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Former US Congressman George Santos is expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in his federal fraud case, according to a person familiar with the matter.Santos, a Republican from New York, is expected to enter the plea at a court hearing...

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC –The police and the security office of Cayman Islands Government Information Service have warned WhatsApp users of a scam that enables the perpetrators to take over the victim's account....

The Manchester Proactive Investigation Unit has confirmed that a person believed to be the masked man seen in a video on social media threatening Prime Minister Andrew Holness is now in police custody.He is 21-year-old Garfield Ross of Bloomfield...

Five people, including a young child, were rushed to hospital following a two-vehicle collision along the Orange Bay main road in Portland on Friday.East Portland Member of Parliament, Ann-Marie Vaz, who was passing the area following the...

The Kingston Western police have listed nine individuals as persons of interest.Investigators believe that these persons may be able to assist them with their ongoing probe into incidents in the division.They are:- Samuel Grant, otherwise called...

A teacher accused of the indecent assault of an 11-year-old girl was freed on Friday in the St Catherine Parish Court, based on discrepancies in the Crown's case.The 58-year-old accused was defended by attorney-at-law Walter Melbourne, who...

Implementation of the toll on the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000 has again been pushed back, the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC) has announced.No new date has been given for implementation.NROCC said updates...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago authorities on Friday said that efforts to refloat the vessel that overturned off the Coast of Cove in Tobago have been delayed due to adverse weather alerts and threats associated with the...

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors recently issued subpoenas to Mayor Eric Adams, his campaign arm and City Hall in a probe into the Democrat's 2021 run, a new escalation in the ongoing investigation.City Hall confirmed Thursday night...

Opposition Spokesperson on Health, Dr Alfred Dawes, has asserted that Jamaica is now experiencing 'a state of emergency in the healthcare system'followingthe announcement by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) that...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials in the tiny British territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.The Category 2 storm...

A new completion date of December 2024 has been set for the Morant Bay Urban Centre in St Thomas, with the project now 70 per cent finished.Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) Chairman, Lyttleton Shirley, said that the previously announced...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked the conclusion of a swirl of controversy after the medal was first awarded to US gymnast...

WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States on Friday said it has shared over US$300,000 in forfeited criminal assets with Bonaire, in recognition of the Dutch Caribbean island's assistance to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).The...

TheEarthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona, says a moderate earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.3 was felt in Jamaica on Friday morning.It was reported as felt at 8:01 a.m.The epicentre was located approximately six...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's health ministry said Friday it has identified a case of mpox, but sequencing is being done to determine whether it is a new variant, days after the World Health Organization declared the spread of mpox...

The Government says it is taking decisive steps to support the nation's fisheries and agriculture sectors, starting with a significant investment in the rehabilitation of fishing beaches.In an announcement made by Minister of Agriculture,...

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) is notifying the public of a temporary suspension on accepting patient transfers.“This measure is due to a significant increase in the number of patients in the emergency room, with 90 per...

Approximately 25,000 persons in Portland are benefiting from the new state-of-the-art Buff Bay District Health Centre, which was built at a cost of $300 million by the National Health Fund (NHF).The facility has been designed to provide...

Lawmen attached to the Area 3 Major Investigations Division have captured another suspect in the mass killing that took place on Cherry Lane in May Pen, Clarendon on Sunday, August 11.He is Leighton White otherwise called 'Bonz' of May Pen...

Dr Robert D'Oyley, an organist at St George's Parish Church in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, collapsed and died on Thursday while playing at the funeral of Westmorelandhotelier and contractor Dane 'Blushy' Foote.D'...

Jamaica has received a US$100,000 donation from the Republic of Korea to assist with rebuilding measures in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge, received the...

Minister with responsibility for the country's transport sector, Daryl Vaz, has confirmed that there was a mishap involving a plane at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome in Kingston, which reportedly veered off the runway and overturned shortly before 1:...