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January 4, 2026
Who’s really in charge?
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Uncertainty gripped Venezuela on Saturday as people scrambled to understand who was in charge of the South American country after a US military operation captured President…
January 4, 2026
Trump’s plan to seize and revitalise Venezuela’s oil industry faces major hurdles
President Donald Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalise it after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in a raid isn’t likely to have a…
January 4, 2026
Sections of Crawford, St Elizabeth under curfew
A curfew has been imposed in sections of Crawford, St Elizabeth. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, January 3 and will run until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 5. The boundaries of the curfew are:…
January 4, 2026
82-year-old Manchester man dies after being injured in December crash
An 82-year-old Manchester man who had been hospitalised after being injured in a crash in early December has died. David Clough of the Water Mount district succumbed to his injuries yesterday. Clough…
January 4, 2026
After capture and removal, Venezuela’s Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail
NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as…
January 4, 2026
Restrictions lifted on flights from US to Caribbean and South America
BRIDGETOWN, January 4, CMC – Restrictions that temporarily barred United States airlines from operating in parts of the Caribbean and South American airspace were lifted early Sunday, allowing flights…
January 4, 2026
Hunts Bay lock-up detainee dies after falling ill
A detainee at the Hunts Bay police lock-up has died after falling ill. He has been identified by police as 24-year-old Kevin Foster, a mason of Portmore, St Catherine. The police report that about…
January 4, 2026
Rubio says US won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on…
January 4, 2026
Several parishes under flash flood watch amid heavy rains
The Meteorological Service has issued a flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine, Clarendon, and Manchester. The watch…