Two cops killed in Waltham Park Jamaica shooting identified
( Jamaica Observer) Authorities have identified two policemen shot and killed on Waltham Park Road in St Andrew Thursday evening. The deceased are Charles Stewart of the Spanish Town Police,…
CIBC Caribbean, its parent company CIBC commit $500,000 USD (79,500,000 JMD) to relief and restoration efforts in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
– Following the shocking devastation left by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica CIBC Caribbean has mobilized its partners to respond to the call for relief for people affected by the hurricane.…
Coercion in Daylight: The World Must Outlaw Arbitrary Detention
By Sir Ronald Sanders The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent: arbitrary detention in State-to-State relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize innocents to make other governments submit to…
Bodies found in Black River Jamaica in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
( Jamaica Observer) Superintendent Coleidge Minto has confirmed that two bodies have been discovered in the Black River area of St Elizabeth in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. One body…
Gov’t gives ‘all-clear’ to commence restoration efforts
The Government of Jamaica has issued an “all-clear” following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. This means that all utility companies should commence restoration and recovery operations across the island. The…
No fatalities reported as yet — McKenzie
Jamaica's Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, says he is yet to receive any reports of fatalities following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. McKenzie was addressing queries…
US kills 14 in strikes on alleged Pacific drug boats
US forces killed 14 people in strikes that destroyed four alleged drug-smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday, bringing the death toll from Washington’s…
Expect more damage than Gilbert, Ivan, Beryl, Met Service warns
While Jamaica is no stranger to tropical storms, principal director at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) Evan Thompson has warned that the looming Hurricane Melissa could hit the…
USS Gravely Docks in PoS at 9 am; Mia Mottley urges dialogue to prevent war
As the USS Gravely warship arrives at the Port-of-Spain Port this morning, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley yesterday expressed concern at “menacing military” US vessels across the Caribbean Sea. She…
T&T PM says T&T’s safety and security first as US warship docks in PoS
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has hit back at former prime ministers of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) who have signed a “Zone of Peace” declaration, saying regional leaders do…
