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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Humble Lion FC continued their strong start in the Jamaica Football Championship as they blanked St Bess United FC 3-0 in Zone B at Munro College on Wednesday. Nathaniel Henry scored a hat-trick to lead the former Jamaica Premier League contenders to back-to-back wins, leaving them on seven points, two more than fellow newcomers Roaring River FC who had a contentious 2-1 win over Falmouth United...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Four police personnel and a number of prisoners were taken to hospital for treatment Wednesday after cops and inmates clashed at the Denham Town Police lock-up on Wednesday morning. Observer Online understands that about 9:30am, four cops went into a cell to retrieve items when they were attacked by inmates in the cell who also threw faeces, urine and water at the law enforcement personnel. It is...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Trinidad and Tobago police said that a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed by a bullet that was intended for his father, which ricocheted and struck him during a gun attack outside their home in La Horquetta on Monday night. Police said that Ezekiel Moore, a pupil of Malabar Secondary School, was liming with his father at their home when the older man received...

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Fresh from his success at the Grammys and a triumphant Super Bowl halftime show, Puerto Rican megastar Bad Bunny is set to take the lead role in an all-star film, producers announced Wednesday. "Porto Rico," which will be directed by Grammy-winning rapper Rene "Residente" Perez Joglar, is described as a cross between a Caribbean western and a historical drama about the island both men...

WOLVERHAMPTON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Arsenal's Premier League title challenge suffered a major blow as they squandered a two-goal lead and conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in a damaging 2-2 draw at rock-bottom Wolves on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta's side were on course to move seven points clear at the top after Bukayo Saka's early opener and Piero Hincapie's second-half strike put them in control at Molineux. But Arsenal collapsed in the...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Dancehall sensation A1 Pelico has started the new year in fine style. The multifaceted deejay says he is ready to take his career to a higher level and if the earth shattering buzz that is currently around his latest single entitled Mil A Day is anything to go by, then the deejay is definitely on the rise. According to the deejay, the song was not written about anyone specific...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Phoenix Awards is set to join the national calendar of events, aimed at celebrating individuals working in the creative industries. Playwright and nominee David Tulloch described the awards as a first-of-its-kind initiative that will highlight the entire cultural community. “This award is a first of its kind. The Phoenix awards unites all of the cultural community, we have categories to recognise everyone. Not only actors but production teams...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)—Veteran Calypso and Soca artiste Machel Montano on Wednesday became the all-time record holder of the Road March title in Trinidad and Tobago when he won this year’s edition at the end of the 2026 Carnival celebrations. Montano won the title for a record 12 occasions, with his tune, Encore moving ahead of the late Lord Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts) with whom he had been tied with...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—More than 60 government and environmental stakeholders gathered for The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) science capacity building workshop on using geospatial data for change detection in coastal ecosystems on February 9 and 10, at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. The two-day workshop focused on the fundamentals and applied use of remote sensing to evaluate hurricane impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems, using PlanetScope and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. The training...

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP)—Eight of the nine skiers missing in California after an avalanche have been found dead and one remains missing in horrific blizzard conditions, police said Wednesday. Rescuers have been desperately searching for the group which was caught in the avalanche early Tuesday on Castle Peak in the Tahoe area. Earlier, six skiers were found alive, two of them being taken to hospital. "We are still looking...

HANOVER, Jamaica — The Hanover Police Division has reported a slight overall decrease in major crime categories, but a concerning rise in murders so far this year, according to Superintendent Andrew Nish. Speaking at the recent monthly general meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation, Superintendent Nish revealed that major crimes have dropped by 15 per cent compared to the previous year for the month of January. However, the number of...

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Two-time Grammy-nominated reggae superstar Jesse Royal will be among the panelists for Essential Notes–The Seminar, a free educational music seminar scheduled for Wednesday, March 12 at 6:00 pm in Lecture Theatre N1 at the University of the West Indies. Jesse Royal joins an impressive panel of industry leaders including Gary Burke, European music executive; Natalie Prosper, Grammy and Oscar Award-winning music executive; and Ainsley Morris, professionally known as...