March 15, 2022
You've asked and we've answered! Welcome to your weekly column 'Planning Your Happily Ever After' with wedding consultant Shikima Hinds. As the world changes, the wedding industry has adopted a new set of rules to reflect the changing times. Get acq more
March 15, 2022
Our relationship is fairly easy. Like any other couple we had a few challenges but nothing that honesty and the willingness to have difficult conversations couldn't fix. — Kamara Henry One can never determine where, when and how Cupid's arrow more
March 15, 2022
THE final day of the Carifta Trials to determine the athletes who will represent Jamaica at the Under-20 and Under-17 levels at the 49th staging of the Carifta Games here in Kingston, ended with a bang. A number of athletes expected to stand out at more
March 15, 2022
BOND girl Lashana Lynch is never afraid to acknowledge the ties that bind her to Jamaica. She paid homage to her roots during her acceptance speech at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA) 2022 Film Awards held at the London's Roya more
March 15, 2022
MICRO-FINANCING Solutions has now entered into a formal arrangement with a brokerage house to help facilitate its proposed takeover of SSL Venture Capital. The company, however, refused to say which brokerage house it has employed until the details a more
March 15, 2022
Hopeton Lindo has envisioned a busy year, with the ballad Heart to Heart kicking off his 2022 campaign. Released in December, the lovers rock single is part of a compilation album of the same title produced by Courtney “Blemo” Crichto more
March 15, 2022
President of the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Keith Wellington believes that the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) needs to provide more football for the boys who participate in the various football competitions run by his organi more
March 15, 2022
TO say that singer Susan Cadogan is unsung in Jamaica would be an understatement. A staple of British lovers rock in the 1970s, she feels her music is more appreciated overseas. “I don't think I get the recognition in Jamaica. When Hurt So Go more
March 15, 2022
IT was a dream start for Cavalier's Christopher Pearson and Dunbeholden's Peter McGregor, as both contributed goals to their team's contrasting victories over Molynes United and Portmore United, respectively, to kick-start their Jamaica Premier Leagu more
March 15, 2022
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — The same 13-man squad that secured a draw in the opening Test against England in the three-match Apex Series will take to the field again for the second match at Kensington Oval here, Cricket West Indies (CWI) anno more
March 15, 2022
PLAYWRIGHT and theatre producer Basil Dawkins is maintaining a positive outlook that the current shutdown of the entertainment sector, which has been ongoing for the past two years, will soon come to an end. Dawkins has been readying himself and his more
March 15, 2022
Today is the 74th day of 2022. There are 291 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 1937: The world's first blood bank is established at Chicago's Cook County Hospital by Dr Bernard Fantus. It is a breakthrough for surgical procedures and emergen more
March 15, 2022
KNOWN for dancehall standards like Nuff Respect , Lady G takes on a new sound with No Mis-Education , a take on Pink Floyd's classic Another Brick in The Wall Pt 2 . The veteran deejay's version features her daughter Malii. The rock-flavoured No more
March 15, 2022
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Tired of seeing abandoned cars littering this parish, one councillor has suggested that the State-run waste collection agency partner with scrap metal companies to find a solution. During last Thursday's monthly meetin more
March 15, 2022
AFTER numerous complaints about a sewage nuisance that was affecting stores, streetside vendors and pedestrians on Half-Way-Tree Road in the vicinity of the Cross Roads Meat Market, the authorities have finally effected the repairs. The Jamaica Obse more
March 15, 2022
AT least one solar energy stakeholder is criticising Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke for deciding to reduce duties on electric vehicles (EV) instead of removing the GCT on lithium batteries. Jason Robinson, CEO of Solarbuzz Jamaica, said “it more
March 15, 2022
THE Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has said that its digital currency, Jamaica Digital Exchange (Jam-Dex), is to be fully launched as soon as some key outputs and regulatory processes are finalised. Speaking with the Jamaica Observer last week, Deputy Govern more
March 15, 2022
Dear Editor, After hearing about the debacle at the sitting of the joint select committee last week, seeing the videos, and listening to the comments going back and forth about “granting firearm permits to minors”, it became painfully ev more
March 15, 2022
Dear Editor, The People's National Party (PNP) has shown once again that it cares about the plight of Jamaicans and that despite being in Opposition for the past six years it continues to stick close to the people. Opposition spokesman on finance J more
March 15, 2022
Jockey Linton Steadman (left) and part-owner of Prncsshootingstar Paul Hoo after the filly won the Hot Line Stakes. (Photos: Naphatli Junior) Trainer Kibbeisha Little (right) and jockey Robert Halledeen chilling out in the Saddling Barn area. Trai more
March 15, 2022
Jockey Youville Pinnock having the time of his life after scroing aboard Happy Go Lucky. (Photos: Naphtali Junior) Trainer Ian Parsard (left) have a last chat with jockey Omar Walker (centre) in the Saddling Barn area before the start of a race. At more
March 15, 2022
ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC) — This year's Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will feature a women's tournament, with three franchise teams competing for the first-ever Women's CPL (WCPL) title playing alongside the men's tournament starting in Au more
March 15, 2022
MONTEGO BAY, St James — Defending champions and leaders Herbert Morrison Technical and St James High will put their unbeaten records on the line today when they clash in their ISSA/Western Conference Boys' Under-19 basketball competition at Cor more
March 15, 2022
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand (AFP) — Defending champions England were on the brink of Women's Cricket World Cup elimination Monday while Pakistan's campaign imploded after Bangladesh made history with their first-ever win at the one-day showcas more
March 15, 2022
LONDON, England (CMC) — Reggae Boy Andre Gray's second-half penalty, coupled with Rob Dickie's late goal, secured Queens Park Rangers (QPR) a 2-1 comeback win against English Championship play-off rivals Luton at Kenilworth Road on Sunday. The more