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April 17, 2026
France gives green light to Martinique to join CARICOM as Associate Member
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – France on Friday said it will continue to work alongside its overseas communities to support their regional integration after Paris gave the green light to Martinique for…
April 17, 2026
Air Canada will suspend flights to JFK for nearly five months as jet fuel costs soar
NEW YORK (AP) — Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring. Canada’s flag…
April 17, 2026
Man charged for machete attack on St Ann’s Bay Mayor granted $300,000 bail
The man charged for allegedly attacking St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis with a machete inside his home was granted $300,000 bail in the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old…
April 17, 2026
Court orders police to charge or release music producer Jahvel ‘Jhavy Ambassador’ Morrison
Popular music producer Jahvel ‘Jhavy Ambassador’ Morrison, who has been detained in connection with Sunday’s shooting at the Big Wall party, is to be either charged or released by 6 p.m. today by the…
April 17, 2026
Grange urges empathy over criticism after World Athletics denies transfer of Jamaican athletes to Türkiye
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange says the Government is monitoring developments following a decision by World Athletics to deny requests from 11 athletes, including four Jamaicans, to switch allegiance…
April 17, 2026
St Catherine landlord accused of assaulting tenant gets $200,000 bail
A 45-year-old vendor from Linstead, St Catherine, who is accused of sexually assaulting his tenant, has been granted $200,000 bail with surety. The accused, Dwight Blake, is facing three counts of…
April 17, 2026
Gunmen in Nigeria attack passenger bus and abduct students
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a passenger bus in Nigeria ‘s Benue state, abducting some students on their way to university examinations, officials said. The students and other passengers…
April 17, 2026
Vlogger Jaii Frais must be charged or freed by 6 p.m. today, court rules
A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court Friday morning ruled that popular vlogger Jaii Frais must be charged or released by 6 p.m. today by the police. The order was made arising from an…
April 17, 2026
Two more charged by MOCA in $80 million NCB phishing scam
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is reporting that it has arrested and charged two more persons in connection with its ongoing investigation into an $80 million phishing…