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 West Indies’ Jason Holder (left) celebrates with teammates after dismissing  Nepal’s Aarif Sheikh during the T20 World Cup cricket match against Nepal in Mumbai, India, on February 15.
March 10, 2026

Holder named in T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): All-rounder Jason Holder is the lone West Indian named in the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Team of the Tournament for the 2026 Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup.…
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy
March 10, 2026

Sir Clive believes Sammy needs help

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Sir Clive Lloyd, widely regarded as the greatest West Indies captain of all time, has called on Cricket West Indies (CWI) to provide head coach Daren Sammy with some…
Denbigh High School’s Markland Williams wins the boys’ under-17 800 metres at the Carifta Trials inside the National Stadium on Sunday.
March 10, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Denbigh athlete writes his name in the history books

A new star was born at the Carifta Trials on Sunday when 15-year-old Markland Williams created history for himself and Denbigh High School, becoming the first athlete from the Clarendon-based…
Olivia Grange
March 10, 2026

New CPL franchise owners to invest over US$3m

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has revealed that Kingsmen Sports Enterprise is set to invest over US$3 million to establish new Jamaican…
Shaville Moodie being treated after the accident.
March 10, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Reckless rider leaves schoolgirl in recovery

Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Shaville Moodie, a first-form student at Frome Technical High School in Westmoreland, says she feels “unhappy” and “uncomfortable” after injuries from a motorcycle…
Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams
March 10, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Uproar over publication of EFAR before tabling in Parliament

Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams has sought to defend the publishing of an economic and fiscal assessment report (EFAR) on the Independent Fiscal Commission’s (IFC) website before the document…
From left: Denise Witter; Charles Sinclair Jr, councillor for the Montego Bay North East Division in the St James Municipal Corporation; Richard Vernon Jr, mayor of Montego Bay; Mytha Bahadur, regional manager for Montego Bay at Jamaica Postal Service; Col
March 10, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Residents elated as Flanker Postal Agency reopens after $3.5m renovation

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Flanker, St James, were in a buoyant mood yesterday as they welcomed the reopening of their postal agency, which was out of service for a protracted period to undergo a…
Letters
March 10, 2026

Healthcare apathy not helping women

THE EDITOR, Madam: The conversation about Jamaica’s declining birth rate often focuses on numbers, but behind those statistics are women who must consider having children. Several women have told me…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding pays his respects to Sly Dunbar’s daughter, Natasha (centre) and wife, Thelma.
March 10, 2026

Sly Dunbar gave Jamaica ‘a gift that will never fade’

Sounds of drums filled the Holy Trinity Cathedral on Saturday morning as the funeral service for legendary drummer Lowell Fillmore ‘Sly’ Dunbar got under way. One half of the iconic ‘Riddim Twins’,…