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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Kingston College’s Nahashon Ruto and Edwin Allen High’s Joel Morgan gave a glimpse of what is to come later at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium after they crossed the line virtually together in the first round of the Class 1 1500m on Tuesday. Both athletes, who are also expected to clash over the 800m, separated themselves from the field in the second semi-final...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A New Mexico jury began its first full day of deliberations on Tuesday in a trial where social media giant Meta is accused of endangering children by making them vulnerable to predators. The state of New Mexico is seeking billions of dollars in penalties in one of two major United States (US) cases against the company now in jury hands. A separate jury in California...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – The Guyana-based Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat Tuesday announced that regional governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, which has been rocked by repeated and extensive blackouts as the United States has sought to cut off the supply of oil to the country. Washington has also maintained its decades old trade and economic embargo on the  Caribbean country hoping that Havana will embark upon a...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Defending champion Kevongaye Fowler of Edwin Allen High is on course to defend her Girls Class 2 1500m title after an easy qualification on Tuesday’s opening session of the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships at the National Stadium. Fowler cruised to a second-placed finish in her heat in 5:07.92 behind Keyah Anderson of the Queens School who topped the qualification with 5:07.00. Sydney Pagon STEM Academy’s...

Finance Minister Fayval Williams is scheduled to close the 2026/27 Budget Debate on Tuesday with what many expect to be a doubling down on the measures the Government has announced to finance the $1.4 trillion budget for the new fiscal year, despite push back from the Opposition and some members of civil society. In opening the Budget Debate on February 12 the finance minister announced new revenue measures including a...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall entertainer Rygin King has reportedly been taken into custody by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The artiste, whose real name is Matthew Smith, was said to have been detained on Monday. Smith’s custody information appears on ICE’s official online records.

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A motorcyclist died as a result of injuries he sustained in a crash with a motor car in his Westmoreland community Monday night. A pillion rider also suffered injuries and has been admitted in hospital for treatment. The deceased has been identified as 29-year-old Javain Hines of a Hertford, Westmoreland address. Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network are that about 7:15 pm, Hines was driving his motorcycle...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana government says discussions are continuing with the United States -based bulk fuel supplier, Curlew Midstream, regarding a proposal to establish a bulk fuel storage facility that had failed to meet its 2025 year end deadline. “We are in discussion with the legal team. They’re handling those negotiations. I’m not going to comment on where those negotiations are but they have a proposal in and we’re looking...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A body was found in a shallow grave in Greenwich Town, Kingston 13 on Monday. The body was reportedly discovered about 1:30 pm after a resident stumbled upon it in an area known as “Train Line” and alerted the police. Inclement weather prevented police from immediately processing the scene, but they are expected to do so on  Tuesday.

SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth – Defending champions St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) were in a dominant position at the close of day one in the ISSA/Grace Headley Cup cricket semi-final against Holmwood Technical at STETHS Sports Complex on Monday. When bad light stopped play 45 minutes before the scheduled close, Holmwood were struggling at 39 for five in reply to STETHS’s 198 all out. Bryan McInnis, on 10, and...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles will open the virtual Caribbean Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Summit on Tuesday as the two-day event gets underway. Byles' presentation will provide macroeconomic insight into regional monetary stability, financial leadership and policy modernisation. He is one of the two keynote speakers for the event, with World Bank Group Vice President Dr Samuel Munzele Maimbo being the other main speaker. The Caribbean CFO...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio will meet G7 counterparts in France on Friday on the war in Iran, the State Department announced. The trip comes after President Donald Trump announced that the United States has been talking with Iran -- a claim denied by Tehran -- as he put on pause his threat to destroy the country's electricity production. Rubio, in his...