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February 5, 2026

Clansman Gang Trial | Proceedings adjourned after defendant falls ill

Today’s proceedings in the Clansman gang trial were adjourned after one of the defendants fell ill. In court, medical doctor Paul Robinson, who is also an accused in the matter, alerted presiding…
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a meeting with St Lucia's Prime Minister Philip Joseph Pierre at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, October 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
February 5, 2026

Argentina requests extradition of Nicolás Maduro from US on crimes against humanity

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured by the United States…
She was admitted for further treatment and observation.
February 5, 2026

Police in Guyana probing deaths of four men whose bodies were found on barge

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The police in Guyana are probing the circumstances that led to the deaths of four men whose bodies were removed from a split barge on Wednesday night. The barge is owned by…
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
February 5, 2026

JMDA raises staffing, pay and patient safety concerns at UHWI, issues ultimatum

The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has warned the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that it cannot guarantee the continuation of normal operations if concerns regarding…
Jolyan Silvera and Melissa Silvera.
February 5, 2026

Gun Court accepts Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea, to be sentenced in March

The guilty plea entered by former Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera in connection with the death of his wife has been accepted by the Gun Court, with sentencing set for March 6. Chief Justice Bryan…
Students at the Penlyne Castle Primary School in St Thomas.
February 5, 2026

Education Ministry urges schools to allow jackets, provide warm beverages amid cold front

The Ministry of Education says schools should allow students to wear jackets to classes amid cooler temperatures and strong winds across Jamaica due to a cold front. There has been widespread public…
From left: Former Turks and Caicos premier Michael Misick, his brother, Thomas Misick and former government minister McAllister Hanchell.
February 5, 2026

Former TCI premier Michael Misick and two others found guilty on corruption charges

COCKBURN TOWN, Turks and CAICOS ISLANDS, CMC – Justice Rajendra Narine will on May 4 this year hear arguments in the sentencing phase of the case against three people, including former premier,…

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, addressing the House of Representatives.
February 5, 2026

House approves fourth supplementary estimates

The House of Representatives has approved the Fourth Supplementary Estimates for the fiscal year 2025/26, which reflects an increase in government expenditure of $14.36 billion. The estimates,…
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change removes debris from a mangrove ecosystem in Parottee, St. Elizabeth, during clean-up activity marking World Wetlands Day on February 2.
February 5, 2026

Damaged wetlands in Parottee, St Elizabeth being restored

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, says the Government has commenced targeted clean-up and restoration of hurricane-damaged wetlands in the Parottee community in St…