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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…