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ABBAYE DES VAUX-DE-CERNAY, France (AFP) -- All Canadian leaders, including corporate bosses, should speak both official languages of English and French, the country's foreign minister said Thursday, after the Air Canada CEO failed to issue a condolence message in French for a fatal airport disaster. Two pilots were killed in the deadly collision late Sunday between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport. According...

MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The Miami-based United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says US forces have killed four suspected “narco-terrorists” during a targeted maritime strike in the Caribbean Sea. According to SOUTHCOM, the operation was carried out under the direction of Commander Marine General Francis Donovan, with Joint Task Force Southern Spear executing what was described as a “lethal kinetic strike” against a vessel believed to be involved in drug...

Controversial dancehall artiste Chronic Law has been released out of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after 10 weeks of speculation and uncertainty surrounding his detention in the United States. The artiste live-streamed himself while driving in a car after he appeared in court in Georgia. Several photos also emerged online on various platforms. The artiste, whose real name is Ackeme Jermaine Campbell, had been held at a Florida...

Controversial dancehall artiste Chronic Law has been released out of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after 10 weeks of speculation and uncertainty surrounding his detention in the United States. The artiste live-streamed himself while driving in a car after he appeared in court in Georgia. Several photos also emerged online on various platforms. The artiste, whose real name is Ackeme Jermaine Campbell, had been held at a Florida...

Fresh from retaining his boys Class 1 long jump title on Wednesday, Jamaica College’s Michael-Andre Edwards remained on course to defend his double after leading the qualification in the Class 1 triple jump on Thursday’s third day of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. Edwards needed just one attempt to get the automatic qualifying mark of 14.90m with a 15.43m (0.1m/s) effort while Kingston College’s...

JCF and Jamaica National Foundation Partner for Road Safety

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Bonuses paid out by Wall Street for 2025 rose nine per cent year-over-year, reaching a record US$49.2 billion on the heels of a surge in financial sector activity, the New York State Comptrollers Office said Thursday. The average bonus rose six per cent to $246,900, according to Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli's annual estimate. "Wall Street saw strong performance for much of last year, despite...

Investigators probing false report of alleged Kidnapping of Antiguan National

Clarendon Woman Charged with Wounding with Intent

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles J is reiterating that payments under the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) initiative will be executed in phased batches, contingent on the completion of verification protocols. Charles Jr, in responding to concerns raised by members of parliament, said these measures include TRN validation, beneficiary confirmation, and other safeguards intended to prevent duplication and ensure that only eligible individuals...

Twelve finalists will compete for the inaugural title of Miss Universe Jamaica Portland. The finalists were sashed last weekend at the Bayview Esco Resort & Spa in the parish. According to Parish Director for Miss Universe Jamaica Portland, Shanique Rogers, the young ladies are from various communities across the parish. She also stated that the recruitment process was an easy one. “I strongly believe that proper preparation prevents poor production....

NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro will appear Thursday in a New York court for the second time since his capture by US forces in an extraordinary nighttime raid. Maduro, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for almost three months after American commandos snatched the pair from their compound in Caracas in early January. The stunning operation deposed the strongman who...