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Published 8 hours ago by Olivia Brown

Teen trapped, drowns in breached water facility

The longstanding dangers posed by unauthorised entry into National Water Commission (NWC) facilities were brought into tragic focus on Wednesday when a 16-year-old boy drowned at the Red Road water…
A group of Cubans doctors pose for a photo at a farewell get-together.
Published 8 hours ago by Janet Silvera

Cuban exit exposes specialist gaps at CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The departure of 27 Cuban healthcare workers from Cornwall Regional Hospital has exposed critical gaps in specialist care, forcing the Government to turn to the diaspora, Africa, and…
Alex Marshall (left) of Mount Pleasant dribbles away from Cavalier’s Kimarly Scott  during their Jamaica Premier League match at the Stadium East field yesterday. Mount Pleasant won 3-1.
Published 8 hours ago by Robert Bailey

Mount Pleasant’s second-half blitz sinks Cavalier

Mount Pleasant Football Academy produced a dominant second-half display to register a 3-1 come-from-behind victory over defending champions Cavalier FC in their Jamaica Premier League clash at Stadium…
WE JAMMIN, with Omar Walker in the saddle, is flanked by trainer Peter-John Parsard (left) and groom Frank Spencer after capturing the Wayne DaCosta OD Two-year-old Stakes over a mile at Caymanas Park December 26, 2025.
Published 8 hours ago by Ainsley Walters

We Jammin, Victorious Links for Saturday’s co-features

WE JAMMIN’s sole loss in three starts was, ironically, his best run to date, punching way above his head against foreigners and older local-breds, emerging from the seven-furlong encounter a firm…
Robino Gordon (left) of Mona High School, is warned by referee Oshane Nation for rough play during the 2023 Manning Cup football final against Hydel High at the National Stadium.
Published 8 hours ago

Jamaica’s Nation & T&T’s Wales called up for 2026 World Cup

MIAMI, USA (CMC): The Caribbean will have a powerful presence on the pitch this summer as two of the region’s finest officials have been selected to work the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jamaica’s Oshane…
The main entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies in St Andrew.
Published 8 hours ago by Kimone Francis

NO FIRING FIX

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the removal of individual heads at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) will do little to cure a “dysfunctional culture” that has…
St. Jago openers Danza Hyatt Jr and Luwayne Pryce at Melbourne Oval during the second day of the Spaulding Cup final at Melbourne Oval yesterday.
Published 8 hours ago by Lennox Aldred

Hyatt Jr stands tall as rain halts St Jago’s charge

St Jago High face a monumental task to overhaul STETHS’ mammoth first-innings total after rain washed out most of day two in the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Insurance Spaulding Cup clash at Melbourne…
Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison.
Updated 7 hours ago by Edmond Campbell

Courts lack options for at-risk children, says Gordon Harrison

Children’s Advocate Diahann Gordon Harrison has declared that courts cannot issue therapeutic orders under the Child Care and Protection (Amendment) Act (CCPA) because the required treatment…
Gabriela Wright, 14, died in a house fire on Wednesday.
Updated 7 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Trapped with no escape

Fourteen-year-old Gabriela Wright had no chance of escape. The teenager was trapped in a back room with a single entrance and no rear exit when a fire of unknown origin tore through a five-bedroom…