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April 8, 2026

Corporate Area water restrictions eased

The National Water Commission (NWC) is advising customers served by the Constant Spring system in Kingston and St Andrew (KSA) that water supply restrictions have been relaxed effective today. It…
April 8, 2026

Hordley Crossing in St Thomas impassable

The police are advising that the Hordley Crossing main road in St Thomas is impassable due to heavy rainfall in the area. Motorists and pedestrians are being urged to use alternative routes and to…
April 8, 2026

World Bank predicts slow growth for Jamaica and other countries in the region

WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank Wednesday said that economic development Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is projected to grow 2.1 per cent this year, below the 2.4 per cent recorded in 2025. …
Patrice Roberts - Contributed photo
April 8, 2026

Soca artiste Patrice Roberts ordered to pay compensation to Canadian entertainment company

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court judge has ordered Soca artiste Patrice Roberts to pay her former Canadian-based management company more than US$30,000 for services it provided while…
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
April 8, 2026

Israel strikes central Beirut without warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there

BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with…
Scenes from the Athens Marathon The Authentic.
April 8, 2026

Marathon runners to get own World Champs by 2030

World Athletics has outlined a landmark strategic road map for the future of distance running with the creation of a World Athletics Marathon Championships from 2030. The marathon will remain a…
Letsile Tebogo (left) and Melissa Jefferson -Wooden interact with children.
April 8, 2026

Jefferson-Wooden, Tebogo announced as Kids’ Athletics ambassadors

Sprint stars Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Letsile Tebogo have been announced as ambassadors for the World Athletics Kids’ Athletics programme, with just one month to go to Kids’ Athletics Day on May…
Real Madrid’s Alvaro Carreras (right) and Bayern Munich’s Luis Diaz challenge for the ball during the Champions League quarter-final first-leg football match in Madrid, Spain, yesterday.
April 8, 2026

Champions League advantages for Bayern, Arsenal

MADRID (AP): Harry Kane delivered for Bayern Munich on his return from injury, scoring a goal and helping set up another in his team’s 2-1 win at Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League…
Kevin Sinclair in action.
April 8, 2026

Sinclair to miss Harpy Eagles defence over disciplinary issues

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has cleared the air surrounding the exclusion of Kevin Sinclair from the Guyana Harpy Eagles’ squad for the upcoming West Indies Championship,…