SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil has denied visas for two US officials who sought to meet with Brazilian election authorities less than three months before a tense presidential vote, a diplomatic source told AFP on Saturday. The Brazilian source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, cited a "risk of political exploitation" as being behind the decision, which comes after Brazil's right-wing candidate Flavio Bolsonaro renewed unfounded claims that the country's electronic...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 1,528 individuals were arrested for Category 1 crimes in Jamaica in 2025, with 481 being picked up for murder and 395 for shooting. Some 231 individuals were arrested for robbery and 172 for aggravated assault. The statistics are outlined in the 2025 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, an annual publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). They show that Jamaica recorded major...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Guyana's President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says an international and independent commission of inquiry will be established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the capsizing of the ferry – the MV Barima. In a statement on Saturday, Ali said the five-member panel to be announced Sunday, would comprise “distinguished experts and professionals” with extensive experience in law, marine engineering, maritime safety and disaster investigation. He said the...

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BORDEAUX, France (AFP)—Unchecked wildfires raging Saturday in France's southwest and near Spain's capital Madrid have forced nearly 260,000 people to flee and prompted Paris to deploy its military. France hustled 197,000 people from areas around Bordeaux -- including vacation spots crowded this time of year -- in what was "probably" the biggest peacetime evacuation the country has seen, its interior minister said. In Spain, where 60,000 people were evacuated from...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Vozinha, the 40-year-old goalkeeper who was one of the heroes of Cape Verde's fairytale run at the World Cup, is signing for Colo Colo, the Chilean club announced. "Vozinha is set to become a Colo Colo player; he will arrive in Chile in the coming days, undergo the necessary medical tests and will then be presented here at the Monumental Stadium," club president Anibal Mosa told...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of Jamaicans participating in the Overseas Employment Programme increased by 4.8 per cent in 2025 to 15,169 compared with 2024. While the US Farm Work Programme and the Canadian Low Skilled Worker Programme registered reductions in the number of participants, all other programmes recorded increases last year. This is according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). The information is contained in the 2025 edition of the...

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP)—Flavio Bolsonaro was nominated on Saturday by Brazil's main right-wing party to face leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in an October election. "Bolsonaro's blood flows here," declared the son of imprisoned former president Jair Bolsonaro, touching his arm, as he addressed the party's convention in Sao Paulo. Bolsonaro has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for plotting a coup following his loss Lula in...

Reggae Boy Kaheim Dixon has signed a three-year contract with Serbian football club Fudbalski klub Novi Pazar. This was announced in a social media post by the club on Friday. "He arrives in Novi Pazar from the English club Charlton Athletic and has also played for Crawley Town FC. In his club career so far, Dixon has made 42 appearances, recording 13 goals and three assists. His efficiency in the...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Property loss as a result of fires in 2025 was estimated at $9.9 billion representing 2.2 per cent of the estimated value ($446.8 billion) of property at risk. This is stated in the 2025 edition of the Economic and Social Survey Jamaica, an annual publication of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). According to the survey, there were 2,711 malicious false alarm calls to the fire services in 2025,...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Recovery teams have retrieved one more body from the wreck of the MV Barima, as a multi-agency operation involving local and international divers continued on Friday in Guyana to locate those still missing following the maritime tragedy. Guyana's President Irfaan Ali, providing an update while meeting with the families of those still missing at the Operations Centre in Charity on Friday, said specialist divers had already...