KINGSTON, Jamaica — The young professional affiliate of the People’s National Party (PNP), PNP Patriots, has joined the call for Dr Andrew Wheatley to immediately resign from the Cabinet following findings outlined in a recent Integrity Commission (IC) investigation report. The report, which was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, recommends that Wheatley be charged with illicit enrichment. The Integrity Commission concluded that the St Catherine South Central Member of Parliament possessed...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Greenland has recently been hit by localised wildfires, a rarity at this time of year that could be explained by global warming, a researcher at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources said Thursday. "It is rare for such fires to occur as early as June, and it is reasonable to think that overall climate change, particularly the warming of the Arctic, as well as the current El...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Fraud Squad and the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) are seeking the public’s assistance to locate 38-year-old Gary Bennett, who is wanted in connection with a case of larceny and engaging in a transaction involving criminal property. Bennett’s last known address is Woodford Park, Kingston 4. Reports are that between October and December of 2024, Bennett was employed as an accountant for a company. It is...

PARIS, France (AFP) — A 30-year-old man died on an athletics track outside Paris on Thursday, as a new heatwave swept across much of France, forcing the cancellation of dozens of trains and the suspension of classes. Although astronomical summer does not begin until Sunday, this is already France's second heatwave of 2026, following an unusually hot spell in May that shattered records across half the country. A man died...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 19-year-old motorcyclist died as a result of injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on the Logwood Mews road in Hatfield, Manchester on Tuesday. Police named him as Andrew Williams, a resident of Hatfield in Manchester. A police report said the crash happened about 4:30 pm in Logwood Mews, about 300 metres south of its junction with Hatfield main road, and involved a green Snypa CG200...

American-born singer Lady Songbird is preparing to make a strong impression on reggae lovers with the release of her new single, Talkin Bout Love, scheduled to hit digital platforms on July 4. A multi-genre vocalist whose musical influences span gospel, jazz, opera, R&B and reggae, Lady Songbird said the song is deeply personal and inspired by real-life experiences. “Talkin Bout Love was inspired by three different relationships,” she revealed. “Love is dynamic....

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) — Guyana has nominated its ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to run for secretary-general of the global body, the president of the South American nation announced late Friday. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Portugal will step down at the end of the year from the post he has held since 2017, after two terms. Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett has been Guyana's representative to the UN since 2020. The Atlantic...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) consumers saw some relief at the fuel pump on Thursday, as the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline fell below US$4 for the first time since March, according to the AAA motor club. Global oil prices have tumbled after US President Donald Trump and Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian signed off on a deal to end their war and reopen the Strait...

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia has handed Ukraine the remains of 522 people it identified as killed soldiers, officials said on Thursday, one of the few acts of cooperation between the warring countries. "As a result of the repatriation efforts, the bodies of 522 deceased individuals have been returned to Ukraine," Ukraine's prisoners of war centre said on social media. "According to the Russian side, the bodies belong to citizens of...

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot in an alleged confrontation during a targeted operation by the police in Bent Town near New Forest in south Manchester on Thursday. He has so far only been identified by his alias “Lobster”. Preliminary reports from the police are that during the early morning operation cops swooped down on a premises in Bent Town. A police source said a 9mm pistol was...

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Haitians living in New York — some threatened by Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — have found a rare reason for joy as their national men's team plays in its first World Cup since 1974, facing giants Brazil on Friday. In the city's Little Haiti neighbourhood, the blue and orange of the Knicks basketball team — NBA champions since Saturday — still dominate storefronts. But locals...

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba's communist model needs "urgent changes" to overcome a major crisis which cannot be solely blamed on a crippling United States (US) oil blockade, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said in his frankest admission yet of the need for radical reforms. "The situation calls for urgent and necessary changes," Diaz-Canel told the Communist Party party's politburo in remarks broadcast on Thursday, Diaz-Canel was speaking at a meeting called to...