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January 3, 2026
Scientists tally over 100 severe weather events in 2025
Climate change worsened by human behaviour made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the…
January 3, 2026
Anderson vows deeper partnerships as Jamaica rebuilds
Jamaica’s ambassador to Washington, Antony Anderson, has praised the diaspora’s swift response to Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island on October 28, causing widespread damage to homes,…
January 3, 2026
by Neil Armstrong
Helping Hands Foundation sets July date to rebuild St Elizabeth school
Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation, a North America-based charity supporting Jamaican schools, has postponed its 20th anniversary voluntourism trip to Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, until July. The…
January 3, 2026
Festival fireworks
The 2025 National Fireworks Festival has been hailed by the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) as a resounding national success, drawing thousands of Jamaicans across five locations: Kingston; Ocho…
January 3, 2026
US strikes Venezuela and says Nicolás Maduro has been captured and flown out of the country
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense…
January 3, 2026
More families receive container houses
Four additional families in hurricane-impacted parishes have received container houses through the Hurricane Melissa Relief Mission spearheaded by Custos of Clarendon Edith Chin. Two of the units were…
January 3, 2026
PM says Trinidad not part of US military operation against Venezuela
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar on Saturday said that Trinidad and Tobago did not participate in the United States military action against Venezuela, following…
January 3, 2026
Police warn of broker scams, counterfeit notes at Kingston port
Superintendent Rochelle McGibbon–Scott, commanding officer of the Newport West Police Formation, has urged members of the public, both in Jamaica and overseas, to exercise heightened caution amid two…
January 3, 2026
CARICOM leaders meet on US invasion of Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC - Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met early on Saturday to discuss the United States' invasion of Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.…