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May 29, 2026
Rights group: US deported Cubans, Venezuelans into cartel danger
The Trump administration has deported nearly 13,000 Cubans, Venezuelans and other nationals to Mexico, where they are vulnerable to cartel violence in an unfamiliar country, a report by Human Rights…
May 29, 2026
Water shortages worsen as oil supplies dwindle
Nearly three million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a US energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a…
May 29, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Bartlett pushes ‘local first’ tourism at new MBJ artisan store
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica must do more to retain tourism earnings within the local economy, as a new artisan-focused retail concept officially opened at Sangster International…
May 29, 2026
Morant Bay museum project enters design phase
The CHASE Fund has begun the concept and design phase of a museum in Morant Bay, marking a step forward in plans to commemorate one of Jamaica’s most consequential historical events.
The museum will…
May 28, 2026
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle
Nearly three million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a US energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a…
May 29, 2026
BOJ targets youth in 65th anniversary programme
A graduate internship programme for university students is among the initiatives the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) will launch to mark its 65th anniversary.
The central bank will begin commemorations on…
May 29, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Men’s Health Fair seeks to slow prostate cancer growth rate
The annual Men’s Health Fair, organised by the Jamaica Cancer Society’s (JCS’s) St Ann/St Mary branch, will take place on Sunday, May 31 at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, as the organisation seeks to…
May 28, 2026
Cabbie gunned down at taxi stand in Linstead
The Linstead police in St Catherine are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a taxi operator along Zepherton main road on Thursday morning.