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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel waves Venezuelan and Cuban national flags during a rally in Havana, Saturday, January 3, 2026, in solidarity after the US captured President Nicolas Maduro and flew him out of Venezuela. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
January 5, 2026

Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US operation in Venezuela

HAVANA (AP) — An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official death count provided of the American strikes…
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee, addresses expectant and new mothers during a maternal health outreach at the Mount Carey Health Centre, St James, in December last year.
January 5, 2026

Daren Johnson | How decisive government action brought care to over 500 women in four weeks

When Hurricane Melissa disrupted communities across Jamaica, the Government moved quickly to protect some of its most vulnerable citizens: pregnant and postpartum mothers. Under the leadership of…
An armoured vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court on January 5, 2026, in New York.
January 5, 2026

Update |Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

(AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself the “president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the drug trafficking charges in the United States. The…
For Venezuelans, there seems to be yet another turning of the screw by the US, with a bare-minimum guarantee of insecurity and precarious limbo for the foreseeable future.
January 5, 2026

Robert Muggah | Five scenarios for a post-Maduro Venezuela

The predawn United States military operation that spirited Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of Venezuela and into US custody marks a watershed in hemispheric politics. In an operation that lasted just…
January 5, 2026

Honduran found in St Catherine, charged with illegal entry

A national of Honduras has been charged with illegal entry after he was seen wandering in Spanish Town, St Catherine yesterday. The man has been identified as Rodolfo Enrique Delcid Olin, 45, of La…
Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake.
January 5, 2026

'Momentum must become maturity' - Blake tells police following major drop in murders

In warning against complacency after a major reduction in murders, Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake is urging members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to convert momentum into maturity…
 Manchester United's head coach Ruben Amorim walks on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in Manchester, England on December 30, 2025.
January 5, 2026

Manchester United coach Amorim is out

(AP) - Ruben Amorim is out as coach of Manchester United after just 14 months in the job. The Premier League football club announced on Monday that Amorim's reign was over - with the decision…
January 5, 2026

Two killed in Trelawny motor vehicle crash

Two persons were killed in a motor vehicle crash along the Cooper's Pen main road in Trelawny on Sunday night, according to a preliminary police report. The incident occurred about 9:50 p.m. in…
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro places his hand over his heart while talking to high-ranking officers during a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela on January 10, 2025. The US captured him in Venezuela on J
January 5, 2026

Maduro taken to US courthouse on drug trafficking charges

(AP) — Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in a United States courtroom on narco-terrorism charges. The Trump administration has used the allegations…