PORTO, Portugal (AFP) —Portugal defeated Norway 2-1 without sulking superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday to qualify for the Nations League quarter-finals. Goncalo Ramos secured victory for Jorge Jesus's Portugal in the Group A4 clash after Joao Cancelo's rocket levelled Kristoffer Ajer's stunning opener for Norway. Portugal played out the final minutes with 10 men after Francisco Conceicao was dismissed for two yellow cards in the space of a few...

Canada-based reggae singer Onique (real name Onique Clarke), who moved to Canada in 2013 and who is originally from the district of Mount Moriah in St Ann; Tugstar (real name Howard Johnson), who is originally from Clarendon; and singer Ammoye, who is also from Clarendon, were the big winners at the Reggae North Music Awards (RNMA) which was held on Sunday September 27 at Rose Theatre, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada....

Popular music producer Christopher “Sky Bad” Wright is bringing his story to the forefront with the 13-track album Everybody Hates Chris released on October 2. The project features Malie Donn, Valiant, Squash, Demarco, Mortimer, Afro B, Beenie Man, Byron Messia, Rygin King, Tommy Lee Sparta, and Barbie J bringing together different voices and styles to reflect the producer’s musical range. For Sky Bad, the title speaks to the resistance he...

PARIS, France (AFP) — Up to 500 schools across France will be totally or partly closed on Monday because of a wave of student protests that has shaken the country, the education minister said. Lessons will be "totally or partly suspended" in some 400-500" high schools as the security conditions "have not been fulfilled", said Education Minister Edouard Geffray on Sunday, adding that 24 schools had been "burned or ransacked"...

While living in the Cayman Islands over 20 years ago, Derrick Scott had an epiphany. It was a calling to give his life to the Lord and he readily accepted. Scott, a gospel singer based in South Florida, says there is a reward for belief in God. That is the message behind Deliver Me, his latest song. He produced the single for his DScott Music label. “What I want people...

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says Latin America and the Caribbean continue to face a significant housing deficit, with most of the problem linked to poor housing conditions rather than an outright shortage of homes. The Washington-based institution said a new study found that 78 per cent of the region’s housing deficit is associated with inadequate conditions, overcrowding, insecure tenure, lack of basic services and...

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said that the streaming giant’s growth fell below expectations, adding that live shows could provide a welcome boost. Netflix posted a growth rate of 13.4 per cent between April and June — the lowest in nearly three years — and saw a modest two per cent rise in viewing hours in the first half of the year. “Overall, we’re not...

GOSPEL recording artiste Minister Blessed is gearing up to launch his third EP titled I Can Do All Things. It is the follow up to the Sterling Gospel Music Awards-nominated EP I Did it Anyway, which was released in 2024. To date, Minister Blessed has released four full length studio albums. On I Can Do All Things, Minister Blessed said the focus is slightly shifted to dancehall-based songs, compared to...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Accusing the People’s National Party (PNP) of using accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice as a tactic to delay constitutional reform, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Delroy Chuck says it is the Government’s position that the country’s eventual final court should be of Jamaican design, not external. https://youtu.be/485wmt5v62M “I think there's a general consensus amongst most Jamaicans and certainly within the government that the final court...