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August 28, 2026
Veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has died
Veteran Jamaican broadcaster Dervan Malcolm has died. Malcolm, whose broadcasting career spanned more than 30 years, died on Thursday after a brief illness. He was a popular voice on Power 106 FM,…
August 28, 2026
Hundreds still missing on Nepal-China border as flash flood death toll passes 500
AP – Rescue teams continued to work on Friday through mud and debris in areas devastated by a flash flood on the Himalayan border between Nepal and China. Hundreds of people remain missing as the…
August 28, 2026
Petrojam refinery fire extinguished, no injuries or disruption to fuel supplies
A fire at the Petrojam refinery on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston was extinguished shortly after breaking out Thursday night, with no injuries reported and no disruption to the island’s fuel…
August 28, 2026
UEFA prepares criminal complaint against Infantino
MONACO (AP): UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits…
August 28, 2026
Haitians demand answers from police after gangs kill 47, kidnap more than 50
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Haiti’s National Police faced mounting criticism Thursday over why authorities failed to prevent a recent gang attack in which 47 people were killed and more than 50 kidnapped.…
August 28, 2026
by Sashana Small
Businesses gutted - Millions lost as major fire devastates Hagley Park Road commercial hub
A massive fire ripped through a section of the business district along Hagley Park Road in St Andrew on Thursday, flattening at least three buildings in its wake. The fire reportedly started some time…
August 28, 2026
Seifert century powers Kings to commanding victory
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC)P: Tim Seifert announced his arrival at the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League with a sublime unbeaten century as the St Lucia Kings secured back-to-back victories…
August 28, 2026
by Kimone Francis
CAP TALKS AHEAD - Government eyes new fiscal rule to rein in public-sector wage costs
The Government has signalled its intention to re-establish a cap on the public sector wage bill, extending an open invitation to trade unions to help negotiate a new fiscal rule before the next round…
August 28, 2026
Ex-Bosnian warlord who oversaw atrocities dies as a prisoner at 84
BELGRADE (AP): Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces besieged the Bosnian capital for several years in the 1990s and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II,…