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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — United States (US) officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport.Two pilots were killed in the runway crash late Sunday, which crushed the cockpit of the Bombardier plane and heavily damaged the emergency vehicle.READ: Two pilots dead, 41 injured in New York runway crashMedia reports said investigators […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — As the country observes Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, the Princess Margaret Hospital in St Thomas reports that it has completed 29 colonoscopy procedures between March 16 and March 20, 2026.In a statement on Tuesday, the hospital team noted that this initiative, which involved asymptomatic patients, reinforces the critical importance of early detection in the fight against colorectal cancer.Of the patients screened, 20 were female and nine were male. The […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Two medallists from last year’s staging have qualified for the final of the girls' open javelin after Tuesday’s preliminary round at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.Immaculate Conception’s defending champion Zoelle Jamel threw 43.24m and Vere Tech’s Ramona Freemantle threw 39.15m to again qualify for the medal round.Holmwood Technical’s Shamanda Wilmott, who was 17th overall last year, led the qualifying […]

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) —  Mohamed Salah is to leave Liverpool at the end of this season, the Premier League champions announced Tuesday ending an "illustrious" nine years on Merseyside.The 33-year-old Egypt forward arrived at Anfield from Roma in 2017 and has made 435 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 255 goals."Mohamed Salah is to bring the curtain down on his illustrious career with Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season," said a statement on the club's website."The forward has […]

HAVANA,  Cuba (AFP) — The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a United States (US) fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis.The Maguro shrimp fishing boat docked in Havana three days later than hoped after battling strong winds, currents and a pesky battery during its journey from Mexico.As they approached Havana's colonial-era fortification, the international activists stood on the cabin roof of the boat -- […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica College's Michael Andre Edwards, the defending champion, was the only athlete to make the automatic qualifying mark in the preliminaries of the Class 1 boys long jump on Tuesday’s opening day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.Edwards, who won the Class 1 long/triple jump double last year, needed just one jump to get to 7.53m (1.9m/s) well over the automatic qualifying mark of 7.05m.Last year’s Class 2 […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College’s Nahashon Ruto and Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan gave a glimpse of what is to come later at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium after they crossed the line virtually together in the first round of the Class 1 1500m on Tuesday.Both athletes, who are also expected to clash over the 800m, separated themselves from the field in the second semi-final where Ruto was timed in 4:07.97 and Morgan in […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat Tuesday announced that regional governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, which has been rocked by repeated and extensive blackouts as the United States has sought to cut off the supply of oil to the country.Washington has also maintained its decades old trade and economic embargo on the  Caribbean country hoping that Havana will embark upon a pro=western capitalist system.In a […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A New Mexico jury began its first full day of deliberations on Tuesday in a trial where social media giant Meta is accused of endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators.The state of New Mexico is seeking billions of dollars in penalties in one of two major United States (US) cases against the company now in jury hands.A separate jury in California is weighing whether Meta and YouTube should be held liable for harms caused to children on their […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champion Kevongaye Fowler of Edwin Allen High is on course to defend her Girls Class 2 1500m title after an easy qualification on Tuesday’s opening session of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium.Fowler cruised to a second-placed finish in her heat in 5:07.92 behind Keyah Anderson of the Queens School who topped the qualification with 5:07.00.Sydney Pagon STEM Academy’s Alexia Palmer, silver medallist in Class3 […]

Finance Minister Fayval Williams is scheduled to close the 2026/27 Budget Debate on Tuesday with what many expect to be a doubling down on the measures the Government has announced to finance the $1.4 trillion budget for the new fiscal year, despite push back from the Opposition and some members of civil society.In opening the Budget Debate on February 12 the finance minister announced new revenue measures including a levy on sugar sweetened beverages expected to raise $10 billion in the new […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall entertainer Rygin King has reportedly been taken into custody by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The artiste, whose real name is Matthew Smith, was said to have been detained on Monday.Smith’s custody information appears on ICE’s official online records.

