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January 5, 2026

Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean, South America

BRIDGETOWN. Barbados (CMC): Restrictions that temporarily barred United States airlines from operating in parts of the Caribbean and South American airspace were lifted early yesterday, allowing…
Members of the Marine Police and the Jamaica Defence Force searching for Constable Shamar Grant and 13-year-old Arron Russell, who were swept away by strong currents in Hellshire, St Catherine, on New Year’s Day.
January 4, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

NEW YEAR TRAGEDY

A New Year’s Day outing to the beach ended in tragedy for a Portmore family after a young woman, her teenage brother, and a policeman who was a family friend were swept away by strong currents at…
Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice, at a peaceful protest calling for an end to police violence in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, last April.
January 4, 2026 by Andre Williams

2025: The policing year written in blood

The year 2025 will be remembered as a paradoxical year for Jamaica as despite recording a historic low in overall murders, the past 12 months have been overshadowed by a grim countertrend: an…
Visitors seen on the beach in Negril on December 27, 2021.
January 4, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Slow but steady progress in Negril

Along Negril’s beachfront and bustling roadside, recovery after Hurricane Melissa is unfolding not in sweeping declarations but in quiet resilience with one plate of food sold, one tourist taxi trip…
A woman cries during a rally of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.
January 4, 2026

VENEZUELA’S MADURO OUSTED

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, United States President Donald Trump said Saturday…
This satellite image provided by Vantor shows )from left) the Fuerte Tiuna neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on December 22, 2025 and Fuerte Tiuna neighborhood after US strikes on Saturday.
January 4, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Clarke calls on Trump to cease military campaign

NEW YORK: Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke has called on the Trump administration to end its military action in Venezuela, labelling it a brazen affront to the rule of law and the United States…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Sept 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jesus Vargas)
January 4, 2026

Other nations react to Maduro ouster

CARICOM leaders meet CARICOM says its Conference of Heads of Government met very early on Saturday following reports of military action in Venezuela. CARICOM says it is actively monitoring the…
Josiah Lewis with his mother, Shawneece Forbes.
January 3, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

A mother’s nightmare

A mother’s worst nightmare became reality on Tuesday at Caymanas Mineral Spa in St Catherine when her six-year-old son drowned despite her desperate efforts to save him. Shawneece Forbes recounted the…
Colleen Lowe, clerk to the Houses of Parliament.
January 3, 2026

Clerk sought guidance on alleged blackmail of Senate president; officer rejects claim

Newly obtained correspondence shows the Clerk to the Houses of Parliament sought disciplinary guidance regarding a former officer’s alleged misconduct and alleged attempt to blackmail Senate President…