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Store owner Jesper Rabe Tonnesen wears a red cap for sale that he created with the slogans "Make America go away," on the side, and on the front: "Nu det NUUK!," a twist on the Danish phrase “Nu det nok,” meaning “Now it’s enough,” substituting N
January 19, 2026

Protesters in Denmark wear 'Make America go away' hats in support of Greenland amid Trump threats

(AP) — Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the United States president's threat to seize the frozen…
Maitland has denied the allegation of murder, and declared his innocence.
January 19, 2026

Prosecutors insist evidence proves Maitland killed Donna-Lee Donaldson as case moves closer to jury

Prosecutors in Constable Noel Maitland’s trial claim they have proven he killed his girlfriend, social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, in 2022. “I believe we have done just what we set out to…
Outgoing NCB CEO Bruce Bowen and interim CEO Sheree Martin.
January 19, 2026

NCB announces departure of CEO Bruce Bowen, appoints Sheree Martin interim head

The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Bruce Bowen will leave the organisation effective February 28, 2026. In a statement today, NCB said Bowen will proceed on…
Headquarters of the Transport Authority in St Andrew.
January 19, 2026

Transport Authority pulls officer from frontline duties over video of gun incident

The Transport Authority says an employee seen in a video on social media "drawing a firearm during a road operation" has been removed from frontline duties as part of an internal probe. …
Police inspects the scene of a collision between a truck and a minibus carrying school children in Vanderbijlpark, South of Johannesburg, South Africa, Monday, January 19, 2026. (AP Photo)
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…
The mangled remains of the Black River Market in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, last year.
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…
Dr. Simone A. Williams, international specialist in water security, climate resilience, and environmental governance.
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…
Nand C. Bardouille, Ph.D., manager of The Diplomatic Academy of the Caribbean in the Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus
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…
Cat Coore. - File photo.
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…