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May 6, 2026
Venezuela insists ICJ does not have jurisdiction to hear border dispute with Guyana
Venezuela on Wednesday doubled down on its position that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) does not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate on the centuries old border dispute with Guyana.
May 6, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Cocaine worth more than $400M seized in St Thomas
The police in St Thomas have seized more than $400 million worth of cocaine. Acting on intelligence on Tuesday night, the cops said they swooped down on premises in the Llandewey area where the drugs…
May 6, 2026
Government provides 100,000 baby chicks to farmers
The Government has distributed approximately 100,000 baby chicks to farmers in some of the hardest-hit communities, following Hurricane Melissa last year October.
May 7, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Butler not quitting on Turners Oval just yet
Phoenix Academy Group CEO Craig Butler says Cavalier’s acquisition of Turners Oval in Clarendon, the home of Chapelton Maroons, is now a legal matter.
May 6, 2026
Another major fire causes widespread destruction in Dominica
Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit on Wednesday said that the government cannot “ignore or dismiss” the second major fire to affect the capital within a three month period, saying “it is…
May 6, 2026
Government to appeal Bengal mining court ruling that curbed ministerial power over regulators
The Government will appeal a landmark Constitutional Court ruling that struck down a ministerial decision to override an environmental regulator's rejection of bauxite and limestone mining in an…
May 6, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man killed by police in Portmore, gun allegedly seized
The Independent Commission of Investigations has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man in St Catherine on Tuesday.
May 6, 2026
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
CNN is reporting that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer, has died at age 87.
May 6, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Critical condition – UHWI review committee lists finances, governance structure among slew of woes crippling hospital
Prolonged governance failures at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have left the type A teaching institution in an “intensive care unit” state, the Institutional Review Committee…