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In this photo released by U.S. Coast Guard, crew members search by air and on the water for a Boston-bound air ambulance that vanished off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP)
05 Oct, 2026 0

Mother and son from Bermuda named as passengers on missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

The two people aboard an air ambulance that crashed in the waters off Massachusetts over the weekend while flying from Bermuda to Boston were identified Monday as a mother from Bermuda and her son. …
FILE - Michael Mcloughlin, of El Confidencial, gets a demonstration of Gemini on Android XR glasses at a Google I/O event in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
05 Oct, 2026 0

Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online — without people in the line…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon addresses a World Habitat Day 2026 conference hosted by Community Management and Development (COMMAND) in Montego Bay, St James, on Monday.
05 Oct, 2026 0

Vernon: Affordable housing must be close to jobs, essential services

Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says Jamaica’s affordable housing programme must ensure that people are not only provided with homes, but are able to live within reasonable reach of employment and…
 Leroy Fearon
05 Oct, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | Born to teach: When a birthday meets a calling

There are birthdays we celebrate with cake, candles and photographs. Then there are birthdays that invite us to pause and ask a deeper question: What have I done with the life I have been given? For…
Chairman of the Community Organisation for the Advancement of the Marginalised and Disadvantaged (COMAND), speaking at a World Habitat Day conference in Montego Bay, St James on October 5, 2026.
05 Oct, 2026 0

Community activist urges Government to use Crown lands for poor, marginalised Jamaicans

A community activist is calling for the Government to use Crown lands to settle poor and marginalised Jamaicans, warning against rebuilding vulnerable communities in the aftermath of Hurricane…
Bahamian national Terrance Patrick Evans, 37, a lawful US permanent resident.
05 Oct, 2026 0

Bahamian among several people arrested and charged in US for illegal voting

WASHINGTON, CMC – A Bahamian is among 16 foreigners who have been arrested and charged by the United States Justice Department for allegedly casting a ballot in the 2024 federal general election. The…
05 Oct, 2026 0

Truck driver among three charged over alleged feed theft in St Catherine

A 63-year-old truck driver and a 21-year-old truck driver’s assistant have been charged with allegedly stealing bags of feed that they were given to deliver to customers in Glengoffe, St Catherine, by…
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck.
05 Oct, 2026 0

Court proceedings to resume in Black River and Savanna-la-Mar before the end of the year - Chuck

Court proceedings are expected to resume in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland and Black River, St Elizabeth, before the end of the year, following the securing of new locations to replace facilities…
05 Oct, 2026 0

Man killed in gun attack in Portmore

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed by a gunman in Portmore, St Catherine on Sunday. Dead is Kevan Peters, otherwise called ‘Echo’, a sales representative of Waterford in the municipality. The…