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A long-standing question facing first-time buyers, whether to approach a real estate agent or a lender first, has taken on new urgency in Jamaica following a major policy shift aimed at improving access to housing for key workers and younger buyers.
April 14, 2026

Who comes first in a property deal? NHT rate cuts reshape the answer

…New NHT incentives and rising costs are changing how Jamaicans must prepare to enter the housing market A long-standing question facing first-time buyers, whether to approach a real estate agent or…
A crime scene unit van of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
April 14, 2026

Bahamas police release US man questioned after his wife disappeared from the couple’s boat

Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of…
A trailer truck overturned on Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine on April 14, 2026.
April 14, 2026

Trailer truck overturns on Flat Bridge

Motorists are being urged to avoid the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine following a crash early Tuesday morning on Flat Bridge that has left the roadway impassable. According to the police, a trailer…
April 14, 2026 by Livern Barrett

13-Y-O CRITICAL

An eighth-grade student has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries to his kidney and intestine after he was reportedly shot by a policeman during an incident his family claim was unprovoked.…
Lendl Simmons
April 14, 2026

Sarwan, Ramdin, Simmons named in provisional squad for Over-40 World Cup

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Former West Indies players Ramnaresh Sarwan, Denish Ramdin and Lendl Simmons headline a 29-man provisional West Indies squad named to take part in the IMC Over-40s Masters…
Guyana Harpy Eagles captain Tevin Imlach displays the West Indies Championship trophy his side won after their final game against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at Queen’s Park Oval on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
April 14, 2026

Volcanoes, Harpy Eagles locked in enthralling battle

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): At the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, the Windward Islands Volcanoes and defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles are locked in an intriguing contest at the half-way…
Amir Jangoo
April 14, 2026

Jangoo puts Red Force in control against Hurricanes

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Amir Jangoo’s unbeaten century spearheaded a strong batting response by the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and put them in a perfect position to push for victory against the…
Vlogger Jhadee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards, one of three people shot during the chaos.
April 14, 2026 by Andre Williams

Probe deepens after Carnival night erupts in gunfire

Investigators probing Sunday night’s shooting at the Big Wall Carnival after-party say it is still “very early days as it relates to charges”, even as eyewitness accounts, reported security gaps, and…
The movie poster for Machel Montano’s ‘Like Ah Boss: Journey of a Soca King’.
April 14, 2026

Machel Montano documentary premieres in Jamaica today

After an eventful carnival week, culminating in Sunday’s Carnival in Jamaica Road March, soca icon Machel Montano is once again commanding attention – this time not from the stage, but through the…