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Remittances nearly double in a decade as migrants send home US$729 billion in 2025

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – Migrants sent an estimated US$728.6 billion home to families in low- and middle-income countries, including the Caribbean, last year – nearly double the amount recorded a decade…
Dean Jones
15 Sep, 2026 0

Dean Jones | England’s landlord register raises questions for Jamaica

England will begin registering private landlords and their rental properties on a national database from December 15, introducing a system intended to give tenants, councils and responsible property…
FILE - A passenger arrives at the Capital Airport in Beijing on Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file)
15 Sep, 2026 0

China can block citizens from leaving the country over national security or tech export violations

BEIJING (AP) — New border control rules taking effect in China on Tuesday could ban citizens from leaving the country if they engage in illegal activity that endangers national or industrial security.…
A house along Old Market Street in Spanish Town, St Catherine that was destroyed by a fire on September 15, 2026.
15 Sep, 2026 0

Fire destroys house in Spanish Town, six left homeless

Six people have been left homeless after a fire destroyed a house in Spanish Town, St Catherine, early Tuesday morning. Reports are that about 2 o’clock, fire was seen coming from a section of the…
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15 Sep, 2026 0

St Lucia increases prices for petroleum products amid higher international oil costs

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says that while it will continue to provide subsidies on petroleum products to cushion the impact of higher international prices on consumers, it has…
The Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, which has a seating capacity reduced to around 48,000 following major renovations, in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP Photo)
15 Sep, 2026 0

World Athletics Championships to be staged in Africa for the first time with Nairobi as host

After decades of African athletes breaking records in track and field, Africa finally gets to host the World Athletics Championships. Kenya’s capital Nairobi was confirmed Tuesday as host of the 2029…
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15 Sep, 2026 0

Body of Manchester used car dealer found in car trunk

A 45-year-old used car dealer was found dead in the trunk of a Toyota Mark X in Kendal, Manchester, early Tuesday morning. He has been identified by the police as Damian Taylor, otherwise called…
Robert Andrews
15 Sep, 2026 0

Former national footballer Robert Andrews passes away

Former national footballer Robert Andrews has died. He had been ailing for some time. Andrews played club football for Reno of Westmoreland during their glory days. He was a member of the outstanding…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett
15 Sep, 2026 0

MoBay waterfront, Hip Strip back on redevelopment agenda

Montego Bay's waterfront and famed Hip Strip are to be reimagined as part of a major redevelopment of the tourism capital, Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed. Speaking Tuesday…