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Jamaica end historic run at FIFA U15 World Cup

October 26 12:29 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s historic run at the FIFA Under-15 World Cup ended on Monday after they were beaten 1-5 by Czechia in Baku, Azerbaijan an...

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Barbados broadcaster and actress Peta Alleyne dies at 65

October 26 11:42 AM

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has led tributes to veteran broadcaster and actress Peta Alleyne, who has died at the...

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St Kitts PM says stroke followed massage to his neck

October 26 11:33 AM

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis, Dr Terrance Drew, says the stroke he suffered in August, which required emergency m...

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Brazil’s Lula among world’s oldest leaders

October 26 10:57 AM

PARIS, France (AFP)—Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, re-elected on Sunday just two days before his 81st birthday, is among the world's o...

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Ras-I manager Apryl McIntosh-Smith has died

October 26 09:49 AM

Manager for reggae singer Ras-I and creative executive officer at Niche Entertainment Group Limited, Apryl McIntosh-Smith, has died. McIntosh-Smith re...

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Eric Bauza, beloved voice behind Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46

October 26 09:44 AM

Emmy Award-winning Canadian voice actor Eric Bauza, best known for bringing iconic Looney Tunes characters Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig to lif...

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Church group urges Wheatley to resign from Cabinet amid IC findings

June 25, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Umbrella Group of Churches (JUGC) is urging Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Dr Andrew ...

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JAMP calls for stronger Cabinet vetting following Wheatley IC report

June 23, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) is calling for urgent reforms to the process used to vet Cabinet appointees, arguin...

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Holness to meet Wheatley after Cabinet about troubling IC report

June 22, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he will be meeting with embattled Minister of Science, Technology and Special Projects Dr An...

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PNP-affiliated diaspora group says Wheatley must go to avoid ‘international embarrassment’

June 19, 2026

A People’s National Party-affiliated diaspora group is calling on Prime Minister Andrew Holness to immediately remove Dr Andrew Wheatley from the Cabi...

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Golding says no PNP MPs or senators under illicit enrichment probe, renews call for Wheatley to step down

June 18, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Leader Mark Golding says that, to the best of his knowledge, no People's National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament (MP)...

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Wheatley rejects IC report as ‘false’, points to ‘ignored’ real estate earnings

June 17, 2026

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley is rejecting as “patently false, inaccurate and grossly misleading” a claim by the Integrity C...

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IC: Charge Wheatley with illicit enrichment

Report finds minister failed to explain $164 million wealth gap

Jerome Williams Observer Staff Reporter williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com

June 17, 2026

The Integrity Commission has recommended that Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Central Dr Andrew Wheatley be charged with illicit enrichmen...

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Colombian president’s son indicted on corruption charges

November 10, 2025

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP)—The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro was indicted Monday on six charges related to corruption during his time as a lawm...

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PNP to stage protest against Dennis Chung’s FID appointment

June 1, 2025

The People’s National Party (PNP) will on Monday stage what it says will be a peaceful protest against the appointment of Dennis Chung as chief techni...

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Fitz-Henley wants PNP campaign finance probe finding publicised

October 12, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says it would be in good order for the findings of an eight-year anti-corruption investigation...

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Mikael Phillips says his statutory declarations were filed late; denies illicit enrichment probe

October 12, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Member of Parliament (MP) Mikael Phillips has admitted that his 2022 statutory declaration was filed late but, he's den...

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Robert Miller declares PM Holness, his childhood friend, a man of integrity

October 8, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Eastern, Robert Miller launched a stout defence of Prime Minister Andrew Holness, his ...

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JLP rejects PNP’s call for Holness to step down

September 18, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) spokesperson, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, is rejecting as “desperate and unwarranted” a call from the People...

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G2K urges Golding to disclose names of PNP politicians referred for corruption probe

September 12, 2024

The young professional arm of the Jamaica Labour Party, Generation 2000 (G2K) is calling on People's National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to us...

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