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Jamaica’s Lamara Distin competing in the women’s high jump qualifiers at the Worlld Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. Distin failed to clear the 1.83 metres opening height.
December 9, 2025 by Keith McGhie

‘That was trash’

LAMARA DISTIN couldn’t hide her deep disappointment as she bowed out of the World Athletics Championships high jump competition at the first attempt. Jamaica’s sole aspirant in the women’s vertical…
Lilies are seen blooming with Admiral’s Mountain Great House in the background in Cooper’s Hill.
December 9, 2025

Admiral’s Mountain Great House: Echoes from Coopers Hill

Situated in Coopers Hill, St Andrew, the Admiral’s Mountain Great House stands as a stately reminder of Jamaica’s layered history. Known also as Admiral Mountain, this grand estate was the residence…
December 9, 2025

Embody the International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace, celebrated on September 21, is a reminder of humanity’s shared dream: a world free from conflict, hatred, and division. Yet, peace is not just a global agenda. It is a…
Gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago embraces silver medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada after the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

T&T’s Walcott wins gold in javelin; Peters, LaFond, Richards earn silver medals

TOKYO, Japan (CMC): More than 13 years after winning his first major title, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott delivered another exceptional performance to capture gold in the men’s javelin at the…
Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

No blood at sofa wash site, says investigator

A forensic crime scene investigator testified Thursday that no traces of blood were found at the location where a sofa – allegedly stained with blood – was reportedly washed, casting doubt on earlier…
December 9, 2025

Dennis Minott | From mixed nuts to enlightened nation builders

In virtually every Caribbean household there is a tin or bag of mixed nuts, often presented to visitors at Christmas or stashed away for special occasions. The contents are never uniform. Some nuts…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, and members of parliament of the ruling party at the swearing-in ceremony at Gordon House.
December 9, 2025

A.J. Nicholson | Fresh start advocated, Prime Minister

Prime Minister Holness’ decade-long silence concerning access to final justice ended in a pre-election debate in answering a question on Jamaica transitioning from the Privy Council to the Caribbean…
Members of parliament of the Jamaica Labour Party, led by Dr Andrew Holness arrive for the swearing-in ceremony at Gordon House.
December 9, 2025

Mark Wignall | This has happened before

“Andrew gwine lose him seat,” she said to me. It was September 3, election night, and many were nervous as would be expected. Count me among them. “No, pretty girl,” I said. “It’s just an imbalance of…
Youths use wheelbarrows to carry debris out of their homes, which were damaged by gang violence, in the Solino neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, September 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
December 9, 2025

Ronald Sanders | Haiti needs single strategy, real money, and political discipline

I return to a focus on Haiti because it is too easy for the world to discard the situation in that beleaguered country. In part, it is precisely because insufficient attention has been paid to Haiti…