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Radio and television host and actress, Felisha Lord, recently celebrating being single with a huge party.
August 18, 2026 by Nicola Cunningham

Felisha Lord parties her way into ‘singlehood’

Some people mark the end of a relationship with a bottle of rum or a huge tub of ice cream, as they try to either drown their sorrow or eat away the memories. Well, not Felisha Lord. The actress,…
Actress Hayden Panettiere, who was also a child star, was found unresponsive at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina, earlier this month, and pronounced dead despite attempts to resuscitate her.
August 17, 2026

Hayden Panettiere, who starred in the television series ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36

LOS ANGELES (AP) Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including Heroes and Nashville, has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actor’s death in a statement…
A crane lifts a concrete slab to clear the way for rescuers searching through the rubble three days after an earthquake hit Pereira, Colombia, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Brandon Pinto)
August 16, 2026

Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally US President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful…
Guyana's Public Utilities and Aviation Minister Deodat Indar
August 16, 2026

Guyana taking steps to boost power supply as El Niño drives record electricity demand

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana is taking a series of measures to strengthen electricity supply as unusually high temperatures associated with El Niño drive demand to record levels. Prime Minister…
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Moy Crawford, shows one of the damaged whiteboards at Albert Town Primary and Infant School in Trelawny, which will be replaced as part of repairs now taking place at the
August 16, 2026

Outstanding rehabilitation works to be fast-tracked at Albert Town Primary

Outstanding rehabilitation works at Albert Town Primary and Infant School in Trelawny are to be accelerated over the next three weeks as the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information moves…
St Lucia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Alva Baptiste.
August 16, 2026

St Lucia signs third-country national migration agreement with US

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States regarding the deportation of third-country nationals to the Caribbean…
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams (fifth right), and Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Audrey Marks (fourth right) cut the rib
August 16, 2026

Christiana Tax Office officially opened

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams on Friday officially opened the Christiana Tax Office in Struan Castle, Manchester, marking an important step in Tax Administration Jamaica…
Referee Sam Barrott, left, discusses with Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori, second left, during the FA Community Shield final soccer match between Arsenal and Manchester City in Cardiff, Wales, Sunday, Aug.16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
August 16, 2026

Nightmarish start for Maresca as Arsenal beats Man City 3-0 in Community Shield

Enzo Maresca endured a nightmarish first competitive match in charge of Manchester City as Arsenal scored inside 24 seconds before powering to a 3-0 victory in the Community Shield on Sunday. …
A man checks his phone near a building collapsed due to an earthquake, in Reok, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Aquila Handayani Abbas)
August 16, 2026

Rescuers in Indonesia recover 6 more bodies in earthquake aftermath, raising death toll to 53

RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, raising the death toll to 53, authorities said, as thousands of…