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Cargo containers are stacked on a cargo ship moving through the Panama Canal, at sunrise in Panama City, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
April 24, 2026

Businesses dole out up to US$4 million to cross Panama Canal during Strait of Hormuz chokehold

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Businesses have doled out as much as US$4 million for last-minute plans to move boats through the Panama Canal in recent weeks, the Panama Canal Authority says, as the effective…
April 24, 2026

WHO certifies Bahamas for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of HIV

WASHINGTON, CMC -The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are congratulating The Bahamas for becoming the latest Caribbean country to be certified as having…
 FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, presents President Donald Trump with the new FIFA Club World Cup official ball in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 7, 2025. (Jim Watson/Pool Photo via AP, file)
April 24, 2026

Amnesty International and rights groups issue World Cup travel advisory for US

Amnesty International and dozens of United States civil and human rights groups issued a “ World Cup travel advisory” Thursday, warning tournament visitors of “rising authoritarianism and increasing…
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April 24, 2026

INDECOM urges use of body cameras in planned police operations, concerned about fatal shootings

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is pushing back against National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, arguing that having cops outfitted with body-worn cameras during planned…
His court date is being finalised.
April 24, 2026

St James truck driver charged with embezzlement for allegedly pocketing $425,000

A St James truck driver has been charged with embezzlement for allegedly pocketing money after delivering goods and collecting payments on behalf of his employer. He is 34-year-old Kenneth Eastwood…
Francine Webb-Lawrence, senior plant health and food-safety officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority.
April 24, 2026

Mixed weather conditions forecast for Jamaica during April to September

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers across the island to prepare their operations for varying weather conditions expected over the next five months. With the…
Peter-John Parsard
April 24, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Awesome Star for Sunday’s AnyBet feature

SUNDAY’s AnyBet 12th Anniversary Trophy at six and a half furlongs has attracted a half-dozen runners, fillies and colts split equally, all aiming at a win before next month’s Portmore and Kingston,…
April 24, 2026

Work begins on LA28 cricket stadium

POMONA, California (CMC): A historic chapter in sports was written Wednesday as construction officially began on a new cricket stadium at the Fairplex Grounds in Pomona, marking the sport’s triumphant…
A supermarket worker in Negril removes packages of sugar produced by Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited from shelves on Thursday following a health and recall alert.
April 24, 2026 by Mickaila Kington

SUGAR RECALL

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness has ordered an immediate halt to the production, distribution, and sale of sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited (PCSC) after preliminary…