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Protesters gather after the reported death of María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests, in Puerta del Sol square in Madrid, Wednesday.
09 Oct, 2026 0

87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests dies

MADRID (AP): María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her longtime Madrid home sparked nationwide protests across Spain and unleashed a political crisis, died on Wednesday…
In this file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores wave after his swearing-in ceremony for a third term at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, on January 10, 2025.
08 Oct, 2026 0

New US indictment charges Maduro with overseeing machine of repression, torture of Americans

NEW YORK (AP) – United States prosecutors unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, accusing him and his wife of heading a state-sponsored…
Veteran journalist Balford Henry
08 Oct, 2026 0

Five decades on the beat: Remembering veteran journalist Balford Henry

For more than five decades, Balford Henry carried a notebook, a tape recorder and an insatiable curiosity into some of the most important spaces where Jamaica’s story was being written. From the…
Late veteran journalist Balford Henry
08 Oct, 2026 0

Funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry this Saturday

The funeral service for veteran journalist Balford Henry will be held on Saturday, October 10, at 11:00 am at Kencot Christian Fellowship in St Andrew. Interment will follow at Dovecot Memorial Park…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton (right), makes a point while touring the radiography department of the Tensie Mae Robinson (TMR) Medical Limited, following the ceremony for the official opening of the healthcare facility in Portmore,
08 Oct, 2026 0

Tufton hails new Portmore private medical facility as boost to healthcare

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, officially opened the Tensie Mae Robinson (TMR) Medical Limited in Portmore, St. Catherine, on Wednesday. The private healthcare facility,…
This satellite image from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Category 2 Hurricane Isaias surging toward the US Gulf Coast on Thursday.
08 Oct, 2026 0

Isaias strengthens to Category 2 hurricane while churning toward US Gulf Coast

MIAMI (AP) – Hurricane Isaias strengthened to Category 2 on Thursday as it barreled toward the US Gulf Coast, prompting orders for tourists to trade beaches for safer spots inland, sending locals…
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation is undertaking an emergency road-patching programme across the Corporate Area to ease traffic congestion.
08 Oct, 2026 0

KSAMC launches emergency road-patching programme to ease traffic congestion

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has launched an emergency road-patching programme aimed at repairing some of the municipality’s most severely degraded roadways and easing…
Cardi B
08 Oct, 2026 0

No Cardi B for BZR WKND

Cardi B is no longer set to perform at BZR WKND (Bizarre Weekend) Jamaica, just 10 days before she was scheduled to take the stage at the National Stadium. Her representatives confirmed the change to…
08 Oct, 2026 0

Attorney raises concern after police fail twice to take murder accused to court

Police investigators ignored a court order by not taking a man accused of murder for a scheduled hearing at the Trelawny Parish Court on Wednesday, his attorney has charged. The attorney, Donnovan…