- Weekly Round-up: Cash Plus boss freed...Cocaine-laden dolls seized...Blake targets treble at World Champs 12:00 am
- Prefontaine Classic: Surprising 3rd place finish for Elaine in 200m 5:14 pm
- Jamaican Gustard to umpire in English County games 4:53 pm
- Campbell-Brown, Facey 4th and 5th in Prefontaine 100m 4:48 pm
- Janieve Russell finishes 8th in Prefontaine Classic 400mh 4:39 pm
- Quinella for Jamaica in men's sprint hurdles 4:33 pm
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Texas teachers give 'most likely to become a terrorist' award to 13-y-o girl
TEXAS, United States (AP) — A Houston-area school district has disciplined several teachers after a student received a mock award naming her “most likely to become a terrorist”.Certificates given to the 13-year-old girl and... Read More
Firearm seized after gunmen attack cops
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — The St Catherine police are reporting that a team of officers seized a firearm after being attacked by a group of armed men at Caymanas in the parish Friday evening.Reports are that about 7:30 pm the Caymanas Police... Read More
Singer songwriter Gregg Allman dead at 69
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Gregg Allman, the powerfully bluesy singer and songwriter who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and emerged as a trailblazer of Southern rock, has died at the age of 69.Allman died peacefully at his home in... Read More
Cayman Opposition brokers agreement with Independents to form coalition gov't
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (CMC) — In a dramatic turn of events that has struck out a deal brokered on Friday between the two major political parties – opposition leader McKeeva Bush is set to become premier of the Cayman Islands.According to Bush... Read More
Restorative justice facilitators will reduce conflicts – Chuck
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Justice, Delroy Chuck, says that with new restorative justice facilitators being engaged, violent interpersonal conflicts should be reduced.The minister, who was addressing a graduation ceremony for a new... Read More
British Airways outage creates London travel chaos; power issue blamed
LONDON, England (AP) — British Airways canceled all flights from London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports on Saturday as a global IT failure upended the travel plans of tens of thousands of people on a busy U.K. holiday weekend.The airline said it was... Read More
Phillips tours Alpart plant
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Dr Peter Phillips yesterday toured the soon-to-be-reopened JISCO Alpart bauxite and alumina plant in St Elizabeth.According to a People's National Party (PNP) release, Phillips was accompanied by Opposition... Read More
California Bills target private business to help immigrants
SACRAMENTO, United States (AP) — California Democrats are expanding their efforts to resist President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigrants in the country illegally with Bills aimed at limiting how much private businesses can cooperate with federal immigration... Read More
Guyana awards CARICOM Secretary General with country's second highest award
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin LaRocque has been awarded Guyana’s Cacique’s Crown of Honour, the second highest award in the Order of Service of Guyana.LaRocque was... Read More
Jamaica hosts first Caribbean symposium on climate change and world heritage
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Jamaica will host the Caribbean’s first symposium on Climate Change and World Heritage at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston from May 29 to 31.The symposium, which is being held under the theme: Rallying for the... Read More
CaPRI hosts anti-corruption public forum
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CaPRI) will be hosting what it is calling a public forum on anti-corruption innovations on Monday, May 29.The forum will see contributions from Director General of the Major Organised... Read More
White House shaken as Russia probe pierces Trump's inner circle
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The probe into Russia's role in the US election pierced the innermost circle of the White House Saturday, with reports that Donald Trump's son-in-law sought a secret communications line with Moscow -- the most damning allegation yet from the... Read More
Gov't to develop guidelines on coastal management and beach restoration
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Government is to develop national guidelines on coastal management and beach restoration, along with a coastal risk atlas this year to support and inform decisions with respect to developments in coastal areas.A... Read More
ONLINE READERS COMMENT: 'Licky licky' causes blindness Senator Golding
Dear editor, I have a lot of respect for Mr Mark Golding, and most times I make it my point of duty to listen when he speaks. However, he has lost many stripes based on his last presentation in the Senate.Senator Golding spoke on his... Read More
UN-backed projects aim to protect Caribbean underwater life
UNITED NATIONS, New York (CMC) — The United Nations says it is supporting several projects in the Caribbean to underscore the connection between life on land and life below water. As the vital role of the world’s oceans in human wellbeing and development is being... Read More
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