‘We don’t really have to depend on anyone’
The Reggae Boyz have put themselves in control of their qualification hopes after a 2-0 victory over El Salvador in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador on Friday. The win moved Jamaica into second place in League A Group B on six points. They now sit one point behind leaders Suriname, with qualification for the quarter-finals firmly within their grasp. Head coach Rudolph Speid said the result was particularly significant because Jamaica no longer has to rely on other results to keep its qualification hopes alive.
Deported and defamed - Jamaican rejects US immigration authorities’ characterisation of ‘criminal history’, says charges were dismissed
A Jamaican man deported after 12 years in the United States is rejecting allegations by immigration authorities there that he is a violent criminal, insisting that serious criminal charges brought against him were fabricated and ultimately dismissed by a judge. Four days after Altiman Peterkin’s son was born, agents from United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained him on June 25 in the parking lot of a bank he was visiting to withdraw funds.
JUTA wants brakes pumped on Uber - Lawrence calls for locally operated alternatives to foreign-owned ride hailing companies
Cry for truth - Dervan Malcolm remembered as Jamaicans urged to check the facts in search for ‘both sides of the story’
Default judgment dispute delays Dawes’ drill lawsuit
Top marks for Total gas station’s fire drill
Consulate expands support for nationals in US
NEW YORK (CMC): St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Consul General to the United States Roland ‘Patel’ Matthews says the New York-based Consulate General is broadening its role beyond providing routine consular services to help nationals access educational, business and other opportunities. Matthews, who assumed office on March 1, said the Consulate is seeking to build relationships with universities, businesses, government agencies and other institutions that can provide tangible benefits to Vincentians living in the United States and at home.
School protests spill into unrest
‘We don’t really have to depend on anyone’
The Reggae Boyz have put themselves in control of their qualification hopes after a 2-0 victory over El Salvador in the 2026 Concacaf Nations League at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador on Friday. The win moved Jamaica into second place in League A Group B on six points. They now sit one point behind leaders Suriname, with qualification for the quarter-finals firmly within their grasp. Head coach Rudolph Speid said the result was particularly significant because Jamaica no longer has to rely on other results to keep its qualification hopes alive.
Excelsior, JC through to Walker Cup final four
Ten-man Clarendon survive stern Manchester test
Perennial rivals headline JPL round four
Battle of the Butlers goes to the wire
‘This album is one that I wanted to make originally’
After hearing the tracks on Spragga Benz’s Endeavors Reloaded album at the launch last Wednesday, one question needed to be answered: Has it been submitted for a Grammy? The simple answer that Spragga served up, with a smile, was “No, it’s not eligible”.
Singer Elle charts a vision for Jamaican pop
Market Research media survey expands with AI
The company behind Jamaica’s long-running All Media Survey is rebuilding the study around artificial intelligence (AI) and a longer measurement window, betting that advertisers need a sharper picture of audiences who no longer stay put on one platform. Market Research Services Ltd, known as MRSL, launched The All-New All Media Survey at S Hotel Kingston on Thursday.
Sagicor rates Scotia buyout offer acceptable
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Dream House | Trudiann Hall’s unconventional abode
A warm welcome to the world of Trudiann Hall, and her home tucked away in the deepest parts of West End, Negril, near the sea cliffs. The 38-year-old artist, chef, farmer and former owner of several restaurants and a fishing boat hails from Darliston, Westmoreland. She was schooled at McLeod High School and is known to be a bit shy at times, even for this interview.
Something Extra | Saturday
Something Extra | Friday
Editorial | Farewell, Ian McDonald!
It has been a season of death for towering West Indian figures. In July, Garfield Sobers, the greatest cricketer who ever lived, whether, as the calypsonian Mighty Sparrow declared in song, Sir Garfield Sobers, died in his native Barbados. Sobers’ death came 10 days shy of his 90th birthday. Sparrow, the griot, philosopher, truth-teller and unparalleled exponent of the art form he practised, made his own transition in September. He was 91.
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Orville Taylor | Doctoring the IDT
Photo Gallery
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Pearl Harbor survivors watch a vintage WWII airplane fly over Pearl Harbor at the ceremony commemorating the 72nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, in 2013, in Honolulu.
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Members and volunteers of the Ananda Marga pose for a photograph as they prepare to head out to distribute relief supplies to people affected by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica.
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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer celebrates scoring a half century during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Zimbabwe on Monday.
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Glenmuir High School players in a celebratory mood.