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Protesters shout slogans during anti-corruption protest in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and…
British-born Bailey Cadamarteri (right) in action for the Reggae Boyz against Curacao during a Concacaf World Cup qualifier at the National Stadium on Tuesday, November 18.
December 9, 2025

Time to end the English experiment

Jamaica’s failure to secure automatic qualification to the 2026 World Cup should mark a turning point in its football. It should define the end of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) experiment to…
 Jamaican basketballer Kofi Cockburn
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

Jamaica target Puerto Rico sweep

National senior men’s basketball coach, Rick Turner, said winning consecutive games against Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico would be an amazing feat as Jamaica prepare to face the hosts for the second…
December 9, 2025

Two men charged over shooting at wake in St Mary

The St Mary police have charged two men in relation to a shooting at a wake along Gully Road in Mason Hall. Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition,…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre) is flkanked by (from left) senior executives of the S Hotel Montego Bay, Radu Mot, Romie Morris, Ann-Marie Goffe-Pryce and Andres Cope. In the back is Christopher Jarrett, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

MoBay gears up for winter season’s start in days

WESTERN BUREAU: With the winter tourist season set to open on December 15, Montego Bay’s major resorts and attractions are accelerating their final recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Among…
PAHO Director Dr Jarbas Barbosa.
December 9, 2025

PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday urged countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to strengthen their response to HIV, warning that around one-third of…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Man killed in St Elizabeth

The police in St Elizabeth are investigating the death of a man whose body was found along the Myersville main road on Saturday. Reports are that about 2:30 p.m., passers-by stumbled upon the body…
India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the first One-Day International match between India and South Africa in Ranchi, India, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Brilliant Kohli hits 52nd ODI century as India beat SA

RANCHI, India (AP): Batting great Virat Kohli smashed his 52nd ODI century and India went on to beat South Africa by 17 runs in their series opener yesterday. Kohli’s 135 off 120 balls (seven sixes…
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar.
December 9, 2025

TRINIDAD | Persad Bissessar defends decision to not inform country about US radar installation

PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC): Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has sought to defend her decision not to inform the country as to the installation of US radar systems in Tobago even as she criticised the…