Latest News
August 19, 2026
Leroy Fearon | Mindset without discipline is still wishful thinking
In recent years, "mindset" has become one of the most celebrated concepts in personal and professional development. Bookstores are filled with titles promising to transform our thinking,…
August 19, 2026
Education Ministry preparing contingency plans for schools still under repair
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students on alternate days, for schools that may not be fully repaired by the start…
August 19, 2026
Man charged over gun attack in Denham Town
A Denham Town man has been charged for allegedly carrying out a gun attack on a man who was sitting along a roadway in the community. Tevin Duffus, otherwise called ‘Janoi’ or ‘John Hype’, was on…
August 19, 2026
Assembly Speaker in Suriname wants legislation to deal with suicide
PARAMARIBO, Suriname, CMC – The Speaker of the National Assembly in Suriname, Ashwin Adhin, says he intends to pilot private member’s legislation that will make suicide prevention legally mandatory. …
August 19, 2026
Agriculture Ministry warns against lighting open fires amid another major bush fire in St Elizabeth
The Ministry of Agriculture is urging the public to avoid lighting open fires amid dry conditions, following another fire in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth. The Ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, said…
August 19, 2026
Brazilian police say at least 23 killed in minibus and truck crash
SAO PAULO (AP) — A minibus and a truck collided head-on in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, killing at least 23 people and injuring five others early Wednesday, police said. Preliminary…
August 19, 2026
Man wanted for murder in Dominican Republic captured in St Mary
A man from the Dominican Republic who is wanted in his home country in relation to a murder case was apprehended by the police in St Mary on Tuesday. He is 26-year-old Jhovanny De Jesus Metz Cruz. …
![A police report cited “excess speed[ing] with no regards to condition”, inattention or diverted attention and “losing control” as the possible main causes of the 10:26p.m. crash.](/sites/default/files/styles/4_3_large_2x/public/media/article_images/2026/08/15/3459111/8510635.webp?h=8c8d55f8&itok=wjZp0zYe)
August 19, 2026
Man shot dead in Central Village, St Catherine
The police in St Catherine are probing the shooting death of a man in Central Village on Tuesday. Gunned down is 58-year-old higgler Ivan Smith, otherwise called ‘Shortman’, who lived in the area. …
August 19, 2026
2-y-o girl dies after being hit by father’s car in Kitson Town
The Guanaboa Vale police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a two-year-old girl in Kitson Town on Tuesday who died after sustaining injuries after being hit by a car driven by her father…