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West Indies’ Keemo Paul (right) and Shamar Springer celebrate after their team won the fourth T20 cricket match against India in Hyderabad, India, on Wednesday.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Springer replaces Paul in Windies Test squad

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): All-rounder Shamar Springer has earned a maiden call-up to the West Indies Test squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. Springer replaces fellow all-rounder Keemo Paul,…
England’s captain Harry Brook (left), Pakistan’s captain Shaheen Shah Afridi (second right) Sri Lanka’s captain Kusal Mendis (right) and a representative of main sponsor pose for a photograph ahead of a tri-nation One-Day International series in Rawa
18 Oct, 2026 0

England favourites to win tri-series in Pakistan

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP): England start as favourites to win the ODI tri-series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, despite being without Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer. All three teams have already…
Charity Bowman Following a shared masterclass presentation at the Negril Universal Film Festival (NUFF) last weekend, actor Richard Lawson (second right) and his Hyperlens Studios co-founder partner Denee Busby-Howard (second left) posed for a snap with N
18 Oct, 2026 0

Netflix co-stars bring Hollywood ambitions to The Rock

Close to signing on the dotted line, American actors Richard Lawson and Ricco Ross are primed to begin shooting film and television projects on The Rock soon for their separate production companies.
Christopher Reckord
18 Oct, 2026 0

AI creating workforce and ‘businesses of one’

Private companies in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean are building artificial-intelligence (AI) tools into their operations even though the Government’s national AI policy is still being drafted,…
Tesla Roadster which can hover, released during the week.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Tesla’s new Roadster car can thrust itself into the air, but don’t expect to drive it anytime soon

Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself into the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers shouldn’t expect to take it for a spin anytime soon. Elon…
Yaneek Page
18 Oct, 2026 0

Yaneek Page | NaRRA’s reconstruction boom must strengthen communities and small businesses too

Picture Western Jamaica three years from now if the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) delivers fully on the ambition outlined by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in his Budget…
Teika Samuda
18 Oct, 2026 0

From intern to industry mentor

More than two decades after entering Red Stripe as an intern, spirits consultant Teika Samuda is using her experience to open doors for Jamaica’s next generation of bartenders. Over the next two…
Dr Damien King
18 Oct, 2026 0

Highest inflation in four years will result in ‘some hardships’ says Dr King

Jamaica’s annual inflation rate climbed to 8.6 per cent in September, the highest since December 2022 and above the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) four-to-six per cent target range, according to the…
Wolmer’s High School for Boys at Heroes Circle in Kingston. Wolmer’s, established in 1729, was the first free school in Jamaica.
18 Oct, 2026 0

A brief history of literacy in Jamaica

Education under the Spanish The Spanish arrived in Jamaica in 1494, and settled the island in 1510. They were known to establish colonies of settlement in those territories which were a priority…