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June 2, 2026
Importance of UHWI must be protected, says outgoing CEO
With his tenure as acting chief executive officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) set to expire on June 10, Eric Hosin has made an impassioned plea for everything possible to be…
June 2, 2026
Update | US grants visa to Haitian football player to join team for World Cup
The United States government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national football team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup, an…
June 2, 2026
Campbell calls for greater investment in agriculture to boost food security
Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security, Dr Dayton Campbell, is calling for greater investment in Jamaica’s agricultural sector, arguing that the industry remains critical to…
June 3, 2026
IC: FLA ‘manipulated’ database and dead man logged in ammo purchase; server crash wiped key evidence
A Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) database was “manipulated” to record an ammunition purchase by a dead man, and the server holding evidence of who gave the order has been destroyed, says an…
June 2, 2026
Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ has died at 75
Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy Award-winning R&B singer best known as the voice behind the Oscar-winning Disney film duets “Beauty and the Beast” with Celine Dion and “A Whole New World” with…
June 2, 2026
Murder case against son accused of killing 80-y-o mother delayed over lack of interpreter
The murder case against Paulo Grant, who is accused of killing his 80-year-old mother, whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition, was stalled on Tuesday in the St Catherine Parish…
June 2, 2026
PAHO urges countries to be vigilant ahead of World Cup
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday said there has been a sustained increase in measles cases both globally and across the Americas as the world prepares for the 2026 FIFA World Cup…
June 2, 2026
Nine students appear in court over Kenya school arson that killed 16 girls
Nine students accused of planning and executing an arson attack that killed 16 girls at a school in central Kenya appeared in court on Tuesday.
June 1, 2026
South Africa squad departs for World Cup without assistant coach after US visa delay
South Africa’s World Cup squad departed for the tournament a day late on Monday and left its assistant coach behind after problems securing travel visas for the United States.