WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is intensifying support to countries across the Americas, including the Caribbean, to strengthen preparedness for Ebola. This follows the World Health Organization’s (WHO) declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern related to the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. It is aimed at ensuring readiness for any potential imported case. PAHO said...

KINGSTON, Jamaica —  The call for an urgent review of the Firearms Act has been joined by Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zuleika Jess, who has slammed her fellow lawmakers for passing what she described as “absurdity”. The law was passed before Jess, a first-term Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth Eastern, was elected to the House of Representatives following the 2025 general election. “The primary duty of this House is...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was arrested and a firearm seized during a police operation at his home in Plowden, south Manchester on Sunday. A senior police source said about 5:00 am, a team acting on intelligence went to a premises in Plowden and executed a search of a house. During the search a 9mm pistol with 19 rounds of 9mm cartridges was reportedly found. The man who was at...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The body of a dreadlocked man was found with a wound to the neck in Richmond, Manchester on Saturday morning. Police have yet to ascertain his identity. A senior police source said the man’s body was found about 7:00 am in bushes by passers-by who alerted the police. Responding detectives observed the wound to the neck while processing the scene. The body was removed to the morgue pending an...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Airlines expect to carry more passengers this year but earn only half as much profit as in 2025, as high fuel prices don't appear to be fully deterring travel, according to projections published Sunday. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicted its 370 member airlines, which account for 85 per cent of global air traffic, will carry 5.1 billion passengers this year. That is...

  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zuleika Jess is calling for immediate and systemic reform of Jamaica's policing accountability framework. Citing data from the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) that 133 people have been shot and killed by members of the security forces since the start of the year, an average of more than 26 per month, Jess expressed serious concern at the public response from the country's most senior...

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  KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zuleika Jess is calling for immediate and systemic reform of Jamaica's policing accountability framework. Citing data from the Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) that 133 people have been shot and killed by members of the security forces since the start of the year, an average of more than 26 per month, Jess expressed serious concern at the public response from the country's most senior...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Government Senator Christian Tavares-Finson, while supporting the Administration’s decision to continue withdrawing billions from the National Housing Trust (NHT) for budgetary support, has cautioned that such draw downs should not be permanent. Tavares-Finson gave the caution and his “strong support” during the debate in the Senate on Friday on the National Housing Trust (Amendment) (Special Provisions) Bill, 2026 which was subsequently passed without amendment. It paved...