Latest News

The then new House marshal, Kevin Williams, carries the mace during the opening of the new session of Parliament in 2012. The current House marshal is Captain Wayne Blake.
April 30, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Messing with the mace

When Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Dr Angela Brown Burke hoisted the mace from “under the table” while the committee of the whole House examined the controversial National…
Leeward Islands Hurricanes batsman Justin Greaves (left) celebrates scoring a fighting century against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in a West Indies Championship cricket game at the Antigua Recreation Ground yesterday. With him is Jahmar Hamilton, who
April 30, 2026

Harpy Eagles head back to final, Hurricanes pull off miracle

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles are one match away from another West Indies Championship title. The Tevin Imlach-led side defeated the Windward Islands Volcanoes by…
Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez (centre) is blocked during a Champions League semi-final, first leg match against Arsenal in Madrid, Spain, yesterday.
April 30, 2026

Pair of penalties leave Arsenal, Atlético CL semi all square

MADRID (AP): Atlético Madrid and Arsenal exchanged penalties in a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals yesterday, a gritty encounter with plenty of intensity from start to…
Anna-Olivia Gardener, who has been diagnosed with Patau syndrome, or Trisomy 13.
April 30, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

A blessing for Anna-Olivia

The family of seven-month-old Anna-Olivia Gardener has expressed relief and joy after the child, who is affected by Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome), was given a new start date of May 11 to begin early…
The late Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart.
April 30, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Pressure mounts on executors after court blocks audit in Stewart estate dispute

WESTERN BUREAU: Attorneys representing Adam Stewart have welcomed last week’s Supreme Court ruling striking out an application by executors of the estate of Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, arguing that the…
April 30, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Cop caught in sting wanted $250,000 from motorist after car crash, court documents claim

Police Constable Andrew Allydice allegedly requested $250,000 from a motorist to provide him with a favourable report following a motor vehicle crash, court documents have revealed. Allydice, who has…
Theresa Cherian, principal of Mt Alvernia Preparatory School in St James.
April 30, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

No panic over PEP

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite still feeling the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica last October, the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations started smoothly across…
April 30, 2026

Supreme Court stands firm on order in Tank-Weld, Arc rebar case

The Supreme Court has left in place orders it granted earlier this month barring the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) from taking any enforcement action arising from the findings of an investigation it…
This image released by Lionsgate shows Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in a scene from ‘Michael’.
April 30, 2026

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket following biopic release

NEW YORK (AP):