At a recent meeting, one of Jamaica’s medical officer made an appeal for Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 shot as many unvaccinated persons are still being impacted negatively and hospitalized with the illness. “Since February 1, we have had 10 suspected deaths that we will be investigating as possibly being COVID-19-related. We continue to have unvaccinated adults being admitted to […]
In a recent update from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), it noted an increase in the value of trade in 2022 despite deteriorating economic conditions and rising uncertainties in the year. It stated that the trade in “green goods,” also called “environmentally friendly goods,” led the growth, with a four percent uptick in the trade of […]
The adage numbers don’t lie certainly rings true when it comes to football. Over the years, some of the game’s best players have donned the number 10 jersey. However, players might wear the No. 10 for their club and a different number for their national team and vice versa. The number symbolizes character, strength, creativity, and courage, among other attributes. […]
Construction of the Port Royal Museum is advancing and is slated for completion by the end of May 2023. “Following that, the selected operators will build out the museum’s interior and displays. It is anticipated that the facility will be operational by December 2023,” Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, said during his contribution to the 2023/24 Budget Debate in the House […]
Jamaica’s tourism is in full recovery mode, and the online home-rental platform Airbnb has been giving more Jamaicans a chance to earn a living from the lucrative hospitality sector. Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, said that 29 percent of the 2.6 million stopover visitors who came to Jamaica last year did so through Airbnb. He said that during the pandemic, when […]
Jamaica and Mexico find themselves tied at 2-2 after 45 minutes of Concacaf Nations League football inside the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Jamaica opened the scoring through Bobby Reid in the 7th minute of play but were pegged back by Orbelin Pineda’s 17th-minute equalizer. The Reggae Boyz would regain their lead thanks to an Edson Alvarez own goal in […]
The Windies were marked for dead when Quinton de Kock’s sensational century propelled South Africa to a remarkable six-wicket victory over West Indies in a thrilling T20I encounter at the SuperSport Park, Centurion. Johnson Charles’ masterful knock of 118 from 46 balls and power hit 51 from Kyles Mayers made 258-5 seem a safe total for the Windies. However, the […]
Dr. Kishore Shallow was elected unopposed as the new president of Cricket West Indies at the organization’s Annual General Meeting in Antigua on Saturday. He will have Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board President Asim Bassarath as his vice president. Dr. Shallow succeeds Ricky Skerritt, who decided not to seek a third term. Skerritt became president in 2019 after defeating three-term […]
West Indies 132 for 7 (Powell 43*, Magala 3-21) beat South Africa 131 for 8 (Miller 48, Smith 2-21) by three wickets. Windies newly minted T20I captain Rovman Powell, in his first outing, took his team to victory in a shortened but tense affair in Centurion. After persistent rain delayed the start of the game by two hours and then […]
A career-defining century by a cricket captain should be enough to win a game of cricket, according to Shai Hope. And he wasn’t talking about himself. “Temba Bavuma – an innings like that deserves to be a victorious innings but it just so happened that we came out on top at the end. I must give him credit for the way he […]
