NEW YORK, United States (AFP)—Venezuela's ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife will go on trial in the United States in June 2027, a court ruled Wednesday, after the US military captured them in a stunning nighttime raid in January. The former leader, 63, and wife Cilia Flores have been held in a Brooklyn jail for more than seven months after pleading not guilty to federal drug trafficking and firearms...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it is horrified and deeply saddened by the tragic murder of 10-year-old Shani Coke, whose partially nude body was discovered with her throat slashed along a dirt track in bushes in the Tyre district near Troy, Trelawny. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the agency described the tragedy as a painful reminder that too many of Jamaica's children...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party (PNP) is calling on State Minister in the Ministry of National Security, Juliet Cuthbert Flynn, to state publicly whether she is under investigation by the Integrity Commission for illicit enrichment. The PNP, in a press release on Wednesday, said it is deeply troubled by deleted social media posts by Cuthbert-Flynn in which the party said she appeared to minimise the seriousness of illicit...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A humanitarian partnership has been formed between Miss 30+ Jamaica contestant Shanakaye Edwards and Harmony for Humanity Foundation Inc to support Project Bloom, an initiative aimed at empowering children on the autism spectrum and strengthening support for their families. The foundation committed to supporting the project following a two-day leadership training programme for contestants in the Miss 30+ Jamaica Pageant, where Edwards' initiative was selected after an...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The Guyana Government says it will begin operations at midday on Wednesday to refloat the sunken MV Barima using specialised flotation equipment as rescue and recovery efforts enter a critical new phase. The MV Barima capsized Saturday night, resulting so far in the deaths of 53 people, including 15 children and the rescue of 76 others. Authorities say the search continues for the estimated 70 people...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Media practitioners and academics are calling for closer partnerships among universities, employers and Corporate Jamaica to better prepare students for a communications industry being reshaped by artificial intelligence, shrinking newsrooms and changing audience demands. The call came during a Brand Builders Live panel discussion hosted by Red Stripe under the theme, “The Future of PR: A Journalist’s Perspective”. Editors, journalists, educators and communications professionals debated the continued...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — As communities continue to recover from the effects of Hurricane Melissa, LASCO Financial Services has stepped forward with a $50,000 donation to the Greater Change Foundation, supporting the organisation’s upcoming back-to-school initiative aimed at helping affected children prepare for the new academic year. The donation was presented on Friday, July 17, by Samantha Fuller-Maragh, brand manager of card services at LASCO Financial Services, as part of the...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica — After weeks of intense competition, quick thinking and an impressive display of knowledge about Jamaica’s tourism industry, history, culture, attractions, and geography, Naggo Head Primary School has emerged as the champion of the 7th Season of the Tourism Product Development Company Limited (TPDCo) Tourism Quiz Competition. They defeated defending champions Creative Kids Learning Academy in the grand finale broadcast live by Television Jamaica (TVJ). In a statement on...

PARIS, France (AFP) — France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities said on Wednesday, describing the excess mortality among people aged 15 and older as "unprecedented". It was the highest excess mortality rate during a heatwave in the country since a devastating episode of high temperatures in 2003 that killed around 15,000 people, they added. Three heatwaves have swept across France since...

CLARENDON, Jamaica — The National Works Agency (NWA) says a failed section of the road embankment along the Mineral Heights to Lionel Town main road in Clarendon has been temporarily reinstated. The NWA, in a press release on Wednesday, said it carried out emergency work overnight to fill in the hole that was discovered Tuesday, leading to the corridor being reduced to single-lane traffic. Manager of Communication and Customer Services...