CAMBRIDGE: Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation as a justice of the US Supreme Court has been hailed as a breakthrough for black Americans and other minority communities, for women and mothers, for public defenders, and even for those who...
The Manchester Police are probing the murder of a car dealer at a bar in Hatfield on Tuesday night. Thirty-eight-year-old Devon Henry, otherwise known as Shortman, of George Reid district in the parish, was among patrons at the bar when...
Survivors of the Montego Bay flood tragedy that claimed the life of a 12-year-old girl have retraced the terrifying ordeal after the vehicle in which they were travelling was tossed aside by floodwaters during torrential rainfall Tuesday afternoon...
NATIONAL CYCLING coach Adrian Clarke believes Jamaican riders will be missing out on a glorious opportunity if the Jamaica Cycling Federation (JCF) cannot find the funds needed to attend the Pan American (Pan Am) Road Cycling Championships in...
A lawyer employed to the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC) who claimed he was overlooked for promotion for 10 years is challenging the decision of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to dismiss his appeal after he was denied being elevated in 2020...
After a 17-year delay, firefighters of Old Harbour now have a salubrious place to call home. Following an official opening ceremony on Tuesday, the newly constructed fire station is now fully operational to serve the vastly developing township with...
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Montaque on Tuesday ordered the release of laptops seized from an information technology specialist implicated in alleged cybercrime breaches with former company directors of West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL),...
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) has signalled that the 50 buses to be added to its fleet this financial year are the Chinese-made Ankai, comprising 45 diesel and five electric units. It is understood that the procurement process is...
JAMAICA WILL have the hardest path to qualify for the 2023 Women’s World Cup. However, national senior women’s interim head coach Vin Blaine says that he is still optimistic about their chances if their preparation matches their ambition. Yesterday...
At least two senior parliamentarians are batting for a comprehensive review of the dress code not just for females but also for males. The current Standing Orders – the rules of Parliament – state that “members’ dress for meetings of the House or...
LIVERPOOL, England (AP): LIVERPOOL ARE back where Manchester United are far from reaching: Top of the Premier League (PL). To know why there is such a deficit in quality now between English football’s most successful clubs, just look at how...
WESTERN BUREAU: STAKEHOLDERS IN Westmoreland are concerned about worsening public-health risks amid increasing illegal construction in proximity to the Roaring River. The Roaring River is the National Water Commission’s (NWC) main source of supply...
THOUGH FORMULA Woman driver Sara Misir was unable to compete after her engine blew during practice on Sunday, it was a welcome return to racing at the Dover Raceway on Easter Monday, with Senna Summerbell taking the spotlight. The Jamaica Race...
Gift and fruit baskets, centrepieces, and bottomless flowerpots are just a few of the items 65-year-old Cynthia Cooke makes from wicker, which is a pliable twig. “To see my handiwork when I’m finished and to hear somebody say, ‘A you do it?’ I...
COREY BENNETT, head coach of Hydel High School, which placed second at the recently concluded ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships in Jamaica, is optimistic that the girls’ 4x100 and 4x400-metre teams will be among the athletes...
Although a 25-year-old man was only 13 years old when he fatally stabbed his teenage friend, the Court of Appeal has ruled that he must serve the mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment for murder. He spent seven years in custody...
LONDON (CMC): ACE WEST Indies seamer Kemar Roach will play no further part in the English County Championship for Surrey, after picking up a hamstring injury last week against Hampshire. Surrey said yesterday the 33-year-old had returned to his...
Seven years after ditching life in the Corporate Area for farming in Three Hills, St Mary, Conzley Clarke and Federick Samuels have no regrets. That sense of satisfaction was evident as the two farmers weighed and sold a wide range of produce to...
THE INSTITUTE of Sports (INSPORTS) Primary Schools Athletics Championships makes a return to the local calendar after a two-year absence with a new regional format, culminating with a grand finale inside the National Stadium on May 26. The popular...
Although national striker Khadija Shaw has taken over captaincy duties for the Reggae Girlz in this World Cup qualifying cycle, she says that leadership has been a team effort as they look towards back-to-back World Cup qualifications. Jamaica...