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May 19, 2026

Portmore car salesman charged with fraud over undelivered vehicles

A Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged with fraud after he allegedly failed to deliver motor vehicles for which he collected down payments from customers. Charged is 44-year-old car salesman…
May 19, 2026

Two St James men charged for allegedly being members of a gang

The police in St James have charged two men with being part of a criminal organization in connection with several incidents in Hanover, St James, Trelawny, and Manchester between June and September…
May 19, 2026

Man in St Vincent jailed for fatally hitting friend with rum bottle during dispute

A High Court judge has sentenced a 56-year-old fisherman to 10 years in prison after he was found guilty of causing the death of his friend, Cameron Alexander, a security guard, whom he struck in the…
May 19, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

Court imposes conditions on station bail granted to St Catherine minister of religion accused of fraud

A judge in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday questioned why the police granted station bail to a minister of religion who was reportedly elusive before his arrest on fraud charges. Sean Green,…
May 19, 2026

WHO worries about Ebola outbreak’s scale and speed as Congo announces 134 deaths

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported…
May 19, 2026

Woman dies after falling into uncovered maintenance hole in New York City

A 56-year-old woman fell into an open maintenance hole on a busy New York City street and died, police and utility officials said as they investigated how it could have happened.
May 19, 2026

Guyana gov’t issues warning to public transport owners over increasing fares

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government on Tuesday said it has “neither approved nor sanctioned” any increase in fares across all modes of public transportation, including minibuses, hire…
May 19, 2026

Westmoreland Health Department and CARPIN partner to tackle child poisoning

The Westmoreland Health Department has partnered with the Caribbean Poison Information Network (CARPIN) to strengthen public education initiatives aimed at reducing incidents of accidental poisoning…