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Rapper Mystikal poses for a portrait in Baton Rouge, La., January 22, 2021.
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Rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in Louisiana

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The rapper Mystikal, who received multiple Grammy nominations in the early 2000s, pleaded guilty Tuesday to raping a woman at his Louisiana home nearly four years ago,…
Small boats may be adversely affected by wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots or by high wave heights.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Maritime Authority of Jamaica urges extreme caution amid unstable offshore weather

The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) is advising all boaters, fisherfolk, and mariners to exercise extreme caution amid the unstable weather conditions currently affecting offshore areas of the…
A team from the Cuban Medical Brigade arriving in the Caribbean
19 Mar, 2026 0

BVI to continue Cuban health programme

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) says it will not be ending its Cuban health programme and, for now, will be maintaining its agreement with…
Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Collen Gager, speaks during the Trelawny Municipal Corporation’s meeting, held on March 12 at the Artisan Village in Falmouth.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Four of six containers that will house infirmary in Trelawny in place

Four of the six prefabricated containers designated for the new Falmouth Infirmary have now arrived on site, marking a significant step in efforts to rehouse residents who were displaced following the…
A sign is seen outside Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on February 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Anthony Izaguirre, File)
19 Mar, 2026 0

Florida hospital sues to evict patient who won’t leave room five months after discharge

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The patient in Room 373 refuses to leave. Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare earlier this month sued the patient, saying she has refused to depart her hospital room since being…
Senior Superintendent of Police Damion S. Manderson, Commander of the St. Andrew South Police Division
19 Mar, 2026 0

SSP Damion S. Manderson | Today’s solution, tomorrow’s problem…If we do nothing

A few years ago I had a lecturer whose profound words resonate with me to this day: “many of today’s solutions will prove to be tomorrow’s problems”. Jamaica continues to grapple with the painful…
19 Mar, 2026 0

Leroy Fearon | More care, less cost: NHF expands coverage for Jamaicans

In a significant and people-centred advancement in public healthcare, the Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Health and Wellness in partnership with the National Health Fund (NHF), has…
Head of the Applied Meteorology Division at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Mr. Ronald Moody.
19 Mar, 2026 0

Met Service projects below normal rainfall for early wet season

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) is projecting that the early months of the upcoming wet season (April and May) will produce below normal rainfall across the island. This was…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, December 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
19 Mar, 2026 0

US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries, including Grenada

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for US visas. Effective April 2,…