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January 19, 2026
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa’s Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11…
January 19, 2026
IMF approves US$415 million disbursement for Jamaica to address the impact of Hurricane Melissa
WASHINGTON, CMC – The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$415 million for Jamaica under its Rapid Financing Instrument's large natural…
January 19, 2026
Simone A. Williams | Why Jamaica’s water laws deliver infrastructure…but not universal service
Jamaica has no shortage of water laws. For more than a century, Parliament has passed legislation to govern water supply, protect watersheds, control floods, license abstraction, regulate utility…
January 19, 2026
Nand C. Bardouille | Can CARICOM hedge against American unilateralism?
The great powers' current revival of a spheres of influence-based international order, coming at the expense of (once) US-led liberal internationalism, is being closely watched by Caribbean…
January 19, 2026
Gov’t and Opposition hail ‘Cat’ Coore as cultural ambassador and reggae pioneer
The Government and the Opposition are remembering reggae icon Stephen ‘Cat’ Coore as a gifted musician whose work inspired many and brought pride to Jamaica. The Third World co-founder died suddenly…
January 19, 2026
Pregnant woman jumps to her death from hospital in Guyana, probe launched
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the death of a 22-year-old pregnant woman, who is reported to have jumped…
January 19, 2026
Hotel workers charged for allegedly duplicating room key cards to steal US$2,000 from guests
Three workers at a hotel in Trelawny have been charged for allegedly copying room keys issued to them during the passage of Hurricane Melissa and using the duplicates to steal a total of US$2,000 from…
January 19, 2026
Jamaica records sharp drop in murders in first weeks of 2026
Jamaica has recorded a significant reduction in murders in the opening weeks of the new year, with official figures showing a 45 per cent decline over a 17-day period, when compared with the same…
January 19, 2026
Decomposing body of St Thomas man reported missing found in bushes
The body of a St Thomas man who was reported missing has been found in bushes in a state of decomposition. He has been identified by the police as 53-year-old labourer Donald Minott of Harbour Head…