2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (302+ words) WASHINGTON, DC " The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a five-year framework agreement with Google LLC to collaborate on strategic health communication and mental health promotion across the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean. PAHO said…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (218+ words) Arguably the most popular game of chance in Jamaica, Cash Pot is a national obsession in the Caribbean country. Among its thousands of fans is dancehall artist Vibes Matrixxx. Cash Pot, the deejay's latest song, acknowledges that popularity. Released in…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (281+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica " Interim head coach Rudolph Speid signalled a clear shift toward the future on Wednesday, unveiling a 24-man Reggae Boyz squad loaded with teenagers for the upcoming Unity Cup tournament in London. Damion Lowe (2nd left) is expected to captain…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (1052+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica " The Jamaican economy contracted by an estimated 5. 9 per cent during the January to March 2026 quarter, compared with the corresponding quarter of 2025, the director general of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIO) Dr Wayne Henry said on Wednesday. "The…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (509+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica " Speaking from his in-transit travel in Panama, West Indies head coach Darren Sammy dialled into the launch of the upcoming ODI and T20 series against Sri Lanka, and the passion in his voice was unmistakable. West Indies head coach…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (140+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica " The Government has established the Mavis Gilmour Centenarian Honour to recognise the oldest Jamaican every year. It is named after former Minister of Social Security and Consumer Affairs (1988-1989), and public servant, Dr. Mavis Gilmour, who celebrated her 100th birthday…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (467+ words) ATLANTA " A Jamaican national Orville Andrew Pernell, who escaped custody in St." Lucia while awaiting extradition on a murder charge, was sentenced to federal prison in the United States earlier this week." The 33-year-old was convicted of illegally possessing a…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (421+ words) ZURICH, Switzerland " The dream routes for the Caribbean's representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 were laid out on Thursday, with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba discovering their group-stage fates at the Home of FIFA draw." The 48-team tournament, set to…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (539+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana - President Irfaan Ali has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to become a member of the Global Biodiversity Alliance (GBA) saying that it sends a "clear and unmistakable message, that the protection of biodiversity is now central…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (738+ words) NASSAU, Bahamas - Prime Minister Philip Davis has told an international climate change conference that for the Bahamas, climate change is not an abstract concept, nor is it distant risk to be modeled for a future generation. Prime Minister Philip Davis…...