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A motorcyclist died as a result of injuries he sustained in a crash with a motor car in his Westmoreland community Monday night. A pillion rider also suffered injuries and has been admitted in hospital for treatment.The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Javain Hines of a Hertford, Westmoreland address.Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network are that about 7:15 pm, Hines was driving his motorcycle on the Hertford main road with a pillion on board […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A body was found in a shallow grave in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13 on Monday.The body was reportedly discovered about 1:30 pm after a resident stumbled upon it in an area known as “Train Line” and alerted the police.Inclement weather prevented police from immediately processing the scene, but they are expected to do so on  Tuesday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government says discussions are continuing with the United States -based bulk fuel supplier, Curlew Midstream, regarding a proposal to establish a bulk fuel storage facility that had failed to meet its 2025 year end deadline.“We are in discussion with the legal team. They’re handling those negotiations. I’m not going to comment on where those negotiations are but they have a proposal in and we’re looking at that,” President Irfaan Ali told […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles will open the virtual Caribbean Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Summit on Tuesday as the two-day event gets underway.Byles' presentation will provide macroeconomic insight into regional monetary stability, financial leadership and policy modernisation. He is one of the two keynote speakers for the event, with World Bank Group Vice President Dr Samuel Munzele Maimbo being the other main speaker.The Caribbean CFO Summit is the […]

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth – Defending champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) were in a dominant position at the close of day one in the ISSA/Grace Headley Cup cricket semi-final against Holmwood Technical at STETHS Sports Complex on Monday.When bad light stopped play 45 minutes before the scheduled close, Holmwood were struggling at 39 for five in reply to STETHS’s 198 all out.Bryan McInnis, on 10, and Romareo Salmon, on 8, are to resume for Holmwood on Tuesday’s final […]

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet G7 counterparts in France on Friday on the war in Iran, the State Department announced.The trip comes after President Donald Trump announced that the United States has been talking with Iran -- a claim denied by Tehran -- as he put on pause his threat to destroy the country's electricity production.Rubio, in his first foreign trip since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, will […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — National Under-20 striker Jabari Howell scored a second consecutive brace to lead Mt Pleasant FA to a big 4-1 hammering of Portmore United in their Jamaica Premier League third-round game played at Drax Hall on Monday evening.The win took Mt Pleasant FA into second place in the points tables, on goal-difference over Racing United, both teams on 52 points but Mt Pleasant FA has two games in hand.Despite their first ever loss to Chapelton Maroons, 3-1 on Sunday, Montego Bay […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Stock Exchange's (JSE) fixed income trading platform is set to go live on Wednesday, enabling investors to trade domestically-issued Government of Jamaica (GOJ) securities.This was revealed by the JSE on Monday which noted that the platform will go live on March 25. The platform was 93 per cent complete, according to the Bank of Jamaica's (BOJ) 2025 annual report. GOJ securities include investment notes, treasury bills, local registered stock, bonds, promissory […]

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Vector-control efforts across Westmoreland remain in high gear, with more than 34,000 premises inspected in February as health authorities continue to combat mosquito-borne diseases and reduce breeding sites.Chief Public Health Inspector for Westmoreland, Steve Morris, informed that 34,088 premises across 215 communities were visited during the period, resulting in the identification of 2,810 mosquito-positive sites and an Aedes index of 8.4 per cent.Morris noted that […]

PORTLAND, Jamaica — Residents of Portland now have access to electrocardiogram (ECG) services across all three health districts as the parish’s health department continues to expand and enhance service delivery for its clients.Medical Officer of Health, Dr Sharon Lewis, informed the recent sitting of the Portland Municipal Corporation that ECG machines are now available at the Port Antonio Health Centre, the Fair Prospect Health Centre and the Buff Bay District Health Centre.“ECGs are […]

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The police on Monday seized 70 bags of compressed ganja weighing between 30 and 50 pounds in Hellshire, St Catherine.No one has been arrested in connection with the seizure and the street value of the drug was not revealed.Reports are that lawmen assigned to the Marine Division seized the illicit drug along with approximately 800 litres of mixed gasoline and several bags containing clothing and food items during an operation conducted in the coastal community.The items […]

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigation (Indecom), Hamish Campbell, is expressing confidence in newly appointed Deputy Commissioner Yanique Taylor Wellington.Speaking on her appointment in a release on Monday, Campbell shared, “Yanique Taylor Wellington has a clear drive to ensure the commission’s staff are treated well and fairly…She recognises that a strong and supported workforce is essential to undertaking the difficult work […]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP)—At least eight people died and scores were injured when a Colombian military plane carrying 125 troops and crew crashed on takeoff Monday, government officials said.The Hercules aircraft went down shortly after departure from Puerto Leguizamo, near the southern border with Ecuador and Peru, strewing burning wreckage on the jungle floor.The toll was announced in a video statement by regional governor Jhon Gabriel Molina, who said 83 people had been injured.He added that […]