated at $1 billion from the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, the local coffee industry yesterday received 5,000 bags of fertiliser and other key agricultural inputs valued at $35 million from the Jamaica Agricultural...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Hi-Pro has moved to assist livestock and vegetable farmers badly affected by Hurricane Melissa with a donation of baby chicks, fertilisers, vegetable seeds, agricultural chemicals and feed for goats, pigs and layers, valued at $5.5 million, to the...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AMSashana Small/Staff Reporter

Azan Supercentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew, is helping to bring back the magic of Christmas for hundreds of children impacted by Hurricane Melissa through its gifting tree programme. Through this initiative, customers select a tag identifying a...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AM

A private equity firm owned by President Donald Trump’s son in law, Jared Kushner, is no longer backing Paramount’s hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the firm confirmed on Tuesday. Days after Warner agreed to be bought by Netflix...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AM

DOHA, Qatar (AP): The inaugural Women’s Club World Cup will be staged in January 2028, FIFA said yesterday. No host nation has been confirmed, but the January 5-30 tournament will likely be staged in a country with a warm climate at that time of...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM

MANCHESTER, England (AP): The winners of the 2026 World Cup will receive a record jackpot of US$50 million, FIFA said yesterday. That figure is up from US$42 million in 2022 and US$38 million in 2018. But it is still less than half of what was on...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM

LONDON (AP): Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has been given a final chance to turn over the 2.5 billion pounds (US$3.25 billion) he promised to give victims of Russia’s war in Ukraine from the sale of Premier League club Chelsea, the British...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

As the winter tourist season opens, with parts of the north coast still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, Island Village Plaza in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is stepping in to serve residents and visitors. Across the north coast, several major hotels...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM

No flavour says ‘Jamaican Christmas’ quite like sorrel, and this year, D...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AM

Open letter to the Director of Public Prosecutions THE EDITOR, Madam: This open letter is written in the public interest and with full respect for the constitutional independence of your Office under Section 94 of the Constitution of Jamaica...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AMTanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter

Seven years after Jean-Pierre Rhone was brutally murdered and buried in a shallow grave, his family remains deeply hurt and haunted by his death, which they describe as a profound betrayal and a source of immense disappointment. Family members, in...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that rather than investing in large, stand-alone storage facilities, which may sit idle between disasters, investing in storm-resilient public...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AMBryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: The garbage collection woes, which has been plaguing Hanover over recent times, has intensified since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, leaving business operators and residents frustrated as garbage continues to pile up around them...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM

GraceKennedy’s global headquarters in downtown Kingston will be renamed The Don Wehby Building. The tribute was announced on Monday at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, where the late former Group CEO was also inducted into the Private Sector Organisation...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM

THE EDITOR, Madam: As someone who works behind the scenes at major events, I feel compelled to speak up in defence of Jamaica’s carnival promoters and the thousands of workers who depend on these events to earn a living. For many of us, carnival...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM

A true stalwart of Jamaica’s corporate landscape, the late Honourable Don Wehby left behind a rich legacy of leadership. The former senator and group chief executive officer of GraceKennedy Limited was officially inducted into the Private Sector...

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM

THE EDITOR, Madam: The letter from Fi We Children Foundation places a stark, necessary spotlight on Jamaica’s routine refusal of Haitian asylum seekers. It argues, correctly, that our current policy of swift repatriation directly violates the...

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