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February 4, 2026
Tamara Green | When cancer turns lives upside down, care steps in
Cancer does not only affect the body. It turns lives upside down. On this World Cancer Day, before we speak of systems, strategies, or statistics, we should first recognise the people who step forward…
February 4, 2026
Jamaican man deported from US gets prison time for illegal re-entry
A Jamaican man who was previously deported from the United States (US) has been sentenced to nearly two years in prison for illegally re-entering America, authorities there have disclosed. Dwayne…
February 4, 2026
Vaz says 'no apologies' in rejecting auditor general’s 'uninformed' finding on Starlink purchases
Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz has rejected the auditor general's finding that he violated the law in the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices for hurricane relief, calling the allegation…
February 4, 2026
Update |Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prison
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison after a federal prosecutor said his…
February 4, 2026
Paulwell calls for transparency amid Starlink procurement breach flagged by Auditor General
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) says it is seriously concerned following reports that Energy and Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz has been flagged in a report by the Auditor…
February 4, 2026
Extremists kill 162 in Nigeria village attacks, lawmaker says
SOKOTO, Nigeria (AP) — Armed extremists killed 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. The attacks…
February 4, 2026
US denies asking St Lucia to stop sending nationals to Cuba to study medicine
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The United States government Wednesday said it has not asked St Lucia to stop sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba, even as it doubled down on its claim that…
February 4, 2026
Ammunition found in unfinished building in Central Village
The police in St Catherine are reporting the seizure of 21 rounds of ammunition from an unfinished building in Windsor Heights, Central Village, on Tuesday. No arrest was made. Reports from the…
February 4, 2026
Counterfeit US notes and illegal gun seized in Trelawny, two arrested
A man and a woman have been arrested by police in Trelawny following the seizure of counterfeit US currency and an illegal firearm at a premises in Mendez Town on Tuesday. Reports from the Falmouth…