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Published 17 hours ago
Dozens die in Nigeria oil theft attempt after inhaling toxic fumes
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — An attempt to steal oil from a loading vessel in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers state left at least 37 people dead, most of them from inhaling toxic fumes, an advocacy group said…
Published 18 hours ago
JN Bank appoints Luwanna Williams as Managing Director
Luwanna Williams is the new managing director of JN Bank. Williams, whose appointment takes effect on Monday, September 7, is a senior financial services executive with more than 20 years of…
Published 18 hours ago
Antigua and United States still negotiating on third-country migrants
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda and United States governments remain engaged in discussions over a proposed arrangement involving third-country nationals, the Director-General of…
Published 18 hours ago
Education Ministry to maintain close oversight of rebuilding of schools
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, says the Ministry will maintain close oversight of the rebuilding of schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa as the…
Published 19 hours ago
JMMB debit card customers to pay fee on international purchases
Visa debit card customers of JMMB Bank who make international purchases will have to go deeper into their pockets as the financial institution has moved to impose a fee on these transactions. …
Published 21 hours ago
Knife-wielding man on Brooklyn Bridge cables fatally shot after ignoring orders to drop weapon
Police fatally shot a knife-wielding man walking on the cables of New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge after he ignored orders to drop the weapon, authorities said Friday. The shooting happened when he…
Published 21 hours ago
Guyana breaks ground for fourth regional law school
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana’s ambition to emerge as a major centre for education and professional training in the Caribbean moved a step further with the establishment of the region’s fourth…
Published 22 hours ago
Grange leads delegation to UK on reparations push
Jamaica’s historic push for slavery reparations enters an unprecedented legal phase today, as Culture Minister Olivia Grange departs for the United Kingdom (UK) to deliver a groundbreaking petition to…
Published 22 hours ago
Man charged for fatal stabbing of brother in Portmore remanded
A St Catherine man charged with the stabbing death of his brother during a dispute in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine, was today remanded in the parish court. Twenty-nine-year-old Shakim Wilson is…