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Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
03 Sep, 2026 0

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge on Wednesday to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have immunity as the…
03 Sep, 2026 0

Parents in Bermuda urged to register school children with asthma

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – The Bermuda government is urging parents with students to have them registered with the Bermuda Student Asthma Registry after a survey last year showed that 29 students were…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda (foreground), along with personnel from the National Water Commission (NWC), tours the Monroe Road and Wellington Drive pipeline and sewerage expansion works in St Andrew on September 1.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Munroe Road-Wellington Drive pipeline project will move to night-time operations

The pipeline upgrading works from Munroe Road to Wellington Drive are shifting to night-time operations, with the corridor closing almost entirely on Sundays to allow for up to 24-hour construction. …
Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark Guinness beer valued at 115,000 pounds (US$155,000) were stolen from a depot near Liverpool in northwest England, the Cheshire Constabulary said on Thursday.
03 Sep, 2026 0

British police probing theft of 70,000 pints of Guinness beer

LONDON (AP) – British police have a stout task ahead: recovering 70,000 pints worth of stolen Guinness. Two trailer truckloads of the famously creamy dark beer valued at 115,000 pounds (US$155,000)…
Motor vehicle accident on Thursday morning along Fort Augusta Drive, the roadway linking the toll road to Port Henderson Road, in Portmore, St Catherine. - Contributed photo
03 Sep, 2026 0

UPDATE | Two dead, three seriously injured in Portmore crash

Two people have died following an early-morning motor vehicle crash on Fort Augusta Drive in Portmore, St Catherine on Thursday. The accident happened on the roadway linking Port Henderson Road to…
A resilient teacher is a valuable asset to any education system. But an education system that depends excessively on the resilience of its teachers is revealing something about itself.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | Stop asking teachers to be resilient and start building a system that supports them

There is something admirable about resilience. It speaks to courage, endurance and the human capacity to continue when circumstances become difficult. In Jamaica, our teachers have demonstrated…
03 Sep, 2026 0

Motor vehicle thefts continue to plague St Catherine South

Motor vehicle theft continues to plague the St Catherine South Police Division, with detectives investigating the theft of two cars in recent days. About 11:30 pm on Monday, a pastor parked her 2015…
The scene of an accident on the Montego Bay Bypass project near Granville, St James, where engineer Clifton James was crushed to death by a truck yesterday morning.
03 Sep, 2026 0

Engineer crushed to death in Montego Bay Bypass worksite accident

There is grief among workers on the Montego Bay Bypass project following the death of a colleague who was crushed by a truck at the worksite on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as…
St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew
03 Sep, 2026 0

Report: St Kitts and Nevis PM Drew suffered a stroke

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Martinique media are reporting that St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew suffered a stroke and was treated at the University Hospital of Martinique. …