Courier company Mailpac has officially opened its newest location in Barbican, St Andrew, which it says is the first in a series of strategic moves to fundamentally transform how Jamaicans interact with shipping and package collection services. In a release on Tuesday, Mailpac said the Barbican location marks "the beginning of a bold new chapter for Jamaica’s oldest and most trusted delivery brand". According to the company, in an industry...

PARIS, France (AFP) — Japanese games giant Nintendo on Tuesday announced a new version of beloved 1998 action-adventure classic "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" for its latest Switch 2 console. The company provided few details about the "Ocarina of Time" remake on a livestream presenting upcoming titles, saying only that the game will arrive this year, the 40th anniversary of the series. Its original version on the Nintendo...

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is paying tribute to former Councillor for the Denham Town Division, Lorna Joy Leslie. Leslie, the longest-serving JLP councillor in the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC), passed away on Tuesday after battling illness. JLP Deputy Leader and Member of Parliament for Kingston West, Desmond McKenzie is paying glowing tribute to Leslie. "Lorna Leslie was a stalwart of the Jamaica Labour Party. She served...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) – Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a ruling by a United States federal district court judge that struck down President Donald Trump’s “unlawful” immigration restrictions. The policies enacted by Trump include measures that halted asylum applications, and paused the decisions of immigration applications, work permits, green cards and citizenship applications for nationals from 39 countries, primarily from Africa and the Caribbean subject to the administration’s...

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz were held to a 0-0 draw by Panama in the second of two international friendlies at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City on Tuesday. Jamaica had won the first game 1-0 on Friday at the same venue. Veteran Deneisha Blackwood missed a fist half penalty but Jamaica extended their unbeaten run against the Panamanians to four games. Natasha Thomas, who was one of five changes to the...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union (EU) on Tuesday rejected Apple's blame for the delayed rollout of its AI-enhanced voice assistant, saying it was up to the United States (US) giant to make products that follow the rules. Apple unveiled the AI overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, with a strengthened Siri -- dubbed Siri AI -- with the ability to imitate natural communication, track information across apps like...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of Jamaica will accord an official funeral to former Cabinet minister and prominent attorney, Hugh Hart, in recognition of his exceptional contribution to public service, the legal profession, and Jamaica’s economic development at large. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, June 10, at 10:30 am at the University Chapel, The University of the West Indies, Mona. Hart, who passed away in April at...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha says the country is moving towards strengthening cooperation with the Dominican Republic as they plan to develop large-scale mango and avocado production. Mustapha has held talks with his Dominican Republic counterpart, Francisco Oliverio Espaillat Bencosme, adding that the discussions were focused on opportunities for collaboration to boost agricultural production, strengthen technical capacity and support crop diversification in Guyana. Mustapha said the engagement will...

A Jamaican-American who has been the subject of investigations locally is among five men indicted by the United States Department of Justice on firearms trafficking and related offences following a probe into an alleged transnational network involving the smuggling of stolen weapons from the US to destinations in the Caribbean. According to a Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) news release late Monday, the US-Jamaican dual citizen has long featured prominently in...

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