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Barbados captain Gadson Bowens (right) took home the award for Most Runs in the just concluded CWI Rising Stars Under-19 Men’s 50-over Championship.
July 24, 2026

Barbados dominate U19 Rising Stars awards ceremony

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): All-rounder Justin Parris grabbed two awards, and Gadson Bowens captured another, as two-time champions Barbados took home the majority of individual awards in the recently…
Joshua Bishop
July 24, 2026

Bishop earns maiden call-up, McKenzie recalled for Pakistan Test series

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Left-arm spinner Joshua Bishop and top-order batsman Kirk McKenzie are two of the most notable inclusions in the West Indies Test squad for the upcoming two-match Test series…
Shani Coke, the 10-year-old girl who was raped and killed in Trelawny earlier this week.
July 24, 2026 by Janet Silvera

FEELING FORSAKEN

WESTERN BUREAU: The arrest of a Troy resident in connection with the mob killing of convicted sex offender Delroy Coke has reignited anger among residents who say the justice system failed to protect…
From left: England’s Ezri Konsa, Elliot Anderson, and Ivan Toney paint dejected figures at the end of the World Cup semi-final football match against Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15.
July 24, 2026

Man City signs England international Elliot Anderson for US$155M

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester City officially completed the signing of England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest on Thursday for a reported 116 million pounds (US$155 million).…
Former French player Zinedine Zidane (left) embraces Kylian Mbappe of France, as he is being presented to fans as a new Real Madrid player in Madrid on July 16, 2024.
July 24, 2026

France expected to announce Zidane as new coach

PARIS (AP): France’s new coach will be announced next Tuesday, when Zinedine Zidane is widely expected to replace Didier Deschamps. The French Football Federation said in a statement yesterday that…
Aubyn Green, the NWC’s community services manager for Trelawny.
July 24, 2026 by Leon Jackson

Calabar promised water relief next week

WESTERN BUREAU: The water woes that have been plaguing the Calabar community near Duncans, Trelawny, could be alleviated in the coming week as Councillor Fabian Davis says plans are…
Launch of the 35th Kingston Wharves Under-15 Cricket Competition on Tuesday.
July 24, 2026

Melbourne open revamped Kingston Wharves with win

Melbourne’s under-15 cricket team won the first and only match that was played at the start of the 35th Kingston Wharves Under-15 Cricket Competition on Tuesday at Boys’ Town Cricket Club in Trench…
India’s batsman Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (right) celebrates reaching a half century with his teammate Ishan Kishan during the first T20 cricket match against Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe, yesterday.
July 24, 2026

Teenager Sooryavanshi blasts 50 off 18 as India cruises past Zimbabwe

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP): The 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit his first international half-century for India as Zimbabwe were comfortably beaten by seven wickets in a Twenty20 yesterday.…
Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, fashion design lecturer at Montego Bay Community College, with her JTA Golden Torch Award for 35 years of service in the education sector.
July 24, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence

WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s…