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Updated 47 minutes ago

UN warns of more Haitians being displaced amid armed clashes in the West Department

UNITED NATIONS, CMC – United Nations humanitarian groups in Haiti say they are “alarmed” by the impact of armed clashes on people in the West Department, with more than 3,000 people newly displaced in the communes of Ganthier and Kenscoff.

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Updated 31 minutes ago by Rasbert Turner

Three, including woman, charged after alleged gun threat incident
Three people, including a woman, have been charged after allegedly threatening a woman with guns in Central Village, St Catherine.
July 9, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

INDECOM probing double fatal police shooting in Spanish Town last night
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men by the police during an operation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
Updated 23 hours ago by Andre Williams

Mother mourns only daughter killed in double murder in Olympic Gardens
When Maurine Haynes-Taylor sent her 21-year-old daughter to a nearby mall in Portmore, St Catherine on Tuesday, she expected her to return home with a few groceries, proof that her insurance had been…
Updated 22 hours ago

Two men cleared of murder charge in Trelawny killing
Two Trelawny men who were jointly charged with murder were acquitted on Wednesday after a lower court judge found that there was insufficient evidence to transfer the case to the higher circuit court…
Updated 22 hours ago

Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Updated 21 hours ago

CARICOM leaders seek to reassure citizens on third-country national transit agreements
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have sought to reassure citizens that proposed agreements with the United States on the transit of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) are not intended to allow…
Updated 22 hours ago

Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
LONDON (AP) – Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday.
Updated 21 hours ago

Dutch museum honours late artist by covering floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – More than 800 pounds of peanut butter – enough for around 15,000 sandwiches – has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist…
Updated 19 hours ago

Bail extended for Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador in Big Wall shooting case
Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador, who are charged in connection with a shooting incident at the Big Wall carnival after-party in April, are scheduled to return to the…