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February 6, 2026

St Lucia's Cooper elected vice-president of Concacaf

MANAGUA, Nicaragua (CMC): PRESIDENT of the St Lucia Football Association (SLFA), Lyndon Cooper, continues to make history after he was elected a vice-president of Concacaf, the governing body for…
Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, National Housing Trust, Cameo Simmons Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank on February 5, 2026. 
February 5, 2026

10,000 more NHT contributors to receive refunds by February 9

An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday, Feburary 9. Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds,…
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James
February 5, 2026

Cold front disrupts travel at MoBay airport

Operators of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay say severe weather Thursday linked to a cold front forced the cancellation of an American Airlines flight to Miami, while another incoming…
This December 15, 2016, file photo shows a Pizza Hut restaurant in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
February 5, 2026

Pizza Hut closing 250 US stores as parent company considers selling the brand

Pizza Hut plans to close 250 US restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut…
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February 5, 2026

'Voice' fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, INDECOM investigating

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the shooting death of a man by police in Windsor district in Siloah, St Elizabeth on Wednesday. He has been identified as Christopher…
People celebrate a birthday during a scheduled power outage in Santa Cruz del Norte, home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants.
February 5, 2026

Cubans rendered powerless as outages persist and tensions with US escalate

SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE, Cuba (AP) — The smell of sulphur hits hard in this coastal town that produces petroleum and is home to one of Cuba’s largest thermoelectric plants. Yet, even as the plant…
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February 5, 2026

23 rounds of ammunition found in abandoned building in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town

The police are reporting the seizure of 23 rounds of ammunition from an abandoned building in the community of Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday. No arrests were made. The police…
Demoy Campbell
February 5, 2026

Man killed in alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine

A man was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine Thursday morning. He has been identified as 37-year-old fisherman Demoy Campbell, a resident of the…
February 5, 2026

Detainee at May Pen police lock-up dies at hospital

An investigation is under way in the death of a detainee who was in custody at a police lock-up in Clarendon. The deceased has been identified as Collintine Sutherland, 58, of Crofts Hill, in the…